Get Exclusive Insights into Tax Strategies for Structuring Latin American Business Entities from the Industry's Leading Practitioners

Business Wire, March 27, 2007

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c52804) has announced the addition of Tax Strategies for Structuring Latin American Business Entities to their offering.

Get practical strategies for building your Latin American business in this one-of-a-kind resource. Inside, you'll find exclusive insight from the industry's leading practitioners at firms including PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, Baker & McKenzie, and many more.

Key topics include:

- Debt/Equity Strategies for Expanding Financial Investments

- Managing the Withholding Tax Burden in Latin America

- Taxation of Capital Gains on the Transfer of Shares of Latin American Companies

- Tax Treaty Planning in Latin America

- The Use of Holding Companies for Investments into Latin America

- Practical Notes on Regional Transfer Pricing

- The Use of Shared Service Centers in Latin America

There is also country specific coverage such as:

- Traps for the Unwary when Financing an Argentine Subsidiary

- Key Tax Aspects of Remittances of Funds Made by Brazilian Companies to US Companies

- Expansion of Chiles Tax Treaty Network

- Thin Capitalization in Mexico

- Investment in Mexican REITs

Topics Covered

REGIONAL

Debt/Equity Strategies for Expanding Financial Investments in Latin America

Jorge Gross and John A. Salerno (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)

Managing the Withholding Tax Burden in Latin America

Jorge Gross, John A. Salerno, and Maria J. Bel (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)

Taxation of Capital Gains on the Transfer of Shares of Latin American Companies

John A. Salerno, Maria J. Bel and Jorge Gross (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

Tax Treaty Planning in Latin America

Interview with Jorge Gross and John Salerno (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

The Use of Holding Companies for Investments into Latin America

Jorge Gross and John A. Salerno (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)

"Practical" Notes on Regional Transfer Pricing in the Americas

Marc M. Lewis (Sony)

The Use of Shared Service Centers in Latin America:

When are Such Centers Beneficial and Where Should they be Located?

Jorge Gross and John A. Salerno (PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP)

ARGENTINA

Traps for the Unwary When Financing an Argentine Subsidiary

Pablo Wejcman (Ernst & Young New York),

Ariel Becher and Guillermo Poch (Ernst & Young Buenos Aires)

The Impact of the Argentine Corporate Equalization Tax

Mariano Ballone (Negri & Teijeiro, Abogados)

Argentina: Tax Implications of Loss Absorptions and Dividend Distributions

Leandro M. Passarella & Maria Marta Cancio (Estudio Garrido - Abogados)

Argentina: Leveraged Buyouts and Interest Deduction

Leandro M. Passarella & Maria Marta Cancio (Estudio Garrido - Abogados)

Transfer of Assets from an Argentine Branch to an Argentine Subsidiary

Martin J. Barreiro (Baker & McKenzie Sociedad Civil)

BRAZIL

Key Tax Aspects of Remittances of Funds Made by Brazilian Companies to US Companies

Eduardo Pupo and Joao Gandara (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

Tax Consequences of Asset vs. Stock Acquisitions in Brazil

Cristina Alamo, Jorge Gross and Cristina Medeiros (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

CHILE

Expansion of Chile's Tax Treaty Network:

Growing Attractiveness as a Holding Company Jurisdiction

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's Latin American Tax Group

MEXICO

Thin Capitalization in Mexico: The Transition Rules

Marc Schwartz (Schwartz Advisory Services, Inc.) and Jose Juan Miranda (M&V Consultores)

Mexico Tax Issues on U.S. Tax-Free Mergers

Marc Schwartz (Schwartz Advisory Services) and Miguel Angel Martinez Borja

Back to Back Loans and Tax Treaties in Mexico

Pedro Arias (Paulino Olavarrieta, S.C. Abogados)

Mexico's New Controlled Foreign Corporation Tax Regime

No Longer Applies Exclusively to Tax Haven Countries

Jaime Gonzalez-Bendiksen and John A. McLees (Baker & McKenzie)

U.S.-Mexico Mutual Agreement on Pass-Through Entities

Jaime Rojas-Merino and Luis Adrian Jimenez (Baker & McKenzie)

Investments in Mexico's REITS

Jaime Gonzalez-Bendiksen, Jaime Rojas-Merino and John A. McLees (Baker & McKenzie)

Exports from Mexico: Comparing Tax Benefits of Maquiladora vs. PITEX Regimes

Marcos Guerra, Marc Schwartz and John Salerno (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

URUGUAY

Uruguay: A Centralized Service Center with Tax Savings Potential

Daniel Garcia and Eliana Sartori (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

Companies Mentioned

- PricewaterhouseCoopers - Ernst & Young - Baker & McKenzie

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