Domingues e Pinho Contadores

Outsourced accounting and payroll for companies in Brazil

Known as DPC, Domingues e Pinho Contadores handles bookkeeping, tax and payroll for companies on an outsourced basis in Brazil. Its clients range from Brazilian businesses to foreign groups operating in the country, and the firm says more than 600 companies rely on its services. It presents outsourcing as a way for a company to hand compliance to specialists so that management can focus on the core business.

Doing business in Brazil for foreign companies

A distinct strand of the work helps foreign companies that need to understand the Brazilian tax system. The guidance covers choosing among the tax regimes open to a company, and how to fit an acquired Brazilian business into the buyer's accounting and management systems. The firm cites a case in which it helped an American multinational integrate a business it had bought in Brazil, aligning management, processes and systems while analysing ways to reduce the tax burden.

Labour, pension and systems consulting

Alongside outsourcing, the firm advises on labour and social security obligations, including employment and pension matters. It also advises on putting new management and accounting systems in place, helping companies move their processes onto them. For individuals it offers personal tax consulting and help with income tax returns.

Digital certificates and a national network

DPC is an accredited registration authority under ICP-Brasil, the national public key infrastructure, and issues and renews digital certificates for individuals and for companies. The firm presents the process as quick and secure. It is also a founder of GBrasil, a group of accounting firms that works across the country, and it has 39 correspondent firms in the main Brazilian cities, which lets it serve clients beyond its own offices.

Recognition and sector expertise

The firm's site reports that the Leaders League ranking placed it in the excellent category for outsourcing in strategy, organization and management. It also describes specialists assigned to each sector, and its outsourcing work for oil and gas companies in Rio de Janeiro, where the firm says it is a reference for compliance with local rules.