v3.26.1
Income tax and social contribution
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income tax and social contribution [Abstract]  
Income tax and social contribution

23.  Income tax and social contribution

 

a)       Reconciliation of the deferred income tax and social contribution

 

Tax losses

 

Tax credit

 

Technological innovation (i)

 

Other temporary differences assets (ii)

 

Other temporary differences liability (iii)

 

Total

Deferred tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On December 31, 2023

54,236

 

(4,496)

 

(729,868)

 

484,744

 

(1,537,847)

 

(1,733,231)

Included in the statement of income

(33,664)

 

(2,248)

 

(131,503)

 

(48,690)

 

192,147

 

(23,958)

Included in OCI (iv)

 

 

 

44,442

 

 

44,442

Other

21,464

 

 

(2,040)

 

(1,253)

 

86

 

18,257

On December 31, 2024

42,036

 

(6,744)

 

(863,411)

 

479,243

 

(1,345,614)

 

(1,694,490)

Included in the statement of income

(32,440)

 

(2,690)

 

(168,116)

 

193,547

 

(66,943)

 

(76,642)

Included in OCI (iv)

 

 

 

62,110

 

 

62,110

Other

 

 

 

2,363

 

 

2,363

On December 31, 2025

9,596

 

(9,434)

 

(1,031,527)

 

737,263

 

(1,412,557)

 

(1,706,659)

Deferred tax asset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

86,979

Deferred tax liability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,793,638

 

 

 

 

 

(i)        Refers to the benefit granted by the Technological Innovation Law (Lei do Bem), which reduces the tax charges on the capitalized amount intangible assets.

(ii)      The main other assets temporary difference refers to expected credit losses (Note 10) and taxes and contributions (Note 20).

(iii)     The main other liability temporary difference refers to gain on the ownership of FIDC quotas, that will be realized only in the redemption of such quotas.

(iv)     The amount refers mainly to the tax on accounts receivable mark-to-market, more details in note 9.

Deferred taxes include the increases tax rates of Contribution of Net Income (CSLL) related to Complimentary Law No. 224/2025 resulting in an expense in the amount of R$142,305.

Deferred tax assets are recognized for tax loss carry-forward to the extent that the realization of the related tax benefit through future taxable profits is probable. Tax losses do not have expiration date.

b)       Reconciliation of the income tax and social contribution expense

 

PagSeguro Group computed income tax and social contribution under the taxable income method. The following is a reconciliation of the difference between the actual income tax and social contribution expense and the expense computed by applying the Brazilian federal statutory rate during years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

 

For the year ended December 31,

 

2025

 

2024

 

2023

Profit for the year before taxes

2,549,424

 

 

2,379,929

 

 

2,017,107

 

Statutory rate

34

%

 

34

%

 

34

%

Expected income tax and social contribution

(866,804)

 

 

(809,176)

 

 

(685,816)

 

Income tax and social contribution effect on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Permanent additions (exclusions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gifts

(5,072)

 

 

(4,476)

 

 

(1,826)

 

R&D and technological innovation benefit - Law 11,196/05 (i)

311,203

 

 

311,666

 

 

193,405

 

Taxation of income abroad (ii)

243,870

 

 

175,060

 

 

123,594

 

Recorded (unrecorded) deferred taxes

251

 

 

19,777

 

 

(9,449)

 

Complimentary Law No. 224/2025 (iii)

(142,305)

 

 

 

 

 

Other additions (exclusions)

27,795

 

 

43,588

 

 

16,669

 

Income tax and social contribution expense

(431,062)

 

 

(263,561)

 

 

(363,423)

 

Effective rate

17

%

 

11

%

 

18

%

Income tax and social contribution - current

(354,272)

 

 

(261,211)

 

 

(101,846)

 

Income tax and social contribution - deferred

(76,790)

 

 

(2,350)

 

 

(261,577)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i)        Refers to the benefit granted by the Technological Innovation Law (Lei do Bem), which reduces the income tax charges, based on the amount invested by the PagSeguro Group on specific intangible assets, see note 12.

 

(ii)      Some entities and investment funds adopt different taxation regimes according to the applicable rules in their jurisdictions, which differs from the Brazilian tax rate of 34% applied for the purpose of this note.

 

(iii)     The amount refers to the increase in the tax rates of CSLL related to Complimentary Law No. 224/2025.