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Tax
Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law)
Client SatisfactionLed by Al-Shwaid Ismael , the team at Gulapa & Lim (Gulapa Law) is best known for handling the range of tax and compliance matters for its roster of clients. It is adept at handling tax cases with the tax authorities, and in advising on related estate planning matters. The group often helps clients with their applications for tax relief, and on resolving issues with their tax assessments. At associate level, certified public accountant Marcley Augustus Natu-el frequently helps clients with their tax and financial matters.
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Key clients
- Asian Development Bank
- APO-UGEC Security Printing Joint Venture
- Pivot International Regional Operating Headquarters Manila
- Zenorex Marketing Corporation
- Goldrich Corporation
- Cebu Sealife Park, Inc.
- Watermatic Philippines Corporation
- Cebu Industrial Park Developers Inc.
- Eagle Corp.
- Elena Lim
Work highlights
- Assisted the Asia Development Bank in structuring the project and drafting the bidding documentation, and in advising the Department of Transportation and the Philippine National Railways on the procurement of the operation and maintenance of the North-South Commuter Railway project particularly on various tax liabilities involved in the transaction.
- Advised a multinational group of companies on how to reorganise their structure and operations across multiple jurisdictions including the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, and Japan, to achieve tax efficiency.
- Advised and assisted a client to (a) establish a business vehicle in the Philippines, which will hire, train, and compensate workers for US based clients; (b) transfer the employees and assets of their existing Philippine contractor; (c) send some of the client’s personnel to the Philippines.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Al-Shwaid Ismael