Starting March 1st of next year, the FGTS will operate differently. Payments will now be made via Pix, but the new system will be in the testing phase until January 13th. The idea is for employers to start paying only via Pix, with the intention of avoiding possible tax evasion.
Therefore, see more details about this new feature and find out what types of benefits FGTS offers to Brazilians.
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FGTS Digital, what is it?
With so much technology, the FGTS has not been left out of the digital age and will launch this tool that will make life much easier for business owners and workers. This is because this technology will speed up the fulfillment of companies' obligations.
This is because many employers fail to deposit the amounts to their employees, which is very serious, since employees use this money for cases of unfair dismissal, retirement, serious illnesses, or to buy their own home. So, with the FGTS Digital, the idea is to reduce tax evasion.
Furthermore, the Minister of Labor, Luiz Marinho, highlighted that the creation of the digital platform should reduce the amount of work companies do in collecting amounts by up to 34 hours per month. Therefore, with this new feature, deposits can be made via Pix and there will be more transparency in the process.
What are the available modalities?
The FGTS has two modalities, the termination withdrawal, which gives the worker the right to withdraw the total amount from the account, including the termination fine, in cases of dismissal without just cause.
The other option is the anniversary withdrawal, which was introduced in 2019. This option allows the worker to withdraw an annual portion of the balance in the FGTS account in the month of their birthday. The amount can vary between 5% and 50% of the sum of all the balances in the worker's FGTS accounts, with an additional amount related to the balance.
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