Our tax practice works in close collaboration with our M&A, Capital Markets, Energy, and other practices to provide an integrated service, advising our clients on the most suitable structure while considering their goals and objectives.

We advise our clients on tax inquiries pertaining to day-to-day operations and corporate restructures, involving mergers, spin-offs, or any other corporate move that allows clients to conduct business efficiently, always in full compliance with Mexican tax provisions and obligations.

Likewise, we have vast experience and capabilities advising Galicia’s banking, infrastructure and energy clients in the review and optimization of their financial models, with the objective of analyzing tax provisions for both project investment and disinvestment. 

Similarly, Galicia's Tax team has expertise in fund formation, particularly those involving private equity and real estate projects. We advise our clients on tax compliance related to structures and vehicles used to carry out investments in these projects, such as Mexican Trusts (e.g. FIBRA, FICAP, CERPI, passive trust, business trust), Mexican entities or even through other foreign vehicles (e.g. Trust, LP).

Galicia is aware that when it comes to taxes, controversies may arise. That is why we have strengthened and complemented our tax services by offering our clients cutting-edge capabilities to avoid and effectively resolve complex tax disputes.

From the dispute avoidance perspective, our team is able to provide high-level tax risk assessments to identify potential tax liabilities for the client and to suggest strategies for managing such risks. 

Our team has relevant on-the-ground experience in handling sophisticated tax audits on transfer pricing, financial systems, international taxation and digital services, among other issues. Profound knowledge in alternative dispute resolution procedures allows us to offer clients not only an effective solution to solve the case at hand, but also to preserve a long-term relationship with the tax authorities through open and cooperative communication.

Our Tax Litigation practice group is a remarkable, handpicked team, recognized for its ability to develop strategic litigations. We offer advice on all appropriate means of defense against resolutions issued by tax authorities, offering the best legal strategies and solutions for our clients and accompanying them every step of the litigation process.

Relevant and important precedents have been obtained in favor of clients known as key players in their industries through administrative appeals, nullity claims before the Federal Administrative Court and constitutional claims before District Courts, Circuit Courts, and the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice.

Our Consulting, Controversy and Litigation Tax teams collaborate to provide clients with a pro-business, practical and holistic approach and solution to their needs.

Galicia is fully committed to building a market-leading tax practice, with full-service capabilities on the transactional, advisory and litigation front. The team has been reinforced significantly in the last few years and is now composed of nearly 30 professionals, including six partners. 

The Tax team is recognized by Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500, the latter praising the team’s “great technical capabilities and exceptional relationships with clients.” It is also ranked by ITR | World Tax as leading firm in Transactional Tax, General Corporate Tax and Tax Controversy

Our tax practice has been recognized in recent years as a leader in the Mexican and Latin American markets, having received the “2022 Latin America Tax Policy Firm of the Year” award, as well as several awards for Deals of the Year and Impact Deals of the Year by ITR/World Tax during 2021, 2022 and 2023, at the regional level.