Practice Areas

  • Tax Law
  • Corporate Compliance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Insolvency & Restructuring
  • Private Client Services
  • Successions & Estates

Industries

  • Retail & E-Business
  • Foreign Investment
  • Tax Free Zones
  • Tourism
  • Private Client

Dra. Maria Arthur Rodger
Partner | Attorney at Law
E-Mail | +1.809.472.2222

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Education

Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC. Master in Tax.

Pompeu Fabra University and Politécnica de Catalunya University, Barcelona, Spain. Master in Taxation.

Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), Santo Domingo, Juris Doctor Magna Cum Laude.

Licenses:

  • Attorney at Law (JD), Dominican Republic (DR)
  • Accountant/CPA, Dominican Republic
  • Certified Translator and Judicial Interpreter (English)
  • Certified Insolvency Liquidator, DR Chambers of Commerce

    Languages

    English, Spanish, French

    Dra. Maria Arthur Rodger is Partner and Head of Tax, Compliance & Private Client Services at Arthur & Castillo.

    Dra. Arthur Rodger specialized in tax law and is knowledgeable on the tax systems of the United States, Spain, Dominican Republic and Central America, with more than 20 years of experience in tax advisory, tax planning, tax disputes with the revenue service and tax litigation.

    Her tax career path started when the recently enacted Dominican Tax Code was being applied, practicing in a reputable tax Firm, and later in the headquarters of the head legal counsel of the Dominican Tax Administration (TA), where she also formed part of the committees for the drafting of proposed tax legislation; gaining insight of the TA’s functioning and structure.

    Prior to her full alliance with Arthur & Castillo, Maria Arthur practiced for many years in a Big Four accounting Firm as a tax advisor, establishing a reputation of excellence and skilled hard-work.

    Dra. Arthur’s accounting degree (CPA) has been key in managing client’s status and perspectives; for advising, planning and addressing tax matters to reach client’s objectives.

    Dra. Arthur is a Certified Bankruptcy Liquidator and Legal Interpreter.  She has written on a variety of tax topics and lectured at the Tax Training Institute INCAT and at UNIBE University. Maria Arthur is a Fulbright Alumni.

    Dra. Maria Arthur uses her knowledge of tax laws and procedure to achieve tax-efficient results in controversies at the administrative and judicial levels, and devises strategies that offer practical solutions to problems and to reach client’s objectives.

    Dra. Arthur Rodger’s broad range of clients include local and multinational corporations and closely-held businesses within the retail, distribution, foreign investment, tax free zones and online sectors, among others.

    Her practice as a trained tax representative has involved assisting clients in navigating through the intricacies of the Dominican tax system, providing tax advisory, tax planning for businesses and individuals in the establishment of their projects and endeavors in the Dominican Republic, tax free zones and other tax free regimes, strategic representation before government authorities, tax defense, due diligence and litigation. She has also advised on audit situations to obtain the best possible terms outcome and as liquidator in bankruptcy cases.

    Dra. Arthur also directs the inheritance law area having successfully completed multiple inheritance processes and advices on estate planning and matters encompassed therewith. In a cost efficient manner, she is always aimed at protecting client’s assets and interests.

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