Mrs Erika Bañuelos > Ferrere > Asuncion, Paraguay > Lawyer Profile
Ferrere Offices
TORRES DEL PASEO, TORRE I - NIVEL 25
AVDA. SANTA TERESA NO. 2106
ASUNCIÓN
Paraguay
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Mrs Erika Bañuelos
Work Department
Tax and Customs Law.
Position
Senior Associate
Career
She has several years of experience providing consulting services in tax and customs matters to numerous multinational companies and business groups from different sectors. Her working experience as a consultant is mainly related to tax planning on various issues connected with national and international matters. Her previous professional experience includes participating as a litigator against the tax authorities in landmark tax refund cases.
She complements her professional practice with teaching in two of the main Universities in the country, The Bussiness School of the National University of Asuncion – “Legal System of Bussiness” – and the School of Law, Policy and Communication of the University Autonomous of Asunción – “Financial Law” and “Tax law”.
Since 2019 she is the Paraguayan correspondent of the IBFD regarding daily tax news. She wrote the Digital Tax Monitor Chapter of Paraguay.
Publications:
She is the author of several articles discussing tax issues in specialized fiscal magazines.
She has collaborated writing the VAT Navigator content and the Paraguay Country Guide for Bloomberg – Tax & Accounting.
Languages
English; Spanish; French
Memberships
Bar Association of Paraguay; International Bar Association; International Fiscal Association
Education
Attorney and Public Notary, National University of Asunción (Paraguay); Tax Specialist, American University (Paraguay); Diploma in Taxation, Inter-American Center of Tax and the Externado University (Colombia); Specialist in Administrative Law, University of Salamanca (Spain); Specialist in Tax Fraud and Money Laundering, University of Castilla la Mancha (Spain); LLM in International and European Tax Law, specializing in customs law and international trade, Maastricht University (The Netherlands).
Lawyer Rankings
Paraguay > Tax
Ferrere boasts a successful track record in defence against customs matters, with experience in matters related to customs duties, customs valuation and set prices for intra-group traded goods. It has a strong background in tax litigation, representing clients in contentious proceedings before the tax administration. The practice has been called upon by the administration to advise on legislation, thanks to its expertise in dividends and profits, special investment regimes and tax refunds. Néstor Loizaga leads the team, advising national and international clients on the tax aspects of investment regimes, M&A and corporate structures. Promoted to the partnership in August 2024, practice co-head Erika Bañuelos brings extensive expertise in international tax matters to the team, as well as experience in litigation, representing clients in administrative proceedings and before the tax authority. Senior associate María Julia Méndez spearheads the team’s customs work, leading successful inquiries against the customs authorities. Tanya Moreno, senior associate, focuses her practice on international tax matters and investment regimes.
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