Puente Sur > Santiago, Chile > Firm Profile

Puente Sur Offices

Puente Sur
AV. EL BOSQUE CENTRAL 92
SANTIAGO
Chile

Puente Sur > The Legal 500 Rankings

Chile > Tax Tier 4

‘Well positioned to handle any issue’, tax and accounting practice Puente Sur assists with a wide range of tax-related services, such as M&A structuring, transfer pricing compliance, and VAT recovery procedures. The nine-member group also routinely represents clients’ interests before Chile’s Ministry of Finance, IRS and Treasury Service. ‘Always up to date with tax regulatory changes’, department leader Ignacio Gepp is an expert in corporate taxation, audits, transfer pricing litigation, and M&A-related VAT structuring.

Practice head(s):

Ignacio Gepp

Testimonials

‘The team is very efficient and responsive, and the practice is well positioned to handle any issue.’

‘Excellent service and very good management skills, always seeking to satisfy the needs of the client.’

‘Ignacio Gepp is always up to date with tax regulatory changes, and does an excellent job of keeping his clients informed.‘

‘Ignacio Gepp is very proactive in assembling the right team for each client.’

‘Ignacio Gepp is extremely knowledgeable, has excellent links to the relevant authorities, and is able to combine legal positions with the practical implications of complex problems.‘

‘Ignacio Gepp responds promptly and concisely, and is pro-active.’

Key clients

Eurus Group

Stanford University

EdgeConnex

Ebanx

GLL Macquaire

Nala Renewables

Campbell Global

Renewable Group

Airbnb

Brown-Forman

Work highlights

  • Acted for EdgeConnex before the Chilean IRS, in relation to voluntary audit processes, which led to a VAT refund for its CAPEX investments.
  • Assisted Eurus Group with the set-up of its investment structure in Chile (transfer pricing, VAT and tax-related negotiations).
  • Advised Renewable Group on the tax compliance aspects associated with the expansion of its investment portfolio.

Puente Sur > Firm Profile

Puente Sur is a full service tax and accounting firm with more than 27 years of history dedicated to support foreign investors in Chile in all of their tax-related matters, providing innovative solutions and a personalized approach to their client’s problems.

Puente Sur’s tax advisory unit is run by tax attorney Ignacio Gepp, a recognized voice within the public debate being carried through Chilean local newspapers and other specialized media (Bloomberg, International VAT Monitor, Diario Financiero, La Tercera / Pulso, EMOL or Estado Diario).

With more than 130 staff (a mix between economists, lawyers, CPAs, etc.),  a client can walk in due to an issue with the Chilean tax authority and walk out with a full reprocessing of 6 years-worth of tax and accounting records, if so was reasonably demanded by the authority to end a conflict.

Assisting clients from over 20 different industries, the firm has extensive proven experience, especially in the energy industry, telecoms,  digital services and assisting international investments funds.

Puente Sur is a member of Praxity, one of the largest alliances of independent accounting firms in the world. 

Energy industry: With a practice aimed to renewable energy sources, Puente Sur has assisted several major investments in Chile, developing tax structuring strategies for multinational holdings and their local operating entities, providing solutions to complex cross-border matters, entry and exit strategies, and successfully handling VAT recovery procedures.

Telecoms: Puente Sur has assisted clients by providing tax planning services for financing purposes, including ongoing support in the tax structure supporting acquisitions and construction projects, playing a defining role as an advocator for its clients interests before Chilean government authorities, and acting as a negotiator with local telecoms companies concerning the lease of real assets and communication stations.

Digital services: Puente Sur has taken the lead in this relatively new legal reality, not only as an active voice in the public debate, but assisting some of the most well-known digital companies, in order to advise them on complying as non-residents with the new VAT on digital services law, and, at the same time, finding a proper manner to communicate their business model to the Chilean tax authority, for tax efficiency purposes.

Foreign investment funds: The firm has served as an advisor for foreign investment funds with interests in real assets (forestry and agriculture), providing advice on financing structure, entry and exit strategies, definition of investment vehicles and efficient ongoing tax operation, including VAT recovery procedures.

www.puentesur.cl

Main Contacts

Department Name Email Telephone
Tax Advisory Ignacio Gepp igepp@puentesur.cl +56953701915

Meet The Team(s)

Lawyer Profiles

Photo Name Position Profile
Ignacio Gepp photo Mr Ignacio Gepp Partner | Tax Advisory Director Transactional tax planning, local and international tax… View Profile

Staff Figures

Partners : 4

Languages

English (fluent)
Spanish

Memberships

IFA (International Fiscal Association)
PRAXITY International alliance