Ilze Rauza promoted to partner in PwC Latvia

Ilze Rauza joined PwC Latvia in 1998 and currently leads its Tax practice. Thanks to her perseverance, determination and professionalism, she has successfully grown the practice into one of the strongest and most experienced teams of tax professionals in Latvia.

In addition to improving Latvian legislation, Ilze specialises in EU law and tax treatment of cross-border transactions, and she has vast experience in tax litigation. As a member of the Latvian Association of Tax Consultants, ACCA and PwC’s Global Indirect Tax Financial Services network, Ilze actively participates in a range of working groups set up by ministries and other government agencies, focusing on socially relevant tax issues and offering solutions. Passionate about efficient organisation of processes, she supports the design and implementation of various automations.

"It’s a great pleasure to welcome Ilze as PwC partner. She’s proved herself to be an outstanding leader and demonstrated her skills with clients and in management. I’m certain her knowledge and experience will help her carry on pushing PwC’s development forward in Latvia. My hearty congratulations to Ilze, and I wish her every success in her new role,"

said PwC Latvia’s country managing partner Zlata Elksnina-Zascirinska.

Ilze has graduated from Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration. Top priorities in her new role will be strengthening the Tax practice, devising new solutions for clients, including ESG, and promoting pan-Baltic PwC collaboration in developing the Tax practice. Her knowledge of tax administration and her experience in applying the VAT directive across the EU will help Ilze continue developing new service offerings for our clients.

“Our team has always played a significant role, so I would like to thank my colleagues for their contributions, expertise, understanding, and support. Over the years we’ve built a very strong team combining experts in various fields so that we can offer a true one-stop shop with excellent professional services for our clients based on PwC’s multidisciplinary approach. This is both a tremendous challenge for me and an opportunity to carry on growing the firm,”

said Ilze Rauza, head of PwC Latvia’s Tax practice.

Ilze Rauza is taking up her new duties on 1 July 2022.

 

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