EY Chile

EY Chile is a leading assurance, tax, legal, transactions and consulting firm with almost 100 years in Chile. Our renowned tax practice has been consistently recognized as a market leader and is known for its highly qualified tax professionals. Our team is led by seasoned partners, which coupled with emerging talents allow us to provide highly technical yet pragmatic tax advice to our clients in an era of rapid change.

We combine our exceptional knowledge and experience with the people and technology platforms that make us an ideal advisor for any tax-related needs. Our tax professionals offer services across all tax disciplines, with competencies in corporate tax, international tax, transaction tax and tax-related issues associated with people, compliance and reporting. We also leverage on our extensive network to advice on cross-border matters as one firm, bringing the global power of EY to our clients. Every year, EY Chile has associates on secondment in New York, London and Hong Kong.

Our top tier transaction tax practice advises on all aspects of transactions, including financing and structuring, due diligence, transfer pricing and operating model effectiveness. As the largest M&A tax team in the local market, we are frequently involved in the most important transactions in Chile. Our extensive cross-border experience and broad commercial focus allow us to identify the critical strategic tax considerations of any deal, while at the same time help clients to navigate the many tax issues that arise across the transaction life cycle so that they are factored into the valuation considerations.

EY’s international tax practice focuses on non-deal related cross-border tax issues, such as holding company structuring, cross-border treasury and finance, the ramifications of withholding taxes on cross-border payments, income tax treaty interpretation, cash repatriation in cross-border situations and general tax advisory on international tax matters.

Our transfer pricing team help clients review, document, manage and defend their transfer pricing policies and processes —aligning them with the client’s business strategy. Our professionals work with the client to build the proactive, pragmatic and integrated strategies that address the tax risks of today’s businesses.

The above practices are supported by a well-versed local tax advisory team, which is particularly recognized in estate planning, wealth management and family governance, along with a highly regarded tax controversy practice with a proven track record of success in solving disputes with the Chilean Tax Authority.

Recent growth areas underscore our adaptive and forward-thinking approach. We have expanded our capabilities in emerging sectors and have been at the forefront of advising on regulatory changes and tax reforms