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CGC/MF

English translation: EIN


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Portuguese term or phrase:CNPJ/MF
English translation:EIN
Entered by: Rosana M.
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22:41 Dec 3, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Business/Commerce (general) / registro de empresa junto ao ministério da fazenda ou similar
Portuguese term or phrase: CGC/MF
E qual seria o equivalente estadunidense ao nosso CGC/MF?

Obrigada!
Rosana M.
Local time: 21:45
EIN
Explanation:
Rosana,

EIN seria o número usado para identificação tributaria de uma empresa aqui nos EUA. EIN (Employer Identification Number). O EIN é também conhecido como "Federal Tax Number".
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4 +4EINSFBLUES
5Federal Taxpayer's Registry for Corporate Entities
Lais Leite
4Company tax registration number/Ministry of Finance
Martin Riordan


  

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Company tax registration number/Ministry of Finance


Explanation:
CGC é a sigla velha, para Cadastro Geral de Contribuintes. Foi alterada alguns anos atrás para CNPJ, Cadastro Nacional de Pessoas Jurídicas.

Martin Riordan
Brazil
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Asker: Obrigada pela ajuda e pela correção, Martin!

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EIN


Explanation:
Rosana,

EIN seria o número usado para identificação tributaria de uma empresa aqui nos EUA. EIN (Employer Identification Number). O EIN é também conhecido como "Federal Tax Number".

Example sentence(s):
  • Federal Tax IDs can go by many names in California, including: Employer Identification Number (EIN)
  • An EIN is an Employer Identification Number. A TIN is a Tax Identification Number. These are just alternate names for a Federal Tax ID.

    Reference: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.h...
    Reference: http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/moneymatters/a/taxidhowtoget.h...
SFBLUES
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Milana Penavski
2 hrs

agree  Nina_PT
13 hrs

agree  Lais Leite: That's the correct in the USA (EIN stands for Employer Identification Number - perfect ;)
15 hrs

agree  coolbrowne: Yes. Almost always "CGC" is short for "número de registro no CGC", that is, the ID number, rather than the actual registry ("cadastro")
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Federal Taxpayer's Registry for Corporate Entities


Explanation:
from BRITCHAM's Law Glossary and from the book "Doing Business in Brazil", published by BRITCHAM (The British Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Brazil)

Lais Leite
Brazil
Local time: 21:45
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Asker: De novo, obrigada pela ajuda, Lais!

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