Francisco is a partner at NHG and specializes in tax and administrative controversy, which involves advice and accompaniment in audit and review procedures by federal, state and municipal authorities; conciliation procedures; as well as the defense of their interests before the Courts in Mexico.
Francisco is also an expert in tax consulting, with extensive experience in federal and local taxes, as well as in mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and cross-border transactions. Francisco has advised several individuals in their estate planning.
Francisco has participated as a speaker in several national and international conferences, including presentations before the Federal Court of Administrative Justice and is a member of the International Fiscal Association.
Francisco worked for most of his career at an international law firm based in Mexico City. He obtained his law degree from the Universidad Iberoamericana and his LLM in Business Law from the Universidad Panamericana.
Recent Transactions
Below is a selection of some of the transactions in which Francisco has recently participated:
1.- Obtaining a favorable final judgment in connection with the interpretation of permanent establishment for purposes of the Income Tax Law and Double Taxation Treaties, with respect to the exercise of control by a foreign resident over its subsidiary in Mexico.
2.- Obtaining a favorable final ruling on the interpretation of the rendering of technical assistance services for the application of the 0% value added tax rate when they are rendered for the benefit of a resident abroad, considering the use of such services abroad.
3.- Advised one of the most representative food companies in Mexico in the acquisition of a company in the sweetener industry.
4.- Obtained a favorable final judgment for one of the most important insurance companies in the country, in connection with the treatment of insurance agents for Social Security contributions.
5.- Advice and resolution in a conclusive agreement before the Mexican Tax Ombudsman (“PRODECON”) regarding the tax treatment applicable to operations carried out by one of the most important advertising agencies in the world.
6.- Obtained a favorable ruling in connection with the activities carried out by one of the largest technology information companies in the world, which had been disregarded by the federal tax authorities.
7.- Obtained a favorable final judgment in connection with the correct classification of a company in the automotive sector for purposes of occupational risk insurance premium for social security purposes.
8.- Advice and planning for the acquisition of a group of companies in Mexico by a foreign fund, and advice in the structuring of the financing for its acquisition.
9.- Advice to one of the largest companies in Mexico in the food industry on the applicable obligations to carry out volumetric controls on the hydrocarbons and petroleum products used in its operations.
10.- Advising and obtaining a favorable resolution on the tax treatment applicable to the payment of mining royalties abroad in accordance with the Double Taxation Treaties.
