Puerto Rico Taps Ex-OECD Aide to Be Global Tax Deal Adviser (1)

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP secured a government contract to provide advice to Puerto Rico on the implications of adopting the global minimum tax and is currently negotiating the contract’s details, an official with the US territory confirmed to Bloomberg Tax.

Procopio submitted its bid in tandem with Juan Carlos Pérez Peña, an international tax consultant and former adviser on aggressive tax planning to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, where he played a key role in drafting rules around the global minimum tax.

Three other firms were vying for the contract, valued at up to ...