The new course purchased will be "Extension on Taxation of Cryptoassets".
New Year's Eve on Paulista Avenue at the turn of the year 2024. Photo: São Paulo City Hall.
SPA São Paulo City Hall, through the Municipal Finance Department, confirmed the purchase of a cryptocurrency taxation course.
According to Livecoins' investigation, the report was made in the section on expenses and financial commitments processed by the Municipal Finance Department of São Paulo in December 2024, as provided for in article 116 of the Organic Law of the Municipality of São Paulo.
“Art. 116 – All purchases made and services contracted by the Executive and Legislative branches, in direct or indirect administration, or by the Municipal Court of Auditors, will be published monthly in the Official Gazette, briefly detailing the object, quantity and price”, says the article of Administrative Standards of SP.
The Finance Department itself is the body responsible for the municipality's financial management, tax collection and budgetary control.
São Paulo City Hall buys cryptocurrency taxation course for R$10,000
According to the report, the City of São Paulo purchased the cryptocurrency taxation course for the price of 10 thousand reais. Still in the development phase, however, it is not yet clear when this course will be presented and who will be the students to learn the content.
In any case, the company responsible for presenting the topic will be APET – Associação Paulista de Estudos Tributários. With several courses on tax law publicly available, APET is one of the leading schools on the subject in Brazil and is recognized for its annual organization of the Tax Law Symposium.
It is not yet clear what the City of São Paulo expects to learn about the form of taxation of cryptocurrencies, given that, currently in Brazil, the entity that carries out this taxation is the Federal Revenue Service itself.
Additionally, it could indicate that the city may be planning to accept cryptocurrencies as a means of tax payments, which is still unclear from public information alone.
The new course purchased will be “Extension on Taxation of Cryptoassets”. In addition to this, there is another course on Taxation of the Digital Economy, purchased for R$12.8 thousand.
Courses purchased by the City of São Paulo on the topic of cryptocurrency taxation and the digital economy. Reproduction/Consultation by Livecoins on 01/03/2024.
Second course purchased on the subject in a few months
What draws attention to the new acquisition of the course is that, in September 2024, the City of São Paulo had purchased another course on the subject. Entitled “Extension Taxation in Cryptoassets: regulatory and accounting aspects”, the other course opened 4 vacancies for participation by civil servants.
With the new acquisition confirmed at the beginning of 2025, everything indicates that the administration of Mayor Ricardo Nunes (MDB-SP) is paying attention to the issue.