Katia Huezo Ponce
Biography
Katia Huezo is an associate at Baker McKenzie’s Tax practice group in the Guadalajara office. She has more than thirteen years of experience advising multinational companies on transfer pricing and valuation issues in Mexico and Latin America.
Katia has a Degree in Financial Administration from the Tecnológico de Monterrey and is a certified appraiser with professional license issued by the Ministry of Public Education in Mexico. She is currently co-chair of Baker McKenzie’s Luxury and Fashion taskforce in Mexico.
Practice Focus
Katia focuses her practice on transfer pricing dispute resolution issues, Advance Pricing Agreement procedures, designing and implementing transfer pricing policies, financial valuation of tangible and intangible assets, economic and financial consulting, as well as preparing transfer pricing documentation for tax purposes in Mexico
Representative Legal Matters
- Participation in the resolution of multi-year audits initiated to large taxpayers in connection with transfer pricing issues, through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
- Preparation of transfer pricing documentation for Mexican tax purposes, for multinational groups belonging to the consumer and goods, health and aerospace industries.
- Preparation of files and writs for application and renewal of APAs for multinational companies and maquiladora entities in Mexico.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Member of the Transfer Pricing Commission of the Guadalajara College of Public Accountants, 2016 - present
- President of the Local Board, Mexican Institute of Finance Executives (IMEF) University, ITESM Guadalajara, 2012 - 2013
Education
- Lawgic Lessons (Cryptoassets Regulation) (2022)
- Universidad Anáhuac (Diploma - Luxury Sales) (2022)
- University of Guadalajara (Master in Financial Valuation) (2017)
- Universidad Anahuac and Universidad de Cantabria (International Expert Diploma in Transfer Pricing) (2015)
- Monterrey Technological Institute (ITESM) (Bachelor of Financial Administration) (2013)
- Mexican Institute of Industrial Property, Mexico City (Intangible Assets Valuation Course) (2013)
- ITESM (Diploma in Student Development) (2013)
Languages
- English
- Spanish