CPF Number

The CPF number (', ; Portuguese for "''Natural Persons Register''") is the Brazilian individual taxpayer registry, since its creation in 1965. This number is attributed by the Brazilian Federal Revenue to Brazilians and resident aliens who, directly or indirectly, pay taxes in Brazil. It's an 11-digit number in the format 000.000.000-00, where the last 2 numbers are check digits, generated through an arithmetic operation on the first nine digits.

In May 2020, a digital version of the document was promoted for Android and iOS.

In June 2020, an audit from the Tribunal de Contas da União (''Federal Court of Accounts'', often referred to as TCU) revealed that there was at least 12.5 million CPFs more than the total population.

During COVID-19 pandemic the Revenue reported 223.8 million active CPFs, the problem is that, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the Brazilian population at the time of the survey was around 211.4 million people, updated to 211.8 million at the end of August.

Auditors revealed that there was evidence that an individual was already dead in 3.3 million valid entries and more than 78.000 active CPFs of people over 110 years old. International surveys show that there are only 29 people in this age group in the world – and only one lives in Brazil.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, all requests for CPF from new foreign residents are being taken virtually.

Foreign residents can request a CPF online or at an embassy or consulate, when available. The online form is available i
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Foreign residents can also check the nearest diplomatic mission representation abroad and its working hours


In November 2021, Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina launched a unified document, with CPF and RG (Identity Card) integrating a single 11-digit number, authorities say the initiative will reduce fraud, but the change is not mandatory.

Mandatory registration

People required to register a CPF number are individuals who:

* Reside in Brazil and are part of the passive pole of the main or ancillary tax relationship, whether as a taxpayer or responsible person, as well as the respective legal representatives;
* Carry out real estate operations of any kind in Brazil;
* Have, in Brazil, bank, savings or investment accounts, or operate in the financial or capital market in the country;
* Operate in the financial or capital market in Brazil, including stock, commodities, futures and similar exchanges;
* Possess, in Brazil, assets and rights subject to public registration or specific registration, including real estate, vehicles, vessels, aircraft, financial instruments and equity interests or in the capital market;
* Are declared as dependents in the IRPF Declaration (Personal Income Tax);
* As required by agencies or entities of the federal, state, district or municipal public administration, under the terms of its own legislation, it affects the business of these agencies and entities;
* Had their birth registered in a Brazilian civil registry office after the execution of the agreement between the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service and the Brazilian Association of Registrars of Natural Persons (ARPEN); or
* Have applied for benefits of any kind in the INSS (National Institute of Social Security).

See also

* CNPJ – National Registry of Legal Entities
* National identification number (section Brazil)
* Brazilian identity card
** Social Security number (a similar code in the USA)
** National Insurance number (a similar number in the United Kingdom)
** SNILS (a similar number in Russia)
** Social Insurance Number (a similar number in Canada)
** INSEE code (a similar number in France)
** PPSN (a similar number in Ireland)
** Tax file number (a similar number in Australia)
** Aadhaar (a similar number in India)
* Identity document

References

External links

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Receita Federal – Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas – CPF
– Federal Revenue site, CPF issuing page.
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Gerador e Validador de CPFs para desenvolvedores de sites
– CPF generator for webpage development.
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– CPF generator for test and validation.

CPF Algorithm in Perl

Itamaraty – Diplomatic Mission Representation – MRE
– Ministry of Foreign Affairs, list of Embassies and Consulates.

MRE – Diplomatic Mission Representation
– Consulate General of Brazil, list of Embassies and Consulates.

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