Tax
As the Bogotá platform of the global tax powerhouse, EY Law Bogota is a popular choice to advise multinational companies on local matters, with 3M, Unilever and Johnson & Johnson among its longstanding clients. Highlighted for its ‘focus on finding solutions, not just giving opinions like other teams’, the group provides support on the full scope of Colombian tax law, with standalone offerings in litigation, international tax, transactional tax, transfer pricing, and customs and indirect taxes, among other areas. The sizeable department draws on 80 tax lawyers and is co-led by four specialist partners: transfer pricing expert Andrés Parra; international tax partner Luis Orlando Sánchez, who is dual-qualified in Colombia and New York; tax litigator Margarita Salas; and transactional tax lead Aleksan Oundjian. Tax manager Amalia Borja provides capable support. Jaime Vargas left the firm in November 2023.
Testimonials
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- ‘The EY Colombia tax team is excellent. It understands the client's needs, always gives its point of view (regardless of whether it is what the client wants to hear) and always provides solutions that allow the objective to be achieved. We value its focus on finding solutions, not just giving opinions like other teams.’
- ‘Partner Luis Orlando Sánchez and manager Amalia Borja are the people who best represent the qualities of the team: oriented to finding optimal solutions by understanding the client's needs.’
Key clients
- 3M
- Unilever
Work highlights
- Acted as a technical expert in the unconstitutionality procedure against the provision that prevented the deduction of royalties paid to the government for the exploitation of non-renewable resources.
- Advised numerous clients on their 'advance pricing agreements'; a procedural agreement between taxpayers and tax authorities that aims to avoid future transfer pricing disputes.