Tax
Latin America Guide 2025 : Chile
Band 5
About
Provided by Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos
Our tax group offers tax advice with a high added value, in all matters related to the taxation of a company, its owners and executives. The professionals that form part of this area are exclusively dedicated to tax issues and have a solid legal and technical background, allowing them to offer creative solutions to the many tax situations that companies can find themselves in, whatever their specific characteristics.
We offer to our clients covers a wide range of services, both in matters common to national and international groups, and in the analysis and influence of specific tax issues that arise in corporate restructuring operations and in the processes of mergers and acquisitions of companies; in financial operations and products; in capital markets’ operations; in the structuring and operation of investment funds; in the financing of projects; in compensation plans for executives and company directors; in the design and execution of fiscally efficient structures for the possession and transmission of family estates and family businesses.
Our tax group also has vast experience in advising and defending our clients in the procedures of tax reviews, transfer pricing, and other contentious procedures. This involves the application of a vast knowledge of tax, procedural and administrative law in order to provide the best defense of taxpayers’ interests in all types of procedures, appeals or trials that they may undergo with the tax administration.
Chambers Review
Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos is a well-established firm offering an experienced tax department in Chile. The team is often called upon to advise on tax aspects of corporate restructurings and corporate transactions. The firm boasts additional experience advising on international taxation issues.
Work Highlights
- Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos advised Rio Tinto on the tax structure of an acquisition involving the majority of shares of Agua de la Falda.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm understands complex issues quickly and places themselves in the shoes of the business to understand its real day-to-day needs. They have a large and varied team always ready to assist us."
"The firm understands complex issues quickly and places themselves in the shoes of the business to understand its real day-to-day needs. They have a large and varied team always ready to assist us."
Notable Practitioners
Up-and-coming lawyer Javier Cerón obtains significant market recognition for his active practice in Chile advising on corporate tax matters.
"What I value the most about Javier is his availability and how attentive he is. I also highlight his flexibility and commitment to the matters."
María Paz De Carcer enters the rankings this year after attracting market praise for her involvement in the taxation market in Chile.
"María Paz De Carcer is very professional. She is very good and efficient; an excellent lawyer."