Access + Master in International Tax Advice
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Campus:
Madrid
Date:
September
LANGUAGE:
Spanish
ACADEMIC STAY:
University of Miami
Master global taxation and build a career that transcends borders.
The Access Program for the International Master’s Degree in Tax Advisory is designed for those seeking to build a solid foundation in taxation with an international perspective. This program enables you to understand the fundamentals and dynamics of tax law as applied to companies, individuals, and cross-border operations, integrating key aspects such as planning, compliance, and tax strategy in competitive and regulated environments.
With a professional practice–oriented approach, you will develop the skills to interpret, apply, and anticipate tax regulations in real-world contexts, enhancing your ability to provide reliable advice in complex and global scenarios. This preparation serves as an essential step toward advanced specialization, strengthening your professional profile and expanding your opportunities in law firms, consultancies, corporate tax departments, and international advisory services.
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Introduction and objectives
The professional who wants to give a better advice to his clients must do it not only from a deep knowledge of his field of expertise, but also knowing the context and the objectives of his clients and the means that the firm he is working for puts at his disposal.
This double qualification makes it easier for its students to achieve this double goal. With a sufficient knowledge of the global nature of the services provided to the client, they will be able to better integrate their work with that of the entire advisory team, in which their specialized work will not be limited to the mere payment of taxes, but rather to a true integral planning, for the best service to the client.
To achieve these objectives, there is nothing better than to have the leading firms take charge of your training and confront you with real cases, in a real environment.
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Structure, location and calendar
CAMPUS: Madrid
DURATION: 18 months
STRUCTURE
Two stages:
- Stage One: On-site instruction
- One academic year for Master of Access in Law and one academic semester for the Master in International Tax Advice
- Master of Access in Law: Classes take place Monday to Friday.
- Master in International Tax Advice: Classes take place Monday to Thursday.
- Certain mornings, students will attend lectures and practical sessions at ISDE’s offices and / or collaborating institutions, with offices in Madrid (Spain).
- The Master in International Tax Advice includes an academic stay at the University of Miami.
- Stage Two: Internship
- Mandatory and unique stage for both programs after completing the Master of Access in Law. Internships will take place at firms or legal departments of large national and international ISDE collaborating companies (more than 250). Internships are validated for both programs.
Career Opportunities
- Consulting and auditing firms, also known as the Big Four, (primarily in areas of specialization related to Tax Law).
- Large national and international companies, both listed and SMEs, (mainly in departments specialized in financial tax advice).
- Banks, investment banks, savings banks, and other financial market operators.
- Firms and companies that hire the most students from this Master’s program: EY, PKF-ATTEST, PwC Spain, CUATRECASAS, Benow Partners, KPMG, Deloitte, BLN PALAO, MA Abogados, GÓMEZ-ACEBO & POMBO, BDO, among others.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Master of Access to the Legal Profession
1. LEGAL PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY MODULE (COMPULSORY SUBJECTS)
CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE
- Civil Practice I
- Civil Practice II
- Commercial Practice
CRIMINAL LAW PRACTICE
- Criminal Practice
PUBLIC LAW PRACTICE
- Administrative processes and legal-administrative practice
- Tax procedures
LABOUR LAW PRACTICE
- Legal-Labour Practice
LAWYER’S PRACTICE
- Legal and deontological status of the legal profession.
- Argumentation, writing and knowledge management techniques
- Organization of the office and client relations
2. MODULE INTENSIFICATIONS (OPTIONAL SUBJECTS)
AREA OF PRIVATE LAW
- Corporate Law
- Introduction to Business Accounting
- Commercial contracts
- Bankruptcy Law
- Competition law: free competition and unfair competition
- Law of damages and liability
- Intellectual and industrial property law
- Consumer law
- Family and succession law
- Law of regulated economic activities
- Financial market law
PUBLIC LAW AND TAX AREA
- Urban and real estate law
- Business taxation I
- Business taxation II
AREA OF SOCIAL LAW
- Company labour law
AREA OF CRIMINAL AND PENITENTIARY LAW
Economic criminal law
Criminal liability of minors
Enforcement of Sentences and Prison Law
INTERNATIONAL LEGAL AREA
International Business Law
Jurisdictional protection in international courts
3. EXTERNAL INTERNSHIPS (COMPULSORY)
Internship for the practice of law
4. MASTER’S THESIS (COMPULSORY)
Carrying out the final master’s work
Master's in International Tax Advisory
LEVELING
- LAW MODULE: ACCOUNTING
- ECONOMICS MODULE: CIVIL LAW / COMMERCIAL LAW
- COMMUNITY LAW
- COMPUTER TOOLS
CORE MODULES
- CORPORATE TAX WITHOUT SPECIAL REGIMES
- PERSONAL INCOME TAX – WEALTH TAX
- TAX PROCEDURES (LGT/INSPECTION/REVENUE/ TAX LITIGATION)
- VALUE-ADDED TAX (VAT)
SEMI-CORE MODULES
- CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DUTIES
- INCOME TAX FOR NON-RESIDENTS
- TRANSFER PRICING
SPECIALIZATION I
- TAX CONSOLIDATION
- RESTRUCTURING OPERATIONS
- TAXATION OF IMPATRIATES AND EXPATS
- FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE TAXATION
- ITPyAJD
- FAMILY BUSINESS (ISD + IP)
- LOCAL TAXES (IAE, ICIO, IBI, IIVTNU)
SPECIALIZATION II
- REAL ESTATE TAXATION
- TAX PLANNING
SPECIALIZATION III
- BEPS – DIGITAL ECONOMY
- DOUBLE TAXATION AGREEMENTS (DTA)
GENERAL MODULES
- PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
- TAX AUDIT
- MONEY LAUNDERING
Second phase
INTERNSHIPS FOR THE PRACTICE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION
Once the first phase of the program is completed, the student will have the necessary tools and instruments to practice law.
To deepen and demonstrate these practical skills, in the second phase, students join law firms, both national and international. There, they are guided by a lawyer-tutor who introduces them to the firm’s working mechanics and the legal matters in which the student will participate.
The student’s placement is determined by the Master’s Direction based on academic results, the analysis of each student’s personal profile, and the requirements set by the law firms themselves. This ensures the success of the internships and proper guidance for the student.
MASTER’S THESIS
Through the Master’s Thesis, the student has the opportunity to delve deeper into a topic of their interest, applying the knowledge acquired and their problem-solving ability in new or unfamiliar environments within broader contexts related to their area of study. This means that the student must integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments from incomplete or limited information, which includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
Note:
This qualification is currently undergoing reform to adapt to Law 15/2021, of October 23, which amends Law 34/2006, of October 30, and unifies access to the professions of Lawyer and Court Representative, as well as Royal Decree 64/2023, of February 8, which develops the aforementioned Law. For this reason, modifications may occur in the structure and content of the curriculum.
FACULTY
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Master of Access to Law: Prof. Dr. D. Eduardo Serrano
Course for Access to the Legal Profession: Prof. Dr. D. Manuel Bermejo
Master in International Tax Advisory: Sergio López Marcos, Javier Talegón Vázquez
Madrid
| Álvaro Beñarán | PKF Attest |
| Andrés Sánchez | Cuatrecasas |
| Antonio Sánchez | Price Waterhouse Coopers |
| Antonio Pina | INTERNATIONAL TPS |
| Belén Palao | BLN Palao Abogados |
| Carlos Pérez | SUMMA 4 |
| Diego Galipienzo | PKF Attest |
| Enrique Ortega | Lawyer. General Secretary AEDM |
| Francisco Javier Chacón | BBVA |
| Javier Talegón | MA Abogados |
| Jesús De Grado | IUS & ALIA |
| Jorge Rabadán | Alliantia |
| José Ignacio Alemany | Alemany, Escalona y de Fuentes |
| Leopoldo Gandarias | Alliantia |
| Luis Pérez | Benow Partners |
| Luisa López | Laffer Abogados |
| Manuela Martín | Cuatrecasas |
| Mateo Sanfilippo | Lefebvre el Derecho |
| Rafael Álvarez | Ernst & Young |
| Roberto Grau | Clifford Chance |
| Santiago Milans del Bosch | Milans del Bosch Abogados |
| Siro Barro | Alemany, Escalona y de Fuentes |
| Tomás Azaola | PKF Attest |
| Roger Tort | Laffer Abogados |
| Paula Beneítez | Cuatrecasas |
*The faculty is subject to changes
Levin College of Law, University of Florida
| Professor Dennis Calfee | https://www.law.ufl.edu/faculty/dennis-a-calfee |
| Associate Dean Charlene Luke | https://www.law.ufl.edu/faculty/charlene-luke |
| Professor Mindy Herzfeld | – |
| Doug Andre | – |
| Daniel Hudson | – |
| Pedro de Corona | https://www.procopio.com/attorneys/view/pedro-e-corona-de-la-fuente |
| Summer LePree | https://www.bilzin.com/we-are-focused/people/l/lepree-summer-ayers |
| Carlos Vaca | https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-vaca-valverde-b72b2a29 |
*The faculty is subject to changes
ACCREDITED DEGREE
Once the relevant Program has concluded and ISDE has verified that the STUDENT has completed their work satisfactorily, the STUDENT will receive the corresponding Degree certificate for each PROGRAM.
In compliance with current legality and, specifically, as set forth in article 4.4 of decree 84/2004, it is noted that ISDE’s programs are professionally oriented and therefore, unless explicitly stated otherwise, they are courses that do not lead to the acquisition of a title with official value, but to that of a proprietary title from ISDE.