Biography
Ms. Toro has developed a general corporate tax practice with emphasis in employee benefits, income tax, tax incentives, property taxes and municipal license tax. She also possesses experience in the litigation of tax controversies before the Puerto Rico courts, as well as in governmental and legislative affairs regarding labor issues within the public sector.
Having worked for some of the most renowned corporate entities doing business in Puerto Rico, either as a legal counselor or an external auditor, Ms. Toro is able to provide realistic and accurate tax counseling to clients.
As an employee benefits' attorney, she provides counseling to clients on the qualification and administration of Puerto Rico and U.S. retirement plans, including amending plan documents, and preparing statutory notices and documents. Ms. Toro also advices clients on retirement plan compliance matters, as provided by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code, the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, their Regulations issued thereunder, the U.S. Department of Labor Regulations, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Regulations.
She is an active member of the CPA/Attorney Committee of the Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants, which is engaged in providing excellent continuing education to CPAs/Attorneys in compliance with requirements provided by both the Puerto Rico Supreme Court and the Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Ms. Toro has prepared several Client Tax Alerts discussing major highlights of Puerto Rico tax legislation, and has published various articles in the Tax Perspectives concerning tax credits and other relevant tax laws. She has also participated as co-lecturer at seminars on Puerto Rico Qualified and Non-Qualified Retirement Plans and Puerto Rico Income Tax Withholding and Reporting Obligations on Settlement and Separation from Service Agreements sponsored by the Puerto Rico Society of Public Accountants and the Puerto Rico Bar Association.
Before joining McConnell Valdés she was a Staff II Auditor in the Assurance and Advisory Business Services Practice of Ernst & Young LLP, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 2001, she also interned with the Tax Department of Deloitte & Touche LLP, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Practices
News & Publications
News
- McV NewsAugust 21, 2019
- McV NewsJune 21, 2019
- December 3, 2015
- June 18, 2015
Publications
- An McV Sales & Use Tax AlertMay 19, 2023
- Tax AlertMarch 9, 2023
- Tax AlertMarch 9, 2023
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertFebruary 1, 2023
- An McV Tax AlertNovember 1, 2022
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertOctober 4, 2022
- An McV Tax AlertJuly 11, 2022
- An McV Tax AlertJuly 8, 2022
- An McV Sales & Use Tax Practice Team AlertMay 13, 2022
- An McV Tax AlertFebruary 4, 2022
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertJanuary 25, 2022
- An McV Tax AlertOctober 18, 2021
- An McV Labor & Tax AlertSeptember 22, 2021
- An McV Tax AlertJuly 8, 2021
- An McV Tax AlertFebruary 26, 2021
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertFebruary 3, 2021
- An McV Tax AlertNovember 18, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertSeptember 18, 2020
- An McV Sales & Use Tax AlertAugust 3, 2020
- An McV Sales & Use Tax AlertJuly 24, 2020
- An McV Sales & Use Tax AlertJuly 7, 2020
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertJune 30, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertJune 15, 2020
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertApril 30, 2020
- An McV Corporate & Tax AlertApril 28, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertApril 22, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertApril 21, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertApril 21, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertApril 20, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertApril 20, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertApril 20, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertApril 17, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertApril 6, 2020
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertApril 2, 2020
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertMarch 31, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertMarch 31, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertMarch 26, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertMarch 26, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertMarch 24, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertMarch 20, 2020
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertMarch 19, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertMarch 18, 2020
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertMarch 3, 2020
- An McV Tax AlertFebruary 7, 2020
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertJanuary 14, 2020
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertNovember 21, 2019
- An McV Tax AlertNovember 14, 2019
- An McV Tax AlertOctober 29, 2019
- August 26, 2019
- An McV Tax AlertJune 11, 2019
- An McV Tax AlertFebruary 13, 2019
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertJanuary 9, 2019
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertJanuary 2, 2019
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertDecember 14, 2018
- An McV Tax AlertDecember 10, 2018
- An McV Tax AlertDecember 7, 2018
- An McV Tax AlertDecember 3, 2018
- An McV Tax AlertNovember 29, 2018
- An McV Tax AlertNovember 29, 2018
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertNovember 15, 2018
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertNovember 7, 2018
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertAugust 1, 2018
- An McV Tax AlertJune 27, 2018
- An McV Tax AlertJune 26, 2018
- An McV Tax AlertApril 24, 2018
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertJanuary 22, 2018
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertDecember 4, 2017
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertNovember 21, 2017
- An McV Tax AlertNovember 3, 2017
- An McV Tax AlertOctober 10, 2017
- An McV Tax AlertOctober 4, 2017
- An McV Tax AlertSeptember 29, 2017
- An McV Tax AlertAugust 16, 2017
- An McV Tax AlertJuly 31, 2017
- An McV Tax AlertJuly 5, 2017
- An McV Tax AlertJune 29, 2017
- An McV Tax AlertJune 21, 2017
- An McV Tax AlertMay 18, 2017
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertMay 10, 2017
- An McV Tax AlertApril 19, 2017
- An McV Tax AlertMarch 21, 2017
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertFebruary 10, 2017
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertJanuary 19, 2017
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertJanuary 16, 2017
- An McV Tax AlertJanuary 9, 2017
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertJanuary 9, 2017
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertDecember 19, 2016
- An McV Tax AlertOctober 26, 2016
- An McV Tax AlertOctober 5, 2016
- An McV Tax AlertOctober 4, 2016
- An McV Tax AlertJune 15, 2016
- An McV Tax AlertJune 13, 2016
- An McV Tax AlertJune 3, 2016
- May 6, 2016
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertMarch 17, 2016
- An McV Employee Benefits AlertMarch 14, 2016
- March 8, 2016
- March 1, 2016
- February 9, 2016
- January 7, 2016
- January 4, 2016
- December 3, 2015
- Tax & Retail, January 12, 2015
Co-Leader, Employee Benefits Practice Team
Member, Pro Bono Committee
Bar Admissions
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Education
B.B.A., Magna Cum Laude, University of Puerto Rico, 2001
- Major: Accounting
J.D., Magna Cum Laude, University of Puerto Rico Law School, 2007
Certified Legal Specialty
- Civil Law Notary
Memberships
Puerto Rico Bar Association
American Bar Association, Tax Section
Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants
Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants
Phi Alpha Delta International Law Fraternity