Rafael Sayagués

Rafael is one of the founding partners of EY Central America (2002). He has a vast experience in local an international tax structuring. He is member of the Family Business Group advisory team, that specializes in services for family offices. In his work, he supports numerous organizations in the region and the world, to accurately navigate the most important tax challenges in each country. 

Compliance management:

• Business model optimisation
• Economic modelling
• Policy design
• IP management
• Technology services

Corporate tax matters:

• Cross-border project management
• Restructuring
• Cost-sharing arrangements
• APAs
• Transactions
• M&A
• Environmental
• Financial services
• Corporate taxes
• Technology
• Cryptocurrency
• Value chains

Dispute resolution:

• Audit defence
• Audit support
• Competition/anti-trust cases
• Dispute resolution
• Pre-litigation
• MAPs/ADRs
• Litigation
• Arbitration
• Controversy management
• State aid

Tax advisory:

• Tax consulting
• International tax advisory
• US Inbound
• US Outbound

Indirect tax:

• VAT
• GST
• Customs
• Supply chains

Family offices:

• Succession planning
• Asset protection
• International compliance
• Corporate governance
• Structuring of family organizations

• Accounting
• Agriculture
• Automotive
• Aviation
• Banking
• Construction and materials
• Consumer goods and services
• Energy
• Financial services
• Fisheries and aquaculture
• Food and beverage
• Forestry
• Gaming
• Government and public policy
• Healthcare
• Industrials
• Insurance
• Investment management
• Media
• Mining
• Natural resources
• Oil and gas
• Pharma and life sciences
• Real estate
• Shipping
• Social infrastructure
• Tech and telecoms
• Tourism
• Transport
• Utilities

• Latin American Business Center in NY
• Young Presidents Organization (YPO)
• Costa Ria Chapter
• Euro-Latam Chapter

• Master in Tax, University of Florida – Levin College of Law
• Bachelor in Law, University of Costa Rica