Fernando Matesanz

He is one of the few Spanish lawyers exclusively dealing with Indirect Tax matters. He has been advising on Indirect taxes for the last 20 years.

Fernando is a specialist in International VAT. He has a big expertise in the implementation of efficient VAT structures for both Spanish and non-Spanish companies.

He is a member of the EU VAT Forum, one of the group of experts advising the EU Commission on VAT policies.

He is Secretary of the Board of the International VAT Association and President of the Madrid VAT Forum Foundation.

Compliance management:

• Business model optimisation
• Policy design
• Restructuring
• Audit defence
• Audit support
• Dispute resolution
• Pre-litigation
• Litigation

Indirect tax:

• VAT
• Supply chains

Other:

• e-commerce

• Automotive
• Aviation
• Energy
• Financial services
• Government and public policy
• Insurance
• Oil and gas
• Pharma and life sciences
• Real estate
• Tech and telecoms
• Tourism
• Transport
• e-commerce

• Madrid Bar

• Member of the VAT Scientific Committee of the International VAT Association
• Board Member (Secretary of the Board) of the International VAT Association
• Member of the VAT Expert Group of the Spanish Association of Tax Advisors
• President Madrid VAT Forum Foundation
• Member of the EU VAT Forum (European Commission)

• Law Degree (specialization in EU Law) 2001
• Master Degree (LL.M.) in Corporate Taxes. IE Business School