Overview
- Taxpayers who file by Sunday, May 10, can compete for the first refund lot paid on May 29, and those who owe tax must also opt in by that date to have the first installment debited automatically.
- Refunds will be paid in four batches on May 29, June 30, July 31, and August 28, with legal priority for seniors, people with disabilities or serious illness, teachers, then filers who use the pre-filled return with Pix.
- The Federal Revenue expects 44 million returns this year, and as of late Monday, May 4, it had received 18,979,807 submissions, which is about 43% of the total.
- More returns are being held for review this year because the tax authority now cross-checks employer data from eSocial and EFD-Reinf, and many payers sent errors that taxpayers must ask them to fix before refunds are released.
- Regional figures show slow progress, with about 180,000 people yet to file in Piauí and major cities in southern Minas Gerais below 50%, and the final deadline of May 29 carries a late fine starting at R$165.74 that can reach 20% of tax due.