Ricardo Suárez David

Salles Sainz Grant Thornton - Mexico
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Partner, Head of Transfer Pricing

Mexico City


+52 (55) 5424-6500


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World TP - Highly Regarded

Jurisdictions:

Mexico

Practice areas:

Transfer pricing

Education

  • Certified Public Accountant graduated from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
  • Degree in International Taxation under the ITAM-Harvard Programme
  • Degree in Business Management from the Instituto Panamericano de Alta Dirección de Empresas (IPADE)
  • Graduate, Business Perspectives Programme, IMD (Lausanne, Switzerland)

Professional Activities and Publications

  • Ricardo has over 28 years of experience in tax matters and more than 24 years in Transfer Pricing.
  • Is founder and was the first President of the Transfer Pricing Commission at the Mexican Institute of Public Accountants (IMCP).
  • Former Vice President of the International Trade Commission of the IMCP.
  • Former President of the International Fiscal Commission of the Mexico City CPA Bar Association.
  • Ricardo has been named for several years as one of the leading advisors in the field of his specialty by the magazine "International Tax Review”. He was also included in the 2009 edition of the publication “Expert Guides, The Best of the Best”, as one of the best Transfer Pricing consultants in the world.
  • Ricardo has authored several articles on Transfer Pricing, including his participation as guest author by International Tax Review for the 2008/09 edition of the Mexico chapter of “Transfer Pricing Review.”. Author of a chapter in the book of Precios de Transferencia edited by the IMCP. Author of a book chapter “Introducción a la Fiscalidad Internacional” edited by the IMCP.
  • Speaker in several International TP forums and seminars before taxpayers and tax officials of various American and European countries. Ricardo´s teaching experience is very extensive, mostly in Universities and in Transfer Pricing special programmes designed for graduates and tax officials.
  • During his career, Ricardo has participated as TP advisor for many Multinational Enterprises and Large Mexican Groups, being involved in documentation, planning, restructurings, valuations, defense and APA negotiations

Teaching Activities

  • Teacher on subjects as “Tax”, “International Tax”, and “Transfer Pricing” at several Universities, such as the Universidad Iberoamericana, ITAM, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, as well as at the National University of Mexico (UNAM)
  • Instructor at the Mexican Tax Administration System (SAT)
  • Frequent speaker on International Tax matters, and on Transfer Pricing seminars in Mexico, Central America, South America, the USA, Canada, Spain, and in the UK

Awards

  • Recognised for several years as one of the leading Transfer Pricing Practitioners in Mexico by the ”International Tax Review”, and was awarded in the 2009 edition of the “Expert Guides, The Best of the Best” as one of the best transfer pricing advisors in the World
  • In 2017, Grant Thornton Mexico, under Ricardo s leadership, was recognised by “Corporate International” as the Best Transfer Pricing Advisory Firm in Mexico
  • Also, in 2017, 2018 and 2019 the International Tax Review, nominated GT´s TP practice as one of the Best Transfer Pricing Firms of the year in Mexico. GT was awarded as the best TP Firm in Latin America

Bar Association

  • Certified Transfer Pricing Expert by the Mexican Economists Bar Association

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