Actualidad legal
Cueca and rodeo in the Constitution?
We share a Letter to the Editor from our lawyer Joaquín Palma Cruzat, who is part of our Constitutional practice team, headed "Cueca and rodeo in the Constitution?" and published in the specialized news outlet Diario Financiero. In it he questions the inclusion of a...
Echoes of the “convenios case”: New IRS requirements to audit and control NGOs and foundations
Our partner Maria Soledad Diharasarri Lecanda commented in conversation with Diario Financiero on the new decision of the SII to supervise and control NGOs and foundations. The SII requires foundations with a yearly income of UF 12 thousand (previously UF 4 thousand)...
Usurpation: Carrot and stick
Our partner Sergio Quesney Swinburn in an op-ed column published in Diario Financiero made comments on the bill on usurpation of land, currently before the Executive for its final passage. In his opinion, "establishing sanctions and faster restitution mechanisms is a...
DIARIO Will the Treasury’s goal be achieved? Analysts put their chips on the measures against informality, but question the anonymous whistleblower and the Anti-Circumvention Rule.
Our partner Maria Soledad Diharasarri Lecanda in conversation with Diario Financiero commented on aspects of the fiscal pact presented this week by the Government. The pact has several pillars, among them the strengthening of tax compliance and the increase in the...
Banking and Fintech: competitors or collaborators?
In an op-ed published by the specialized news outlet El Mercurio Inversiones, Carl Wiberg, lawyer of Palma Tech, commented on the opportunities that the banking and Fintech industries now face in collaborating to leverage strengths and overcome weaknesses in both...
The market’s view of the anti-evasion and anti-circumvention measures brought to the table by Minister of Finance Mario Marcel
n a conversation with the specialized news outlet Diario Financiero, our partner Maria Soledad Diharasarri Lecanda commented on the implementation of the current General Anti-Avoidance Rule (NGA). In her opinion, it is the correct way to attack tax evasion and...
Business bankruptcy filings soar in May, recording highest increase since September 2020
In a conversation with La Tercera, a national daily, our partner Gabriel Palma discussed the increase in the number of bankruptcy filings reported by the Superintendencia de Insolvencia y Reemprendimiento, the highest increase since September 2020, with 126 cases....
Spatial plans: multiple actors and lack of legal certainty
We’d like to share an op-ed by our partner Sergio Quesney Swinburn, who is part of our Real Estate practice. It was published in the daily Diario Financiero -DF under the title "Planes reguladores: múltiples actores y falta de certeza jurídica" (“Master plans:...
Palma launches Fintech division
We launched PalmaTech, a division focused on fintechs, startups, innovation and technology that will provide strategic, regulatory, and transactional legal advice for the entire fintech ecosystem. Our lawyers Carl Wiberg and Juan Hurtado Turner lead the new area. Carl...
The opportunities behind the Monetary Policy Report
We’d like to share an op-ed by our partner Juan Eduardo Palma Cruzat, who heads the Banking and Finance area. It was published in the specialized daily El Mercurio Inversiones under the title "Las oportunidades que hay tras el IPoM" (The opportunities behind the...
LEGAL NEWS | FINTECH LAW: 5 KAY POINT
2023 began with good news: on January 4, Law No. 21,251 or "Fintech Law" was published in the Official Gazette, which promotes competition and financial inclusion through innovation and technology in the provision of financial services. The following PDF (in Spanish)...
Experts call “curious” the requirement to declare taxes for winnings via online betting
Maria Soledad Diharasarri Lecanda, partner who heads Palma's tax practice, took part in a news program hosted by journalist M. Gabriela Valenzuela Edwards on Radio Pauta. The recent criterion of the Chilean Internal Revenue Service to force online casinos to declare...