Secretaria de Estado da Fazenda de SC

What Secretaria de Estado da Fazenda de SC does

Secretaria de Estado da Fazenda de SC (SEF/SC) is the state treasury department of Santa Catarina, Brazil, constitutionally responsible for state tax administration, fiscal policy execution, treasury operations, public debt management, and government accounting. Founded in 1839 (as the Provedoria, one of Santa Catarina's oldest institutions), the department serves all citizens, companies, rural producers, municipalities, public servants, and students in the state through 7 directorates, 46 management units, 18 organs, and 15 regional offices (GERFE) covering all 295 municipalities of Santa Catarina.

The department operates the SAT (Sistema de Administração Tributária) as its central digital platform, hosted at sat.sef.sc.gov.br, which manages the full lifecycle of state tax operations including electronic fiscal documents (NFP-e, NF-e, NFF), ICMS declarations (DIME, EFD-ICMS/IPI), vehicle tax (IPVA), state revenue collection documents (DARE), electronic authentication validation, taxpayer registration verification, installment agreement processing, and refund tracking. Supporting products include the PROFISCO tax modernization program, the Balanço Geral and Balanço Cidadão transparency publications, and Power BI dashboards tracking state parliamentary amendments. The technology stack is integrated with the federal GOV.BR identity platform for citizen authentication and with DETRAN/SC's CATARINA chatbot for vehicle-related services.

SEF/SC does not operate a commercial revenue model in the traditional sense; it administers tax collection on behalf of the State of Santa Catarina. Revenue streams managed include ICMS (state tax on goods and services circulation, the largest), IPVA (vehicle property tax, collected annually), ITCMD (inheritance and donation tax, transaction-based), and various state service fees defined in the Tax Services Table. Most citizen-facing services are free, with fees assessed on specific transactions. The department is funded through the state budget, overseen by a Secretary of State for Treasury appointed by the Governor (currently Cleverson Siewert, since 2023), and supervises state-owned entities including INVESC (Santa Catarina Participação e Investimentos S.A.), FUNDO SOCIAL, PROEM, and PEF/SC.

Name

Secretaria de Estado da Fazenda de SC

Legal name

Secretaria de Estado da Fazenda de Santa Catarina

Website

https://sef.sc.gov.br

Company type

Public

Founded year

1839

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Secretaria de Estado da Fazenda de SC is the state treasury department of Santa Catarina, Brazil, administering state tax collection (ICMS, IPVA, ITCMD), public finance regulation, and treasury operations through the SAT digital platform and 15 regional offices serving all 295 municipalities of the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Tax Administration

NAICS

Public Finance Activities (921130), Public Administration (92)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIABAD

State/Provincial Taxation & Revenue Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/State/Provincial & Regional Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIABAC

State/Provincial Treasury, Budget & Fiscal Management

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/State/Provincial & Regional Government Administration

SECONDARYBPAIADAO

Revenue Systems, E-Filing & Digital Tax Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Tax, Revenue & Customs Administration

Keywords

• State tax administration
• Public treasury management
• Fiscal administration
• Tax collection services
• Government revenue services

Headquarters

HQ city

Florianópolis

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. ICMS Collection: Main state tax on goods and services circulation
2. IPVA - Vehicle Tax: Annual vehicle property tax collection
3. ITCMD - Inheritance and Donation Tax: Tax on inheritance and donations
4. State Fees and Service Charges: Various state service fees as defined in Tax Services Table

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Secretaria de Estado da Fazenda de SC (SEF/SC) is the official state treasury department of Santa Catarina, Brazil, responsible for state tax administration, treasury operations, and public finance regulation. It administers the collection of state taxes including ICMS, IPVA, and ITCMD, processes fiscal compliance, executes the state budget, manages public debt, and publishes financial accountability reports. The agency delivers services to citizens, businesses, municipalities, rural producers, and public servants through the SAT digital platform, 15 regional offices, and integration with the federal GOV.BR portal.

Product overview

Secretaria de Estado da Fazenda de SC operates as a government tax and financial administration body organized around the SAT — Sistema de Administração Tributária as its central digital platform. The SAT manages the full lifecycle of state tax operations, including electronic invoices (NFP-e, NF-e, NFF), ICMS tax declarations (DIME, EFD-ICMS/IPI), vehicle tax (IPVA), and revenue collection via the DARE system. Citizen-facing services include electronic authentication validation, state taxpayer registration, tax refund tracking, installment agreements, invoice consultation, and transparency portals for the Balanço Geral and Balanço Cidadão. The organization also runs the PROFISCO tax modernization program and publishes parliamentary amendment tracking dashboards. The overall offering is a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on SAT, with specialized modules for each tax type, revenue collection, and public transparency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SAT - Sistema de Administração Tributária

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 6,800 tax laws in the legislative database
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Santa Catarina Municipalities (Convênio Estado/SEF/PGE/Município)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Agreement enabling municipalities to receive fiscal information from SEF/SC for tax sharing and municipal revenue management. Enables municipalities to access state taxpayer data for improved local tax administration.
• DETRAN/SC (Department of Transit of Santa Catarina)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for IPVA (vehicle tax) collection and vehicle licensing services. DETRAN provides the CATARINA chatbot for vehicle debt consultation and DARE payment issuance.
• Federal Government GOV.BRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegration with federal GOV.BR portal for citizen authentication and access to state tax services including IPVA payments through GOV.BR login.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Secretaria de Estado da Fazenda do Paraná (SEFA/PR): State finance secretariat of Paraná, administering ICMS, IPVA, and treasury for another southern Brazilian state. Directly comparable peer with similar digital tax administration platform and regional office structure.
• Secretaria da Fazenda do Estado do Espírito Santo (SEFAZ-ES): State finance secretariat of Espírito Santo, administering state taxes and treasury operations. Smaller-scale but directly comparable Brazilian state-level tax administration entity with similar digital platform and regional structure.
• Secretaria da Fazenda do Estado da Bahia (SEFAZ-BA): State finance secretariat of Bahia, administering state taxes for a major northeastern Brazilian state. Comparable peer in operating state tax administration, treasury, and citizen tax services across multiple regional offices.
• Secretaria da Fazenda do Rio Grande do Sul (SEFAZ-RS): State finance secretariat of Rio Grande do Sul, administering state taxes and treasury for a southern Brazilian state with similar industrial profile. Directly comparable peer in scope, mandate, and tax administration model.
• Secretaria de Estado da Fazenda de Minas Gerais (SEF/MG): State finance secretariat of Minas Gerais, one of Brazil's largest state tax administrators by revenue. Comparable in mandate (ICMS, IPVA, ITCMD collection) and in operating a digital tax administration platform for citizen and business services.
• Secretaria da Fazenda do Estado de São Paulo (SEFAZ-SP): State finance secretariat of Brazil's largest economy, administering ICMS, IPVA, and ITCMD for São Paulo. Directly comparable as a Brazilian state tax and treasury administrator with comparable mandate (ICMS collection, SAT-style systems, regional offices).
• Secretaria de Estado de Fazenda do Rio de Janeiro (SEFAZ-RJ): State finance secretariat of Rio de Janeiro, administering state taxes and treasury operations. Directly comparable as a Brazilian state-level tax and treasury authority with electronic tax systems and regional offices.

Broad incumbents

• Receita Federal do Brasil (RFB): Brazil's federal tax authority administering federal taxes (IR, IPI, COFINS, PIS/PASEP) and customs. Comparable as the federal-level counterpart in Brazil's tax administration architecture; sets the standards and platforms (GOV.BR) that SEF/SC integrates with.
• Tesouro Nacional (National Treasury): Brazilian federal treasury authority managing public debt, federal fiscal policy, and transfers to states. Comparable in mandate for treasury, public accounting, and government financial reporting functions that SEF/SC executes at the state level.

Others

• CONFAZ - Conselho Nacional de Política Fazendária: National council of Brazilian state finance secretariats that coordinates ICMS policy, tax treaties (Convênios), and fiscal competition rules among states. Directly relevant to SEF/SC as the inter-state coordination body in which it participates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GovSC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/GovernoSC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/secretaria-de-estado-da-fazenda---santa-catarina

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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