BPS certificates: the common one, the special one, and how long they last
These are two different documents and are required for different purposes. Both have expiration dates. 180 consecutive days counted from the following day to its expedition, "except in special circumstances." That day of delay is what causes someone to be a day late for a deed.
The expiration date that matters is the one stated on your certificate.
The BPS publishes 180 days as the general deadline and expressly reserves the right to make exceptions for "special situations." If you are about to sign, look at the date printed on the document, not the one you calculated yourself.
Which is which
The difference is not in the procedure, it is in what each one proves: one says that you are up to date, the other that you do not owe anything as of the date of the act that motivates it.
"The common certificate is issued to active BPS taxpayers, natural or legal persons, who are in a regular payment situation." BPS
It is the document that proves the company is up to date and is routinely required for operations: tenders, collections, and procedures where a regular status must be shown.
"Document issued by BPS to taxpayers, individuals or legal entities, certifying that they have no outstanding debts of any kind with the agency." BPS
It's for specific transactions: selling, closing, or encumbering. It's requested for the specific transaction that motivates it, not for day-to-day operations.
The 6 acts that require the special certificate
If your operation is on this list, the standard rate won't apply. This is the list published by the BPS.
Deadlines, in numbers
Each one comes from a different page of the BPS or the procedures portal; they are all listed below.
Runs, from the day after the expedition, except in special situations.
Runs from the date of observation to save it in the special certificate.
With the common contract about to expire, renewal can be requested up to ten days in advance.
If the seller did not request it after taking possession, the buyer can do so.
What does it cost?
A professional stampand it is not paid separately: the BPS clarifies that "the application generates the cost of a professional stamp, the value of which is included in the next invoice of obligations", under payment code 113.
We deliberately did not publish the amount. The one currently listed in the process has a validity period limited to one semester, and that period has already expired. We prefer to tell you that it is payable rather than tell you how much and be wrong.
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Verified on September 25, 2026. If you are going to sign something, confirm against the BPS website: procedures change without notice.