MAURICIO EDUARDO ORELLANA CABALLERO

Mauricio Orellana is Partner and Director of the Tax practice area of García & Bodán in El Salvador and member of the Banking and Finance practice.

He has more than 20 years of experience in Tax Law, during which he has practiced it from different fields, which allows him to have a holistic approach of Tax Law. Currently, his practice focuses in providing legal advice on tax matters to multinational companies, in order to provide efficient alternatives in their investments in the country, as well as to deliver strategies on fiscal defense regarding internal taxes, transfer prices and Customs issues.

Mauricio started his tax experience in the Public Sector, where he held different positions within the Salvadoran Tax Administration, participating in multidisciplinary committees in which he analyzed and disclosed relevant tax reforms that took place in the country. Subsequently, he served in the private sector, being part of one of the Big Four Audit Firms, actively participating in multiple planning and tax defense projects for multinational companies, as well as supporting tax compliance audits. Afterwards, he leaded the tax area of one of the most important Multinational Corporations in El Salvador, combining tax matters with corporate finance. During the performance of this professional stage, he was in charge of important projects to achieve efficiency, which were related to tax matters and working capital improvements. In addition, he participated at a regional level supporting strategies of tax defense for the organization, specifically on matters of transfer pricing, and in global projects of implementation of BEPS and the “Country by Country report”.

He has also been part of the Tax Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce of El Salvador (AMCHAM).