María Elena Vásquez Pérez

María Elena is an Associate of Lex Atlas

She has over 30 years of professional experience in accounting, administrative and tax practice. She has participated in legal opinions and tax consultancies for companies. In addition, she has intervened in tax compliance procedures, tax due diligence, and tax administrative procedures. Negotiations before the Tax Administration in business registration, temporary closure of activities and definitive closure of companies. Administrative procedures before various State agencies. Participation in judicial processes as an expert in processing accounting evidence and the corresponding opinions. She is a Legal 500 Recommended Lawyer in the Tax Law practice.

Practice Areas

  • Tax Law

Outstanding Experience

  • Advise in the defense of tax adjustement for USD 9,370,000.00 and USD 1,060,400.00. Maria Elena obteined a favorable result for our client and the second tax adjustment had no effect.
  • Prepared factoring contracts for celebrated between two financial institutions for an amount that exceeds USD 18,000,000.00.

Education

  • Graduated in Law, Lawyer and Notary, (Universidad Panamericana) | 2016
    Phase I, II, and III Diplomas in Systems for the Prevention of Money Laundering or other Assets and Prevention of Financing of Terrorism (Banking School of Guatemala) | 2017.
  • Update Diploma in Tax Law and Fiscal Legislation (Association of Lawyers and Notaries of Guatemala) | 2017
  • Business Strategic Fiscal Planning Congress (CEDUCA) | 2018.
  • Anti-Corruption Compliance Diploma (BDO “BUSINESS SCHOOL” DIVISION) | 2018.
  • Guatemalan Economic Criminal Law Congress (University of San Carlos of Guatemala) | 2020.
    Pan American Congress of Procedural Law (Guatemalan Institute of Guaranteed Procedural Law) |2022.
  • Postgraduate in Commercial Criminal Law (Commercial Law Institute) | 2023.
  • “Diploma in Specialization in Business Taxation with a mention in Tax Defense” currently studying (AFIT, CEDUCA) | 2023

Languages

  • Spanish