United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of
April 2019
Vale S.A.
Praia de Botafogo nº 186, 18º andar, Botafogo
22250-145 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
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Vale informs on foreign subsidiaries taxation
Rio de Janeiro, April 1st, 2019 — Vale S.A. (Vale) clarifies that the claims published by the press regarding taxation on its foreign subsidiaries are false, highlighted by the website UOL under the title “Vale faz venda fake à Suíça e deixa de pagar bilhões em impostos no Brasil”, which accuses the company of designing schemes to avoid taxation in Brazil.
Transfer prices are strictly regulated by Law 9.430/96, as amended, and by the Brazilian Internal Revenue Service Normative Instruction 1.312/2012, as amended, with no margin for artificial transfer of income to foreign subsidiaries. Considering the legislation, the methodology applied to evaluate the export price of iron ore on the study by the NGO IJF/Latinidadd, which provided the basis for the reported news, is severely flawed. Among the adjustments to the iron ore price allowed by the legislation and not applied in the study are the deduction of the freight cost and intermediation cost by the sales agent and the quality and timing adjustments. Such mistakes completely disqualify the under invoicing results achieved.
Additionally, the Brazilian controlling company would not benefit from a hypothetical transfer of income to a foreign subsidiary. Considering the universal basis tax law, the difference between the Brazilian tax rate and the effective foreign tax rate would be taxed in Brazil if the foreign subsidiary income were undertaxed in relation to Brazil. Therefore, the Brazilian company would not have any economic advantage, as the Brazilian law encompasses such income through foreign subsidiary taxation.
Finally, it is important to highlight that Vale has always diligently and prudentially fulfilled its tax obligations in Brazil. For instance, although the company disputes the former legislation regarding taxation of foreign subsidiaries, with the support of a favorable decision by the Superior Court (STJ), pending confirmation by the Supreme Court (STF), it has joined the Refis (Tax Refinancing Program) in 2013 and has paid, up to this moment, approximately R$ 13.3 billion. The balance of R$ 15.8 billion will be evenly paid, under the form of the law. In case the STJ understanding prevails, Vale will have collected higher taxes on its foreign subsidiaries income than what was due.
Para mais informações, contatar:
+55-21-3485-3900
Andre Figueiredo: andre.figueiredo@vale.com
Andre Werner: andre.werner@vale.com
Carla Albano Miller: carla.albano@vale.com
Fernando Mascarenhas: fernando.mascarenhas@vale.com
Samir Bassil: samir.bassil@vale.com
Bruno Siqueira: bruno.siqueira@vale.com
Clarissa Couri: clarissa.couri@vale.com
Renata Capanema: renata.capanema@vale.com
Esse comunicado pode incluir declarações que apresentem expectativas da Vale sobre eventos ou resultados futuros. Todas as declarações quando baseadas em expectativas futuras, envolvem vários riscos e incertezas. A Vale não pode garantir que tais declarações venham a ser corretas. Tais riscos e incertezas incluem fatores relacionados a: (a) países onde temos operações, principalmente Brasil e Canadá, (b) economia global, (c) mercado de capitais, (d) negócio de minérios e metais e sua dependência à produção industrial global, que é cíclica por natureza, e (e) elevado grau de competição global nos mercados onde a Vale opera. Para obter informações adicionais sobre fatores que possam originar resultados diferentes daqueles estimados pela Vale, favor consultar os relatórios arquivados na Comissão de Valores Mobiliários — CVM, na U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — SEC, e na Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) em particular os fatores discutidos nas seções “Estimativas e projeções” e “Fatores de risco” no Relatório Anual - Form 20F da Vale.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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/s/ André Figueiredo |
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Date: April 1st, 2019 |
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Director of Investor Relations |