Rosa Areias
Tax Lead Partner
PwC Portugal
Rosa Areias leads the Tax practice of PwC, with a team of over 800 professionals who assist our clients from our offices based in Cidade da Praia, Funchal, Lisbon, Luanda, Maputo and Porto. In addition, she is an Entrepreneurial & Private Business Leader and Member of the Executive Committee.
Rosa Areias has over 25 years of experience in the tax area. Throughout her career, she has focused on international tax consultancy and restructuring projects, assisting large national and multinational groups, mainly in the consumer goods and services, industry, energy, tourism, technology and telecommunications sectors.
She is a guest speaker at seminars and conferences on taxation, and regularly collaborates with the press on this subject. She is a guest lecturer at several higher education institutions.
At a glance
Areas of focus
- Corporate & International Tax
- Tax Advisory
- Direct Taxation
- Tax Benefits
- Structuring Investments in Portugal
- Business Reorganizations
Recognitions & Awards
Rosa has been distinguished by leading international bodies in the field of taxation:
- By Who’s Who Legal, as Corporate Tax Expert 2022. She has also been distinguished in this same category in 2021 and 2020;
- By ITR (International Tax Review) | WORLD TAX, as:
- WT- Highly Regarded, in the Tax Controversy practice area, from 2016 to 2023.
- Women in Tax Leader, from 2015 to 2023.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Administration by Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto (ISCAP).
- Degree in Economics by Faculdade de Economia do Porto.
- Post-graduation in Management and Taxation by IESF - Instituto de Estudos Superiores Financeiros e Fiscais.
- MBA in Finance by Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto.
- Degree in Law by Universidade Lusófona.
- Advanced Management Programme by Católica Lisbon School of Business | Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University.
- Post-graduation in Business Intelligence and Analytics by Porto Business School.
