Fernando Pliego Vincent

Fernando Pliego Vincent is the lead partner for the transfer pricing practice at Salles Sainz Grant Thornton, one of Mexico's established accounting and advisory firms. Guiding the firm's transfer pricing work, he helps multinational and domestic groups manage one of the most scrutinised areas of international tax. His leadership of this practice has earned the firm recognition as Transfer Pricing Advisory Firm of the Year in Mexico at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026.

A national firm with broad advisory reach

Salles Sainz Grant Thornton is a Mexican firm offering a full suite of professional services, including audit, tax, business advisory, customs and foreign-trade services and transfer pricing. Transfer pricing is listed among its core service lines, sitting alongside its audit and tax practices. The firm has a substantial national footprint, with a presence in cities across Mexico including Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Queretaro, Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Puebla, Aguascalientes, Leon and Puerto Vallarta. This reach allows the firm to serve businesses throughout the country, and it gives its transfer pricing team, led by Fernando Pliego Vincent, a broad base from which to advise clients.

Transfer pricing at the heart of international tax

Transfer pricing concerns the prices at which related companies within the same group transact with one another across borders, and it has become one of the most closely examined areas of international taxation. Tax authorities require that intercompany transactions be priced as if between independent parties, on an arm's length basis, and they expect this to be supported by robust documentation and analysis. For multinational groups operating in Mexico, getting transfer pricing right is essential both to comply with the law and to avoid costly disputes and adjustments. A dedicated transfer pricing practice provides the economic analysis, documentation and defence that this demands.

Transfer pricing advisory work typically includes:

• Preparing transfer pricing documentation and studies
• Analysing and benchmarking intercompany transactions
• Designing and reviewing intercompany pricing policies
• Assisting with compliance obligations and reporting
• Supporting clients in transfer pricing examinations and disputes with the tax authorities

Local depth within a global network

A significant advantage of a firm such as Salles Sainz Grant Thornton is that it combines detailed knowledge of Mexican tax practice with membership of a wider international network, which matters greatly in transfer pricing, where transactions by their nature cross borders. Multinational clients benefit from advisers who understand both the Mexican rules and the international standards that shape them, and who can coordinate with colleagues in other jurisdictions when a matter spans several countries. Under Fernando Pliego Vincent's leadership, the transfer pricing team offers exactly this blend of local depth and international perspective.

Recognition in a scrutinised field

Recognition as a leading transfer pricing practice reflects the confidence that multinational groups place in an adviser to manage one of the most examined areas of international tax. Transfer pricing demands rigorous economic analysis, careful documentation and the ability to defend intercompany arrangements before the tax authorities, and the stakes for a large group can be considerable. An award of this kind acknowledges a firm's specialist depth in this discipline, supported by a national footprint and membership of a global network. For a lead partner guiding the practice, it also reflects the trust that clients place in advice that combines detailed knowledge of Mexican tax rules with an appreciation of the international standards that shape them, and the ability to coordinate across jurisdictions when a matter reaches beyond a single country's borders.

For multinational and domestic groups managing intercompany pricing and tax risk in Mexico, Fernando Pliego Vincent and Salles Sainz Grant Thornton offer specialist transfer pricing advice backed by a national footprint and a global network. The firm's recognition as Transfer Pricing Advisory Firm of the Year in Mexico at the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026 underlines its standing as a leading adviser in this demanding field.