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An industrial taxpayer in Simões Filho/BA sells industrial machinery to a commercial wholesale distributor in Salvador/BA for R$ 200,000.00. The commercial invoice lists the following items: freight charged to the buyer (CIF executed by the seller) of R$ 10,000.00; insurance and packaging expenses of R$ 5,000.00; an unconditional trade discount (desconto incondicional) highlighted on the invoice of R$ 15,000.00; and IPI at 10% (R$ 20,000.00). According to Bahia State Law No. 7.014/1996 and CF/88 Art. 155, §2º, XI, what is the ICMS calculation base (base de cálculo) for this internal transaction?

R$ 220,000.00, because IPI is included in the ICMS tax base whenever goods are sold to commercial wholesalers. R$ 200,000.00, calculated as the merchandise value (R$ 200,000) plus freight (R$ 10,000) and insurance (R$ 5,000) minus the unconditional discount (R$ 15,000), excluding IPI. R$ 215,000.00, because unconditional discounts are added back to the gross tax base under Bahia tax regulations. R$ 185,000.00, because freight and packaging are excluded from the ICMS tax base in intra-state B2B transactions.

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R$ 200,000.00, calculated as the merchandise value (R$ 200,000) plus freight (R$ 10,000) and insurance (R$ 5,000) minus the unconditional discount (R$ 15,000), excluding IPI.

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