Taxation

The Tax Department is composed of seasoned tax lawyers with extensive experience in handling tax assessments, claims for tax refund, and tax litigation. It also secures rulings and opinions from the Bureau of Internal Revenue, the Department of Finance and other government agencies tasked with tax collection and enforcement. It also advises clients on international tax treaties, corporate structuring, tax planning and estate planning. Upon client’s requests, it also assists in tax compliance audits.

The Tax Department provides clients with assistance in all phases of doing business in the Philippines, ranging from tax consultations on day-to-day business transactions to complex corporate transactions, particularly, structuring of foreign investments, business acquisitions and take-overs, corporate reorganizations, mergers and consolidations, public offering of securities, liquidations, and employee compensation packages.