Mexican tax authorities are sending notices to taxpayers inviting them to review and, if necessary, correct their tax filings (“Invitation Letters”). The Invitation Letters identify alleged discrepancies between amounts taxpayers claimed as authorized deductions and the expense and invoicing information they provided to support such deductions.
It is important to review the Invitation Letter carefully
A special tax resolution published in the Official Journal of the Federation on April 23, 2021, amends several current rules to establish that Mexican tax authorities will now disallow any credit or deductions for wages or other payments made for outsourced services that relate to the taxpayer company’s purpose and main economic activity. Once Mexico’s
On December 8, 2020, Mexico published important new Miscellaneous Tax Rules amending numerous tax regulations in the Official Journal of the Federation. Article 30 of the Federal Tax Code is among the regulations amended, and the latest rules introduce new obligations with respect to maintaining supporting documents demonstrating the economic reasons behind corporate capital increases
On April 5, 2021, Mexico’s Tax Administration Service published the Fifth Anticipated Version of the First Resolution Modifying the 2021 Miscellaneous Tax Resolution and its annexes 1-A and 9. The changes, published on the agency’s website, entered into force the day following their publication in the Official Journal of the Federation. Note, however, that certain
For Mexican entities approving capital stock increases or decreases occurring December 31, 2020 or before, Article 30 of the Mexican Federal Tax Code provided that taxpayers were required to maintain records of all minutes and certificates relating to such transactions. However, beginning January 1, 2021, Mexican tax authorities now may require additional information from Mexican
On January 18, 2021, the Financial Intelligence Unit (“FIU”) of Mexico’s Tax Administration Service modified applicable rules governing loans made between entities that belong to the same business group. This provides clarity to one of the most frequently asked questions regarding so called “vulnerable transactions” and mandatory compliance with the Federal Law for the Prevention
The Mexican Omnibus tax bill for 2020 was published in the Official Journal of the Federation on December 9, 2019. Among other changes, a new Section, “Regarding the Disclosure of Reportable Transactions,” was added to the Mexican Federal Tax Code (“CFF” for its acronym in Spanish), which sets forth a mandatory disclosure or reporting requirement
Article 69-B of the Mexican Federal Tax Code sets forth a procedure to be followed by taxpayers who contract with suppliers of goods or services who, pursuant to public information published in the Official Journal of the Federation and on the Tax Administration Service website on a quarterly basis, are listed as companies that invoice
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a steep drop in revenues for Mexican companies during fiscal year 2020, which will also result in decreased net income and, in many cases, negative cash balances. Mexican companies will need to keep a close eye on their cash flow and analyze strategies and options to improve their cash balances.