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Viviana Belaunzarán

Skatt

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Position: Tax Partner
Rating:
  • Highly Regarded
Practice Areas:
General corporate tax
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
Spanish
English
Biography

Viviana Belaunzarán has built her outstanding reputation in the tax advisory field through unwavering commitment to her clients’ needs and her continued innovation in applying deep technical expertise. Her career has focused primarily on the real estate and financial sectors, with strong emphasis on the banking industry, where she has cultivated long-standing professional relationships with tax authorities.

She is widely recognized as a trusted tax advisor with an exceptional ability to understand and meet the needs of multinational companies. Her guidance consistently contributes to high levels of client satisfaction.

Viviana spent more than 15 years at one of the Big Four firms and later served as a
Partner at a boutique tax firm for another five years, bringing over 30 years of
specialized experience.

Practice areas
  • Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
  • Tax consulting and compliance
  • International taxation
  • Indirect taxes
  • Tax planning
  • FATCA & CRS compliance
  • Tax technology
Sector specialisations
  • Services
  • Financial services
  • Manufacturing
  • Commodities
  • Venture capital
  • Laboratories
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Real estate
  • Hospitality
  • Technology and digital platforms
Association memberships
  • Mexican Institute of Public Accountants
Academic qualifications
  • Certified Public Accountant – ITAM – 1989-1994
  • Tax Diplomate – ITAM – 1994-1996
  • International Taxation – ITAM HARVARD– 1999-2000
  • FATCA & CRS esp – IEE - 2015
Recent matter highlights
  • Evaluation and definition of the tax treatment for certain transactions for the Mexican electric market.
  • Acting as the tax advisor of the largest Mexican Government Bank.
  • Application of new tax regime for digital platforms requiring the payment of VAT on digital services and withholding of VAT and IT from individuals that sell goods or services through intermediary platforms.
  • Evaluation of tax impact of companies in Mexico due to BEPS regulation in local provisions.
  • Operative restructure of several Companies due to 2021 outsourcing tax reform.
Address:
Mexico City
Tel:(55) 1105 6507 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://skatt.com.mx/en/