Fernando D. Velázquez, CPA, Esq.

Chief Compliance Officer at Fifth Dimension
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(386) 825-5501
Location
San Juan, Puerto Rico, PR
Languages
  • English Professional working proficiency
  • Spanish Full professional proficiency

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Credentials

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
    Departamento de Estado de Puerto Rico
  • Lawyer
    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Supreme Court
  • Lawyer
    US Federal District Court, District of Puerto Rico
  • Notary Public
    Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Supreme Court

Experience

    • Puerto Rico
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Compliance Officer
      • Dec 2022 - Present

    • Puerto Rico
    • Accounting
    • Member
      • Aug 2021 - Present

    • Puerto Rico
    • Accounting
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Manager, Tax Advisory
      • Mar 2020 - Aug 2021

    • United States
    • Accounting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Manager
      • Dec 2016 - Mar 2020

    • Senior Tax Consultant
      • Jan 2013 - Dec 2016

      • Perform research of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code, Tax Incentives Acts, and Department of Treasury’s official communications and regulations for complex tax matters. • Responsible for the implementation of major tax law changes regarding the sales and use tax, regular income tax, alternative minimum tax, gross receipts tax, and other taxes, provided by Acts No. 40-2013, No. 117-2013, No. 72-2015, among others. • Preparation of gross receipts tax and the 20% intercompany… Show more • Perform research of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code, Tax Incentives Acts, and Department of Treasury’s official communications and regulations for complex tax matters. • Responsible for the implementation of major tax law changes regarding the sales and use tax, regular income tax, alternative minimum tax, gross receipts tax, and other taxes, provided by Acts No. 40-2013, No. 117-2013, No. 72-2015, among others. • Preparation of gross receipts tax and the 20% intercompany alternative minimum tax abatement agreed upon procedures. • Preparation of “tax alerts” of recent tax law developments. • Preparation of income tax returns, volume of business returns, personal property tax returns and other compliance returns and reports. • Preparation of tax exemption grant requests. • Litigation and administrative hearings support.

    • Senior Auditor
      • Oct 2006 - Dec 2012

      • Perform external audits per US GAAP. • Perform annual statement reviews in accordance with Statutory Accounting Principles and applicable statutory regulations. • Prepare audited financial statements, management representation letters, and letters of recommendation for medium to large-sized private businesses. • Prepare income tax, volume of business, personal property and other compliance returns and reports.

    • United States
    • Banking
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Bank Representative
      • Oct 2005 - Aug 2006

Education

  • Inter American University School of Law
    Doctor of Law (JD), Magna Cum Laude
    2009 - 2012
  • University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras
    Bachelor's degree, Accounting
    2000 - 2005
  • CROEM
    High School Diploma
    1998 - 2000

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