How to know if the company is paying the INSS?

If you are an employee with a formal contract, know that the social security contribution deducted from your salary every month must be passed on to the INSS. This is a duty of the company, but you can do this conference to not harm yourself. Keep reading to find out how to do this and what the penalties are when the pass doesn't happen.

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How to check your contribution statement?

Every company has an obligation, provided for by law, to make the social security payment and pass it on to the INSS for all workers with a formal contract. In addition, inspection is the responsibility of the Federal Revenue Service. However, to avoid problems, you can check whether the payment has been made. Follow the steps for this conference:

• Open the My INSS website or app (available for iOS and Android);
• Log in with your Gov.br account or register, if you don't have an account yet;
• Upon entering, on the home screen itself, click on “Extract of contributions (CNIS)”;
• The website, or app, will open your contributions and you can check if the balance corresponds or your registration in portfolio and salary.

penalties for companies

According to article 168-A of the Brazilian penal code, failure to pay the INSS within the established period is a crime of embezzlement. If this occurs, the company is subject to a prison sentence of 2 to 5 years, in addition to a fine. To better understand what the law provides, this penalty applies if:

• The company does not collect the contribution deducted from payments within the established legal period;
• The company does not collect due contributions related to accounting expenses or costs of sales or service provision; It is
• If the company fails to pay the benefits to the insured when the amounts have already been reimbursed to the company by Social Security.

What to do if the company does not transfer?

If it happens that the company does not transfer to the INSS as it should, you will not be considered an insured person and this will harm you when requesting your benefits. Among them are: maternity pay, sick pay, retirement, etc.

However, as previously mentioned, the transfer is the responsibility of the company and if it is not done, you can prove your employment relationship and your contribution time. Once this is done, you will have access to your benefits again, however, payments will take longer to be released.