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Highlighted by clients for its ‘customised approach’, the tax team at Lexincorp is well versed in assisting regional and international companies with the tax structuring of their Honduran operations and disputes with the SAR, frequently joining forces with the corporate and litigation departments. The firm’s focus on the projects space has also opened up a core source of tax mandates, including advising on tax exemptions for foreign investors in the transport and infrastructure sectors. Honduras managing partner Benito Zelaya and Sylvia Zelaya, who heads the San Pedro Sula office, lead the team. Associate Nicole Fugón provides support, drawing on notable in-house experience at the SAR.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team's best qualities are their specific understanding of the requirements and the lawyers' treatment of their clients. Benito Zelaya stands out for his empathy for the client's point of view and ability to find solutions when issues that require particular attention arise.’

  • ‘Usually firms proceed to request the documentation to prepare taxes and in the process they give their assessment; with Lexincorp, first they provide an analysis to the client, then go on to the options and scope of the matter, and then the cost to start off with. I think that this is a customised approach.’

Key clients

  • Chuck E Cheese Entretenimiento y Diversiones
  • Prasan
  • Grupo Monge
  • Consorcio Stark/RVZ Soluciones/Comunicaciones Globales/Constructora Flores
  • Empresa Hondureña de Infraestructura y Servicios Aeroportuarios (EHISA)
  • Colegio de Ingenieros
  • Pospan

Work highlights

  • Acting for Entretenimiento y Diversiones, the franchisee of Chuck E Cheese in Honduras, in a dispute over municipal taxes imposed on the use of games machines following an audit by the tax authority.
  • Advising Colegio de Ingenieros on obtaining authorisation for tax-exempt status as a professional association.
  • Advising Grupo Monge on a tax adjustment made by the tax authority following an audit, based on the recording of sales tax.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sylvia Zelaya, Benito Zelaya