Javier Galván Falcón

Javier has developed his professional career as VAT specialist since 2003. He started within the Indirect Tax Department of Landwell – PwC, at Madrid office, assisting national and international companies in VAT & Customs advisory and compliance.

In 2014 Javier founded Diligens Tax Consulting SL with his partner Ignacio Sandino, which is an exclusive Spanish VAT boutique for VAT consultancy and compliance services. Focus on VAT treatment of domestic and cross-border transactions he has a deep expertise in VAT implications of international trading of goods, international VAT recovery, set-up of VAT structures, local VAT compliance and analysis of VAT cases. 

• Analysis of VAT treatment of international trading of goods and cross-border services in order to implement the most accurate VAT structure for recovery and VAT cash-flow point of view.
• Assistance with new regulation on e-commerce of goods and electronically supplied services (OSS and IOSS).
• Assistance with the Implementation and review, from a tax technology perspective, to fulfil with ERP requirements and Immediate Provision of Information system (S.I.I.) for companies of different industries and sectors.

Tax advisory:

• Tax consulting
• International tax advisory

Indirect tax:

• VAT
• Customs
• Supply chains

• Accounting
• Automotive
• Energy
• Industrials
• Oil and gas
• Pharma and life sciences
• Real estate
• Shipping
• Tourism
• Transport

• British Chamber of Commerce in Spain
• Swiss Business Hub in Spain

• Master Degree in Tax Advisory – IE Business School in Madrid – 2012
• Master Degree in Tax Advisory – Escuela de Negocios CEU in Madrid – 2002
• Business Administration Degree – Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria