Built from real tax experience.

After more than 20 years working in corporate taxation, compliance, international tax, and complex tax processes, I reached one conviction: the real challenge is not just knowing the rules, but turning that knowledge into systems that help people make better decisions. For years I watched much of that tax knowledge remain trapped in the experience of a few experts, in complex spreadsheets, reports that were hard to update, and manual processes that slowed down what should be clear.

Today, in a world shaped by artificial intelligence, the risk lies in believing it is enough to hand technical judgment over to language models. But in taxation, judgment matters: experience, context, exceptions, risks, data, and the way a decision truly affects a person, a company, or a professional team.

Tax Intelligence Chile by PTC was born from that tension: using technology to structure knowledge, make it traceable, and transform it into tax engines capable of processing complex information — solving everyday problems with more clarity, less friction, and better decisions.

Rodrigo Herrera, founder of Tax Intelligence Chile

CAREER PATH

Professional experience

Rodrigo Herrera built his career in the tax field over more than two decades, focusing on corporate compliance, VAT, income tax, tax packages, deferred taxes, tax audits, due diligence, and advisory services for multinational groups.

2022 – present

Personal Tax Compliance (PTC) · Ligera

Founder & Tax Manager

Tailored tax solutions in compliance, reporting, and planning. Since 2025, leading Tax Intelligence and tax automation.

2003 – 2022

Deloitte Chile

Tax Director · Corporate Tax & Global Mobility

Nearly two decades leading tax teams, progressing to Tax Director.

Tax Director — Corporate Tax / Global Mobility (2014–2022)
Senior Manager — Corporate Tax (2012–2014)
Manager — Global Employer Services / Global Mobility (2008–2012)
Manager — Corporate Tax (2003–2008)

2010 – 2020

Thomson Reuters

Instructor

Instructor in tax training programs.

Corporate TaxVATIncome TaxTax PackagesDue DiligenceTax AuditsInternational

TECHNICAL SCOPE

Areas of expertise

Corporate taxation

Monthly and annual compliance
VAT and informational tax returns
Income tax provisions
Deferred taxes
International tax packages
Due diligence
SII tax audits
Exporter and fixed-asset VAT recovery
Withholding tax (Impuesto Adicional)
Double taxation treaties

Individuals, executives, and international

Executive taxation
Expatriates
Global Mobility
Payroll and benefits
LTIPs / stock options
Tax equalization
Hypothetical tax
Tax residency
Double taxation
Cross-border compliance

CREDENTIALS

Academic background

Accountant-Auditor (Contador Auditor)
Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana
Postgraduate Diploma in Tax Management
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Master's Degree in International Taxation
Universidad de La Rioja, Spain

Tax, accounting, and international training applied to the design of digital solutions.

ACADEMIA

Teaching and training

More than 20 years of teaching experience in undergraduate, graduate, and master's programs, covering tax law, tax auditing, and advanced income taxation.

UTEM · Taxation I, Taxation II, and Tax Auditing
Graduate and master's programs in taxation
Instructor for Thomson Reuters
Instructor and creator of internal training content at Deloitte

TRACK RECORD

Experience with companies

Involvement in tax engagements for domestic and multinational companies across sectors such as technology, mining, banking, retail, engineering, telecommunications, consumer goods, and services.

AmazonGoogleAppleBHPSantanderSiemensUnileverLATAMHPTelefónicaBank of AmericaBechtel

PRODUCT VISION

The thesis behind Tax Intelligence

Much of tax knowledge lives trapped in spreadsheets, manual processes, emails, and expert judgment that is hard to scale. Tax Intelligence Chile was born to structure that knowledge and turn it into engines, automations, reports, diagnostics, and useful digital tools.

Knowledge EngineeringTax enginesAutomationDataReportingAI-assistedTax Technology

CLOSING

From the rule to the system.

Tax Intelligence Chile transforms tax expertise, data, and complex processes into digital tools designed to deliver clarity, traceability, and better decisions.

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