Joan Hortalá
Europe Guide 2024
Band 2 : Tax: Barcelona
Band 2
About
Provided by Joan Hortalá
Practice Areas
Partner. He is a specialist in tax law, particularly in international taxation and transfer pricing. Mr. Hortalà advises corporate groups with a strong international profile. He specializes in international taxation and transfer pricing, enabling his clients to be taxed in line with their value chain.
Career
He lectures on international taxation in the bachelor of laws at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona) and at Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Barcelona). He speaks regularly at international conferences in Europe and America. He worked as state finance auditor and held several other positions, including national expert (European Commission), coordinator of the double-taxation treaties area (Directorate-General for Taxation), delegate of the Ministry of the Economy and Finance in the transfer pricing working group of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), chief inspector of the Barcelona tax authorities and member of the Company Tax Division of the Catalonian tax appeal board.
Professional Memberships
Before joining Cuatrecasas, he was head of Landwell’s international tax practice in Barcelona and directed the Spanish desk at a Big Four in New York. Mr. Hortalà is a state finance auditor on leave of absence.
Publications
Mr. Hortalà has published several books on taxation, in addition to over 60 articles in Spanish and foreign journals on international taxation, ecommerce, transfer pricing, and financial assets.
Personal
Bachelor of Economics, Universitat de Barcelona, 1988. Postgraduate Degree in Tax and Financial Studies, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera, 1991. Doctor of Economics, Universitat de Barcelona, 1995. Bachelor of Laws, Spanish National Distance Education University, 1999
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