Héctor Bernier, Esq., CPA
Principal – Tax Compliance
Héctor Bernier, CPA, ESQ. is a Tax Services Principal with over 24 years in strategic tax planning and corporate leadership for legal entities in the US, Caribbean, and USVI markets. He has public accounting experience in both international accounting firms as well as PR accounting firms, Comptroller, Attorney and Finance Director positions at private and public sector, past President of the PR State Society of CPA’s, and has served as an Ad-Hoc Professor for the first higher education Centre in Puerto Rico, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. With competencies that span Mergers & Acquisitions, tax settlement’s, closing agreements, tax incentives negotiations, regulatory compliance, revenue and profit enhancement, property and municipal tax. Héctor has been instrumental in building and leading cohesive teams, improving profit contribution, and positioning businesses to achieve PR and US tax compliance. Have transformed the financial health of companies by designing and executing initiatives to improve tax efficiencies. Recognized by peers as a “Strategic Tax Advisor and Subject Matter Expert for federal and state tax law”. His success is built on his ability to design and direct specialized practices across banking, financial institutions, insurance, media, distribution, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, technology, retail services and telecommunications industries. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Attorney at Law, and a tax advisor. Has a bachelor’s in business administration with a major in Accounting from the University of Puerto Rico, magna cum laude, and a Juris Doctor from Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, cum laude. Active member of the PR State Society of CPA, AICPA, PR Manufacturer Association, PR Chamber of Commerce, PR Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, and the PR Notary Association. Speaker in seminars offered by the PR Society of CPA’s, University of PR, professional associations and clients.
