Tax

Tan & Venturanza assists clients in all phases of doing business in the Philippines which invariably have a tax impact. These range from tax consultations on day-to-day business transactions to complex corporate transactions, particularly, structuring of foreign and local investments considering international tax treaties, business acquisitions and take-overs, corporate reorganizations, mergers and consolidations, public offering of securities, liquidations, and employee compensation packages. We also advise high networth individuals with respect to estate planning.

Our Tax Department is composed of seasoned tax lawyers with extensive experience in handling tax and duty assessments involving customs duties and internal revenue taxes before the Bureau of Customs and the Bureau of Internal Revenue, respectively, and appeals to the courts commencing with the Court of Tax Appeals. Assessments for local taxes as well as real property taxes are also handled before the local government units concerned all the way to the Central Board of Assessment Appeals and the regular courts.

The lawyers of our Tax Department are certified public accountants namely, Enrico G. Valdez, and Lyra Gracia Y. Lipae provide services for the group, too. Before joining the government service, Ma. Gracia Pulido-Tan, who was Undersecretary of Finance for Revenue Operations until February 15, 2005, used to head the Firm's Tax Department.  Ms. Tan is currently consulting for the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China's Tax Policy and Administration project under the auspices of the Asian Development Bank.