"REGULATORY APPROACH IN TAX ADMINISTRATION: TAX TRANSACTION AS A REGULATORY INSTRUMENT".
Offer in Compromise, Regulatory Law, Tax Administration, Tax Compliance, Regulatory discretion, Public Choice Theory, Responsive Regulation, Administrative Process Theory, Smart Regulation, Compensation of Credits, Tax Losses, Reasonable Collection Potential, Recalcitrant Debtor.
The objective of this research is to demonstrate that the Federal Tax Administration has other attributions besides the traditional functions of inspecting and regulating, proposing that the offer in compromise is an instrument for modeling taxpayer behavior to guarantee recovery and tax compliance. The law that instituted the offer in compromise in Brazil will be treated as a regulatory framework for tax law, as it provides guidelines for the actions of administrators, delimits values to be pursued, and aims to shape behavior through the granting of benefits. The consequences of granting the Tax Administration a certain “technical discretion” in the exercise of regulatory power will be studied, with emphasis on the increased workload, harassment of the private sector, and the risks of taking decisions that diverge from the public interest. It will be proposed to establish criteria for rationalizing the granting of benefits, as well as rules for monitoring the results of the measures adopted, which must be updated constantly.