Jaime Zaga Hadid
CEO of BDO Mexico
Tax | Local taxes | Transfer Pricing
Agro foods | Real Estate and Construction | Commercialization | Not for Profit | Health, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals | Financial Services | Manufacture | Natural Resources | Public Sector | Technology, Media and Telecommunications | Transport and Logistics
CPA
Executive Summary
Experience
C.P.A. Zaga has over 35 years of professional experience providing services to Mexican and international companies. During his trajectory, he held the position of Sub-administrator at The Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP as per initials in Spanish). Then, he established his own accounting firm independently.
He is a BDO partner since 1998, he performed as Tax National Director of BDO in Mexico and Regional Head of Tax for the Latin America region until June 2025.
He has participated as an expert witness in the United States Court, during World Bank dispute resolutions.
Mr. Zaga is frequently quoted at newspapers and magazines referring tax issues, such as: Vertigo, Milenio, Prontuario de Actualización Fiscal.
He was a member of the IMCP Representative Commission before Social Security Organizations until 2024; and he was the liaison of this Commission to Infonavit for the 2010-2011 biennium.
Additionally, he has been a member of the IMCP Tax Commission since 2023. He has been a member of the IMCP Tax Advisory Committee since February 2025.
Competencies
In Transfer Pricing and Tax services, he has provided services to small, medium and large, not only national but also foreign companies, of public and private origin.
He has intervened as an expert witness in controversy resolutions at the World Bank in Washington, DC.
He has been a frequent speaker in tax subjects at various academic and professional forums.
Professional Memberships
Education
C.P.A. Zaga has over 35 years of professional experience providing services to Mexican and international companies. During his trajectory, he held the position of Sub-administrator at The Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP as per initials in Spanish). Then, he established his own accounting firm independently.
He is a BDO partner since 1998, he performed as Tax National Director of BDO in Mexico and Regional Head of Tax for the Latin America region until June 2025.
He has participated as an expert witness in the United States Court, during World Bank dispute resolutions.
Mr. Zaga is frequently quoted at newspapers and magazines referring tax issues, such as: Vertigo, Milenio, Prontuario de Actualización Fiscal.
He was a member of the IMCP Representative Commission before Social Security Organizations until 2024; and he was the liaison of this Commission to Infonavit for the 2010-2011 biennium.
Additionally, he has been a member of the IMCP Tax Commission since 2023. He has been a member of the IMCP Tax Advisory Committee since February 2025.
Competencies
In Transfer Pricing and Tax services, he has provided services to small, medium and large, not only national but also foreign companies, of public and private origin.
He has intervened as an expert witness in controversy resolutions at the World Bank in Washington, DC.
He has been a frequent speaker in tax subjects at various academic and professional forums.
Professional Memberships
- Mexican Institute of Public Accountants (IMCP as per initials in Spanish).
- College of Certified Public Accountants (CCPM as per initials in Spanish).
- Tax Commission of the IMCP.
- Tax Advisory Committee of the IMCP.
- National College of Economists.
Education
- Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM as per initials in Spanish).
- Public Accountant.
- Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM).
- Diploma in Taxes.
- Mexican Institute of Public Accountants (IMCP).
- Professional Certification for Public Accountants and Professional Certification in Taxation.
- Transfer Pricing Seminar.