Carina Laforteza
About
Provided by Carina Laforteza
Practice Areas
Carina C. Laforteza is a lawyer and a certified public accountant with extensive corporate and tax practice. Her specialization is in corporate work, specifically special projects, financing, tax and corporate services. She is also currently involved in tax litigation and administrative proceedings.
Ms. Laforteza does mergers, acquisitions, and divestments (including the corporate structuring and financing aspects). She has advised clients in the aviation, food manufacturing, advertising, mass media, telecommunications and money remittance industries. She has acted for the proponents of the MRT-3 project in connection with the implementation and financing of the project and securitization of the revenues. She assisted an international oil company in the establishment of gasoline stations in the Philippines.
Ms. Laforteza’s tax work ranges from tax structuring for both corporations (including how investments are to be made into, and repatriated from, the Philippines) and individuals (including tax planning) to tax compliance (including assisting clients in audits by the Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue) to tax litigation (including petitions questioning the legality of revenue issuances and local tax ordinances), and tax-related arbitration. She has handled the tax aspects of infrastructure and construction projects, including giving advice on tax efficient project structures.
She was part of the team that assisted the Republic of the Philippines in defending its excise taxation on distilled spirits before the World Trade Organization and the team that advised a number of Japanese companies in a safeguards case filed before the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry.
Ms. Laforteza has been a professorial lecturer in taxation at the University of the Philippines since 2009. She has also taught business law at the University of the Philippines School of Economics.
She placed third in the Philippine Bar Examinations and second in the Certified Public Accountancy Board Examinations.
Professional Memberships
Tax Management Association of the Philippines
Education
University of the Philippines
BS BAA
University of the Philippines
LLB
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Carina Laforteza is known for her experience in regulatory tax work. She also advises on tax structuring, compliance and disputes.
Contributions
3 Contributions provided by SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
The taxation landscape in the Philippines is dynamic. A number of tax laws and regulations were pas...
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | Philippines
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | Philippines
The taxation landscape in the Philippines is dynamic. A number of tax laws and regulations were pas...
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | Philippines
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | Philippines
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Carina is very prompt - anytime we have an issue or want advice, she provides it promptly. She has very broad experience."
"Carina is very prompt - anytime we have an issue or want advice, she provides it promptly. She has very broad experience."
Articles, highlights and press releases
30 items provided by SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Tax Updates July 2023 (SyCipLaw Tax Issues and Practical Solutions (T.I.P.S.) Vol. 26)
Tax Updates July 2023 (SyCipLaw Tax Issues and Practical Solutions (T.I.P.S.) Vol. 26)
SyCipLaw Shortlisted for Regional Awards, Philippine Law Firm of the Year, at the asialaw Awards 202
SyCipLaw Shortlisted for Regional Awards, Philippine Law Firm of the Year, at the asialaw Awards 2023
SyCipLaw Shortlisted in the 2023 International Tax Review Asia Pacific Tax Awards
SyCipLaw Shortlisted in the 2023 International Tax Review Asia Pacific Tax Awards
IFLR1000 Recognizes 11 SyCipLaw Lawyers in 2023 Leading Lawyers List
IFLR1000 Recognizes 11 SyCipLaw Lawyers in 2023 Leading Lawyers List
SyCipLaw's Tax TIPS - International Edition (June 2023)
SyCipLaw's Tax TIPS - International Edition (June 2023)
SyCipLaw Tax TIPS - May 2023 Issue
SyCipLaw’s Tax Department has prepared Tax Issues and Practical Solutions (T.I.P.S.) for May.
SyCipLaw Named Philippine Law Firm of the Year at The Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2023
SyCipLaw Named Philippine Law Firm of the Year at The Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2023
SyCipLaw Shortlisted for 16 Awards at The Legal 500 Southeast Awards 2023
SyCipLaw Shortlisted for 16 Awards at The Legal 500 Southeast Awards 2023
SyCipLaw Authors Philippine Chapter of 2023 Chambers Insurance & Reinsurance Global Practice Guide
SyCipLaw Authors Philippine Chapter of 2023 Chambers Insurance & Reinsurance Global Practice Guide
SyCipLaw Retains Top-Tier Rankings in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 Guide
SyCipLaw Retains Top-Tier Rankings in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 Guide
SyCipLaw Retains Top-Tier Rankings in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 Guide
SyCipLaw Retains Top-Tier Rankings in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 Guide
SyCipLaw Recognized in 2023 Chambers Asia Pacific Guide, Retains Outstanding Rankings
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) maintained its Band 1 rankings in the recently launched 2023 Chambers Asia Pacific Guide for the following practice areas covered by the guide
CIR has no fresh or separate 180-day period to decide administrative appeals
CIR has no fresh or separate 180-day period to decide administrative appeals
PEZA-registered companies can opt to register with BOI to continue WFH arrangements
PEZA-registered companies can opt to register with BOI to continue WFH arrangements
SyCipLaw Lawyers Recognized in Asia Business Law Journal 2022 A-List of Top 100 Philippine Lawyers
Asia Business Law Journal (ABLJ) has released its list of top 100 Philippine lawyers in private practice. The list includes six partners and two of counsel from SyCipLaw.
How to take advantage of new tax incentives for renewable energy in the Philippines
After more than 10 years, the Department of Finance has finally issued Revenue Regulations (RR) 7-2022, which provides "the policies and guidelines for the availment of tax incentives under the Renewable Energy Act of 2008".
SyCipLaw is Philippines' Tax Firm of the Year for third year in a row, Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) has been recognized again for its first-rate taxation practice, winning two awards including "Philippine Tax Firm of the Year" at the International Tax Review (ITR) Asia Pacific Tax Awards 2022 held virtually on August 25, 2022. This is the third consec
SyCipLaw Lawyers featured in the latest Who’s Who Legal Guides
The latest editions of the Who’s Who Legal (WWL) Global and Southeast Asia guides have featured 16 of the firm's lawyers in various practice areas.
SyCipLaw shortlisted for Regional, Philippines Tax Firm of 2022 in ITR Asia-Pacific Awards
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) has been recognized as one of the leading tax firms in Asia Pacific and the Philippines in the 2022 International Tax Review (ITR) Asia-Pacific Tax Awards by being shortlisted in the regional and local categories.
SyCipLaw Retains Top-Tier Rankings in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Guide 2022
SyCipLaw Retains Top-Tier Rankings in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Guide 2022
SyCipLaw Named Philippine Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Asia Pacific Awards 2022
SyCipLaw is Philippine Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Asia Pacific Awards 2022.
Imposition of VAT on Digital Transactions
In September 2021, the House of Representatives of the Philippines approved House Bill (HB) 7425 upon its third reading. HB 7425 seeks to impose a 12% value-added tax (VAT) on digital transactions in the Philippines.
SyCipLaw Again Gets Top Tier Rankings in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) is the Philippine law firm that received the most number of “Band 1” rankings for 2022 from Chambers Asia-Pacific.
Highlights: Multilaw Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting 2018
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan hosted the Multilaw Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting last March 12-13, 2018. The meeting was attended by 31 representatives from Multilaw member firms.
Kapihan sa SyCip: “All Aboard the Train: A Kapihan on TRAIN”
SyCipLaw’s Tax Department hosted a seminar on the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) last February 15 at the SyCipLaw Center. The event gathered 60 participants from 32 companies.
Philippines: Department of Finance ("DOF") Revenue Regulation ("RR") No. 7-2018
On January 31, 2018, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez issued RR No. 7-2018 which restored the provision on Notice of Informal Conference as a due process requirement in the issuance of a deficiency tax assessment.
Philippines: Department of Finance ("DOF") Revenue Regulation ("RR") No. 6-2018
On January 19, 2018, DOF Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez issued RR No. 6-2018 which revoked RR No. 12-2013 and reinstated Section 2.58.5 of RR No. 2-1998, as amended by RR Nos. 14-2002 and 17-2003.
Lexology Aviation Navigator: Philippines
The Philippine section of the Lexology Aviation Navigator is now online. The section was contributed by SyCipLaw partners Imelda A. Manguiat and Carina C. Laforteza, with support from senior associate Bhong Paulo A. Macasaet and associate Ma. Luisa D. Manalaysay-Sabornay.
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2018 ranks SyCipLaw as Band 1 Firm
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2018 has once again ranked SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan as a BAND 1 FIRM in 10 practice areas. The 2018 guide also ranked 17 SyCipLaw lawyers.
World Bank Group: “Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs”
Sixteen (16) SyCipLaw lawyers contributed to Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs, World Bank Group’s flagship publication.
Tax Updates July 2023 (SyCipLaw Tax Issues and Practical Solutions (T.I.P.S.) Vol. 26)
Tax Updates July 2023 (SyCipLaw Tax Issues and Practical Solutions (T.I.P.S.) Vol. 26)
SyCipLaw Shortlisted for Regional Awards, Philippine Law Firm of the Year, at the asialaw Awards 202
SyCipLaw Shortlisted for Regional Awards, Philippine Law Firm of the Year, at the asialaw Awards 2023
SyCipLaw Shortlisted in the 2023 International Tax Review Asia Pacific Tax Awards
SyCipLaw Shortlisted in the 2023 International Tax Review Asia Pacific Tax Awards
IFLR1000 Recognizes 11 SyCipLaw Lawyers in 2023 Leading Lawyers List
IFLR1000 Recognizes 11 SyCipLaw Lawyers in 2023 Leading Lawyers List
SyCipLaw's Tax TIPS - International Edition (June 2023)
SyCipLaw's Tax TIPS - International Edition (June 2023)
SyCipLaw Tax TIPS - May 2023 Issue
SyCipLaw’s Tax Department has prepared Tax Issues and Practical Solutions (T.I.P.S.) for May.
SyCipLaw Named Philippine Law Firm of the Year at The Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2023
SyCipLaw Named Philippine Law Firm of the Year at The Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2023
SyCipLaw Shortlisted for 16 Awards at The Legal 500 Southeast Awards 2023
SyCipLaw Shortlisted for 16 Awards at The Legal 500 Southeast Awards 2023
SyCipLaw Authors Philippine Chapter of 2023 Chambers Insurance & Reinsurance Global Practice Guide
SyCipLaw Authors Philippine Chapter of 2023 Chambers Insurance & Reinsurance Global Practice Guide
SyCipLaw Retains Top-Tier Rankings in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 Guide
SyCipLaw Retains Top-Tier Rankings in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 Guide
SyCipLaw Retains Top-Tier Rankings in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 Guide
SyCipLaw Retains Top-Tier Rankings in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 Guide
SyCipLaw Recognized in 2023 Chambers Asia Pacific Guide, Retains Outstanding Rankings
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) maintained its Band 1 rankings in the recently launched 2023 Chambers Asia Pacific Guide for the following practice areas covered by the guide
CIR has no fresh or separate 180-day period to decide administrative appeals
CIR has no fresh or separate 180-day period to decide administrative appeals
PEZA-registered companies can opt to register with BOI to continue WFH arrangements
PEZA-registered companies can opt to register with BOI to continue WFH arrangements
SyCipLaw Lawyers Recognized in Asia Business Law Journal 2022 A-List of Top 100 Philippine Lawyers
Asia Business Law Journal (ABLJ) has released its list of top 100 Philippine lawyers in private practice. The list includes six partners and two of counsel from SyCipLaw.
How to take advantage of new tax incentives for renewable energy in the Philippines
After more than 10 years, the Department of Finance has finally issued Revenue Regulations (RR) 7-2022, which provides "the policies and guidelines for the availment of tax incentives under the Renewable Energy Act of 2008".
SyCipLaw is Philippines' Tax Firm of the Year for third year in a row, Tax Disputes Firm of the Year
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) has been recognized again for its first-rate taxation practice, winning two awards including "Philippine Tax Firm of the Year" at the International Tax Review (ITR) Asia Pacific Tax Awards 2022 held virtually on August 25, 2022. This is the third consec
SyCipLaw Lawyers featured in the latest Who’s Who Legal Guides
The latest editions of the Who’s Who Legal (WWL) Global and Southeast Asia guides have featured 16 of the firm's lawyers in various practice areas.
SyCipLaw shortlisted for Regional, Philippines Tax Firm of 2022 in ITR Asia-Pacific Awards
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) has been recognized as one of the leading tax firms in Asia Pacific and the Philippines in the 2022 International Tax Review (ITR) Asia-Pacific Tax Awards by being shortlisted in the regional and local categories.
SyCipLaw Retains Top-Tier Rankings in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Guide 2022
SyCipLaw Retains Top-Tier Rankings in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Guide 2022
SyCipLaw Named Philippine Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Asia Pacific Awards 2022
SyCipLaw is Philippine Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Asia Pacific Awards 2022.
Imposition of VAT on Digital Transactions
In September 2021, the House of Representatives of the Philippines approved House Bill (HB) 7425 upon its third reading. HB 7425 seeks to impose a 12% value-added tax (VAT) on digital transactions in the Philippines.
SyCipLaw Again Gets Top Tier Rankings in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) is the Philippine law firm that received the most number of “Band 1” rankings for 2022 from Chambers Asia-Pacific.
Highlights: Multilaw Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting 2018
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan hosted the Multilaw Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting last March 12-13, 2018. The meeting was attended by 31 representatives from Multilaw member firms.
Kapihan sa SyCip: “All Aboard the Train: A Kapihan on TRAIN”
SyCipLaw’s Tax Department hosted a seminar on the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) last February 15 at the SyCipLaw Center. The event gathered 60 participants from 32 companies.
Philippines: Department of Finance ("DOF") Revenue Regulation ("RR") No. 7-2018
On January 31, 2018, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez issued RR No. 7-2018 which restored the provision on Notice of Informal Conference as a due process requirement in the issuance of a deficiency tax assessment.
Philippines: Department of Finance ("DOF") Revenue Regulation ("RR") No. 6-2018
On January 19, 2018, DOF Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez issued RR No. 6-2018 which revoked RR No. 12-2013 and reinstated Section 2.58.5 of RR No. 2-1998, as amended by RR Nos. 14-2002 and 17-2003.
Lexology Aviation Navigator: Philippines
The Philippine section of the Lexology Aviation Navigator is now online. The section was contributed by SyCipLaw partners Imelda A. Manguiat and Carina C. Laforteza, with support from senior associate Bhong Paulo A. Macasaet and associate Ma. Luisa D. Manalaysay-Sabornay.
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2018 ranks SyCipLaw as Band 1 Firm
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2018 has once again ranked SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan as a BAND 1 FIRM in 10 practice areas. The 2018 guide also ranked 17 SyCipLaw lawyers.
World Bank Group: “Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs”
Sixteen (16) SyCipLaw lawyers contributed to Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs, World Bank Group’s flagship publication.
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