Tax | Latin America

PPO Abogados' distinguished tax department is celebrated for its dynamic team covering a broad range of tax matters. With a multi-city presence, including Santa Cruz and La Paz, its acclaimed bench of strong practitioners is routinely retained by major international players across the construction, telecommunications, and food and beverage industries to assist with sophisticated tax consultancy mandates such as transfer pricing, tax structuring and double taxation. The department possesses additional prowess in handling contentious cases for clients in the administrative and judicial spheres. New Pacific Metals is a new client win for the law firm.

Based out of Santa Cruz and La Paz, VILLEGAS ALDAZOSA & ASOCIADOS houses a highly renowned practice group offering a wealth of experience, both in contentious mandates and in consultancy work. Its experienced lawyers are frequently instructed by companies within the agriculture, oil and gas, and telecommunications industries to handle complex litigious cases in administrative and judicial spheres. The department is also stellar at handling credit recovery and matters related to the withholding of funds imposed by the tax authorities. The firm is further equipped to conduct tax due diligence and devise structuring strategies to reduce tax expenditure. INGESER and AgroPartners are new additions to the practice's client roster.

Dentons Guevara & Gutiérrez houses a well-regarded tax department that enjoys an established reputation in the field. The team benefits from the firm's solid corporate department to advise on tax mandates arising from mergers and acquisitions, as well as handling consultancy matters. The Santa Cruz and La Paz-based department is frequently called upon by companies operating in the tourism and food and beverage sectors to assist with devising tax planning structures. The firm is also renowned for its litigation prowess, acting on significant cases before the administrative courts. TotalEnergies and Tecpetrol de Bolivia are new wins for the law practice.

Indacochea & Asociados has a dynamic tax practice in Bolivia that represents clients from the food and beverage, manufacturing, and oil and gas sectors in the judicial and administrative spheres in cases related to tax fines issued by the authorities. The Santa Cruz-based team possesses additional abilities in designing tax planning strategies, tax restructuring processes and providing regulatory compliance advice to corporate entities.

Bufete Aguirre, Quintanilla, Soria & Nishizawa Sociedad Civil's active team boasts comprehensive experience in a variety of noteworthy mandates in Bolivia. The department assists leading players from the food and beverage, aviation and finance sectors with regulatory compliance and tax planning issues in connection with corporate restructuring and mergers and acquisitions. The firm is also adept at handling contentious mandates at the judicial level relating to tax collection.

Moreno Baldivieso houses a respected tax department that is known for advising on tax issues arising from M&A transactions. The team is also sought out by shipping, media and finance companies to conduct tax audits, as well as for administrative and judicial disputes against the tax authorities involving VAT, undue tax returns and underpaying income tax. The firm's new client wins include Herragro, Capresso and Administración & Estructuras Phoenixtorres.