Vitor Torres, Contabilizei: Helping Brazilian SMEs with Tax Compliance, Ep 106

<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 24pt;">Vitor Torres, Contabilizei: Helping Brazilian SMEs with Tax Compliance, Ep 106</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to</span> <a href= "https://www.doingbusiness.org/en/rankings"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The World Bank</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, Brazil ranks as one of the top 10 hardest countries in the world to pay taxes, which can be concerning considering that Brazilians have to file their taxes on a monthly basis. Vitor Torres experienced the painful process of finding an accountant in Brazil, which is why he founded Contabilizei.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contabilizei is an online tax filing and accounting service for SMEs in Brazil, where having an accountant as a business owner is not optional, it’s mandated by law. By using technology to scale their services, Contabilizei is disrupting the traditional accounting industry and helping customers save up to 80% on accounting fees a month. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I sat down with Vitor to talk about how he became a lieutenant in the Brazilian army and then started working as a business analyst for Nick Faldo’s Golf & Resort Management company. We also discuss how Curitiba’s ecosystem has evolved over the years and how he started Contabilizei –now the largest SME accounting firm in Brazil– when no one believed in his product.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">From Porto Alegre to London</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Originally from Porto Alegre, Vitor moved to Curitiba at 18 years old to join the Brazilian army. Over the years, he scaled the ranks and became lieutenant, got married, and became a father at a young age. In the true entrepreneurial spirit, Vitor decided to take on a different adventure after his experience in the army and moved to London with his family to start his life over from scratch.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to this episo