$ mei --limit --forecast
Brazil MEI Revenue Limit 2026 — Revenue Tracker
Enter how much you have billed so far this year and see, instantly, the percentage used of the R$ 81,000 limit, the headroom left, the December forecast and your disqualification risk.
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DAS amounts and MEI limits in force in 2026 — sources: Receita Federal (Simples Nacional) and Sebrae. Verified on 2026-07-18.
The sum of everything you received in the year (goods + services), before deducting costs.
Use of the annual ceiling (R$ 81.000,00)
0%
Room left before the ceiling
R$ 81.000,00
Monthly average (7 months)
R$ 0,00
Projection for December
R$ 0,00
The projection assumes the monthly average holds until December. Nothing is sent to any server — the calculation runs in your browser.
How the MEI limit works
The MEI regime allows gross revenue of up to R$ 81,000 per calendar year — an average of R$ 6,750 a month. Anyone who registers the company mid-year gets a ceiling pro-rated to the remaining months (counting the month of registration as a full one). What counts is gross revenue: every amount received for products and services, without deducting costs, fees or taxes. Personal income outside the company — a CLT salary, rent, investments — does not enter this calculation.
The tracker above does the monitoring the Receita expects of you: enter your year-to-date total and the reference month, and it returns the percentage used, the headroom, the monthly average and the December forecast — the number that tells you early whether your current pace still fits inside the regime.
The two overshoot scenarios (and what each one costs)
The 20% rule decides everything. An overshoot of up to 20% (revenue between R$ 81,000.01 and R$ 97,200): you finish the year as a MEI, pay a supplementary DAS on the excess and become an ME under Simples Nacional on 1 January — an orderly transition. An overshoot above 20% (more than R$ 97,200): disqualification backdates to January, and the whole year of revenue is taxed again as an ME, with interest and a penalty on the difference. The gap between the two scenarios can easily run into thousands of reais — which is why the December forecast matters more than today’s number.
Outgrowing the limit is not failure — it is growth
Passing R$ 81,000 means the business has grown beyond the entry-level regime. Moving up to ME brings new obligations (an accountant, percentage tax rates, filings), but it also unlocks things: a R$ 4.8 million ceiling, more employees, activities that are off-limits to a MEI, and invoicing without the regime’s caps. The mistake is not growing — it is being caught by surprise in November. If the tracker’s forecast points to an overshoot, talk to an accountant while the year is still young and choose between holding revenue back (deferring receipts, for instance) or voluntarily deregistering at the cheapest moment.
Good habits so you never lose track
- Record it every month: the monthly gross-revenue report is a formal obligation and your evidence if you are ever questioned — add up Pix, card, cash and transfers, with or without an invoice issued;
- Watch the running total: come back here at every month-end and look at the December forecast, not just the current total;
- Never split revenue outside the CNPJ: taking payments “off the books” to stay under the limit is tax evasion — cross-checking of card machines, Pix and invoices is now automatic;
- Pay the DAS on time — the fixed slip remains due regardless of revenue; see the exact amount in the MEI DAS calculator;
- Compare the regimes: if you are a developer or freelancer weighing CLT against a company, use the net salary calculator and the tech salary comparison to put the numbers side by side.
Important: the amounts and rules on this page are educational estimates based on current legislation. Your official status is determined by the Receita Federal from your own filings — for decisions about deregistering and supplementary payments, consult an accountant.
## faq
Frequently asked questions
What is the MEI revenue limit in 2026?
R$ 81,000 per year — the same ceiling since 2018 —, which works out to an average of R$ 6,750 per month. For the truck-driver MEI the limit is higher: R$ 251,600 per year. A bill is making its way through Congress (PLP 186/26) to raise the general ceiling to R$ 110,000, but it has not been approved — the limit in force is still R$ 81,000.
I registered as a MEI mid-year. Is my limit smaller?
Yes — in the year you register, the limit is pro-rated: R$ 6,750 multiplied by the number of months between registration and December, counting the month of registration as a full month. Someone who registered in July, for example, has a limit of R$ 40,500 (6 × R$ 6,750) that year. From the following year onward, the full R$ 81,000 ceiling applies.
What happens if I go over the limit by up to 20%?
Billing between R$ 81,000.01 and R$ 97,200 (up to 20% over), you remain a MEI until December and are disqualified from 1 January of the following year, when you become an ME under Simples Nacional. On the excess amount you pay a supplementary DAS at the Simples rates. This is the "soft" exit — it gives you time to get organised with an accountant.
And if I go over the limit by more than 20%?
Above R$ 97,200, disqualification is retroactive to 1 January of that same year (or to the registration date, if it is your first year): the entire year of revenue is recalculated with ME taxes under Simples Nacional, with interest and a penalty on the difference. This is the expensive scenario — if your forecast points to a large overshoot, it is worth voluntarily deregistering beforehand.
What counts as revenue toward the limit?
Total gross revenue: everything the company (CNPJ) received for products and services, without deducting costs, card-machine fees, taxes or withdrawals. Personal income outside the CNPJ (a CLT salary, rent, investments) is not part of the calculation. Revenue is recorded in the monthly gross-revenue report, which underpins the annual return (DASN-SIMEI).
Can a MEI have other income (CLT job, rent, investments)?
Yes — the R$ 81,000 limit applies only to the MEI company’s revenue. Holding a CLT job and a MEI at the same time is allowed (with two caveats: an active CNPJ can block unemployment insurance, and federal civil servants cannot be MEIs). The different income streams are combined only in your personal income-tax return (IRPF).
I became an ME: what changes in practice?
As an ME under Simples Nacional, the tax stops being a fixed amount and becomes a percentage of revenue (starting at 4% in retail and 6% in services, per the Simples tables), with extra obligations: an accountant is effectively mandatory, formal payroll, monthly filings. In exchange, the ceiling jumps to R$ 4.8 million a year and you can hire more employees and take on more activities.
How do I track revenue without a messy spreadsheet?
The bare minimum is the monthly gross-revenue report (the official Receita template), filled in by the 20th of the following month. In practice, add up everything that came in from sales and services — including Pix transfers and cash without an invoice — and keep the receipts. This tracker helps with the annual picture: enter your year-to-date total and see your headroom and the December forecast instantly.
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