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Tax controversy and litigation is also a substantial part of our practice. All our lawyers, a number of whom are CPAs as well, participate actively with clients and their accountants in the process of resolving tax controversies at the audit and appellate levels of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). In the area of tax litigation, our clients’ cases are handled by litigators who are accomplished tax lawyers, experienced in transactional planning as well as litigation.

The structure that a business enterprise adopts for a corporate acquisition, combination, spin-off, split-up, or divestment can have a material impact on its tax costs. A major part of our practice is devoted to sophisticated tax planning and solving complex corporate tax problems. We have provided strategic tax planning for major cross border transactions, choosing business vehicles, identifying.

Having mainly multinational enterprises as clients, we have a strong focus on international tax matters. Structuring international transactions, operations, and investments is an active segment of our practice. We advise taxpayers on tax-efficient structuring of cross-border investments, including optimum use of tax treaties, choosing a business vehicle, and tax-efficient profit repatriation.