Ernesto Perez

USA
Transaction Tax

Ernesto R. ("Ernie") Perez is based in Taxand USA where he is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Taxand, LLC. He serves as National Practice Leader of the firm's Transaction Tax Practice. With more than 14 years of experience, Ernie has specialized in advising financial and strategic buyers and sellers on tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including reorganizations, spin-offs, financings, repatriations and bankruptcies. Ernie has advised clients on domestic and cross-border transactions across a wide range of industries such as consumer markets, telecommunications, financial services, real estate, industrial products, leisure and distribution.

Ernie has counseled clients on domestic and cross-border transactions focusing on tax structuring, due diligence and financial modeling. He has also advised clients in all areas of outbound and inbound international taxation, including structuring new country investments, tax efficient financing structures, foreign tax credit planning, earnings and profits computation, transfer pricing, earning stripping, FIRPTA, and branch profits taxes. In addition, Ernie has extensive experience with domestic corporate tax issues, partnership taxation and consolidated group matters.

Previously, Ernie was a partner with Arthur Andersen and Deloitte & Touche. At Andersen, he served as Practice Leader for the firm's International Tax Practice in Florida.

Ernie holds a bachelor's degree in business administration, with a concentration in economics, cum laude, from the University of Georgia. He received a juris doctor from Georgia State University College of Law, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Tax Court. 

Ernie has been a frequent speaker and lecturer on international transaction tax matters. From 2001 through 2006, he served as an adjunct professor for the Master of Taxation program at the University of Miami School of Law. He is admitted to the Florida Bar and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Georgia. Ernie is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the American Bar Association and the International Fiscal Association. He is fluent in Spanish and English.

Areas of Expertise

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Transaction Tax
• Reorganisations
• Spin-offs
• Financings
• Repatriations
• Bankruptcies

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