Carlos Peña

Associate

cpena@carey.cl +56 2 2928 2226

His practice focuses on advising clients on personal and corporate tax planning, local and international tax consulting, taxation of corporate restructuring and reorganizations and tax litigation.


REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

To several local and foreign companies on their defence, due to tax audits and ruling before the Chilean Internal Revenue Service, and before the Tax and Customs Tribunals.

To various local non-profit organizations on compliance with the requirements aimed at obtaining tax benefits derived from donations.

To a non-profit organization on its correct territorial tax assessment. This meant a decrease of approx. 50% of the amount charged by the General Treasury of the Republic.

To a local company on the presentation of an administrative request for a refund of taxes paid in excess to the Internal Revenue Service.

ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

  • Teaching Assistant of Tax Law, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (2015).
  • Teaching Assistant of Civil Law, Universidad de Chile (2012-2014).
  • Teaching Assistant of Introduction to Law, Universidad de Chile (2006-2008).
  • Member of the Chilean Bar Association.

PUBLICATIONS

  • Co-author of the book "Chilean Real Estate Registration Law. Diagnosis of their Current Problems and Attempts to Reform", Legal Publishing, Thomson Reuters (2014).

RELATED AREAS

  • Tax Law

EDUCATION

  • Law, Universidad de Chile (Summa Cum Laude).
  • Degree in Analysis and Tax Planning, Universidad Católica de Chile (2013).
  • Degree in Tax Reform, Universidad Adolfo Ibánez (candidate).

ADMISSIONS

  • Chile (2012).

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish.
  • English.