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Partner & national head of transfer pricing practice: Fernando Pliego
Managing partner: Mauricio Brizuela
Quick facts
Number of partners

60

Languages

English, Spanish, Japanese

Key practice areas
General corporate tax
Tax
Transactional tax
Transfer pricing
Firm overview

Salles Sainz Grant Thornton has been a leader in Mexican public accountancy and business consulting since 1979, providing tailored services to privately held companies and their owners within Mexico. Salles Sainz Grant Thornton is Grant Thornton’s largest member firm in Latin America and has experience working with some of the largest companies in Mexico. Salles Sainz Grant Thornton S. C. is a member of Grant Thornton International, which is one of the world's leading organizations of accounting and consulting firms with independent property and administration. We provide audit, tax, advisory and specialized services to private sector companies and public interest entities.

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Key practice areas
  • Corporate tax matters: Restructuring
  • Corporate tax matters: APAs
  • Corporate tax matters: Transactions
  • Corporate tax matters: M&A
  • Corporate tax matters: Financial services
  • Corporate tax matters: Corporate taxes
  • Corporate tax matters: Technology
  • Tax advisory: Tax consulting
  • Tax advisory: International tax advisory
  • Tax advisory: US Inbound
  • Tax advisory: US Outbound
  • Indirect tax: VAT
  • Indirect tax: GST
  • Indirect tax: Customs
  • Indirect tax: Supply chains
  • Transfer pricing: International Tax Planning
  • Transfer pricing: Economic Modelling
  • Transfer pricing: Cross-Border Project Management
  • Transfer pricing: TP Policy Design
  • Transfer pricing: Business Restructuring
  • Transfer pricing: Business Model Optimisation
  • Transfer pricing: Audit Defence
  • Transfer pricing: Audit Support
  • Transfer pricing: TP Risk Management
  • Transfer pricing: IP Management
  • Transfer pricing: Cost-Sharing Arrangements
  • Transfer pricing: Controversy Management
  • Transfer pricing: Arbitration
  • Transfer pricing: Dispute Resolution
  • Transfer pricing: Competition / Anti-Trust Cases
  • Corporate tax matters: Cross-border project management
  • Compliance management: Business model optimisation
Sector expertise
  • Accounting
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Food and beverage
  • Government and public policy
  • Industrials
  • Mining
  • Oil and gas
  • Real estate
  • Tech and telecoms
  • Tourism
Address:
Periferico Sur 4338
Mexico City, 04500
Tel:+525554246500 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.grantthornton.mx/
2026 Edition
General corporate tax
Tier 3
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Baker McKenzie
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Basham Ringe & Correa
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Galicia Abogados
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Garrigues
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KPMG
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Mancera - EY
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Mijares Angoitia Cortés & Fuentes
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Nader Hayaux & Goebel
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Ritch Mueller y Nicolau
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Skatt
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Turanzas Bravo & Ambrosi
3 practice areas
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Andersen
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Calderón González y Asociados
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Creel Abogados
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E&A Legal
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EC Rubio
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Jáuregui y Del Valle
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Muñoz Manzo & Ocampo
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Natera
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SMPS Legal
6 practice areas
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Salles Sainz Grant Thornton
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White & Case
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Tier 4

Copper Wolf
5 practice areas
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DLA Piper Mexico
2 practice areas
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Goodrich Riquelme & Asociados
3 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
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Jones Day
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Parás Asesores Fiscales
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VCG Partners
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Von Wobeser & Sierra
2 practice areas
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Adam Abagados
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CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow
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Clark Hill
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Cuatrecasas
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Grepe Lavín & Zavaleta
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Haynes and Boone
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Holland & Knight
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Kavanagh Gorozpe
1 practice area
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Kreston BSG
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TENA Abogados
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Vistra
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Transactional tax
Tier 3
22 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
6 practice areas
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Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza & Enriquez
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

Diaz Rivera Lalieu Rosas
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Galicia Abogados
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Garrigues
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Mancera - EY
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Mijares Angoitia Cortés & Fuentes
5 practice areas
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Muñoz Manzo & Ocampo
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Nader Hayaux & Goebel
5 practice areas
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PwC
7 practice areas
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Ritch Mueller y Nicolau
6 practice areas
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SMPS Legal
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
6 practice areas
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Basham Ringe & Correa
5 practice areas
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Creel Abogados
3 practice areas
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Deloitte
7 practice areas
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EC Rubio
5 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
3 practice areas
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Natera
5 practice areas
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Salles Sainz Grant Thornton
4 practice areas
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VCG Partners
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White & Case
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Transfer pricing
Tier 2
22 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Baker McKenzie
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Basham Ringe & Correa
5 practice areas
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Deloitte
7 practice areas
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Mancera - EY
6 practice areas
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PwC
7 practice areas
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QCG Transfer Pricing Practice
3 practice areas
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Tier 2

BaseFirma
3 practice areas
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Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa
6 practice areas
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KPMG
7 practice areas
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Salles Sainz Grant Thornton
4 practice areas
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Skatt
6 practice areas
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Tier 3

Andersen
4 practice areas
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Aptis Global
3 practice areas
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Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza & Enriquez
6 practice areas
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Elan Zaak
3 practice areas
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Natera
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TPC Group
3 practice areas
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MAAT Asesores
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Parás Asesores Fiscales
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Ritch Mueller y Nicolau
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SMPS Legal
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Santamarina + Steta
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Overview

Based in Mexico City, Salles Sainz Grant Thornton is a firm specializing in tax and transfer pricing services. Services include tax consulting, M&A, obtainment of APA’s and Safe Harbors, corporate restructuring, valuation services, international tax services, and policy compliance. Key Industries for the firm are logistics transportation, manufacturing plants, mining, and oil and gas. The team is comprised of about 40 professionals throughout the country and overseas.  

In 2024, Salles Sainz Grant Thornton has been active in the transactional space. The firm was involved in several transactions and M&A procedures from an advisory standpointThe firm was also active in the Transfer pricing space, as they performed several valuation procedures for clients in the region. Due to the nature of these matters, details remain confidential.

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Tax

Salles Sainz Grant Thornton is made up of more than thirty specialists in the area of tax. The group’s clients range from family businesses to multinational corporations, working either with global Grant Thornton offices or through the firm’s local resources. 

During the research period, Salles Sainz Grant Thornton’s tax group has been active in several Tax Matters. The firm participated in Indirect Tax, Transactional tax and corporate tax matters. Due to the sensitive nature of these matters they remain confidential.

Client feedback

Quality of the information, Speed at work, Business understanding.”

Knowledge and experience in transfer pricing, business models.

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