Every guide for Mexico, grouped by topic.
Moving goods within Mexico requires a CFDI with the Carta Porte complement, issued before the trip — it proves legal possession of…
Yes, really. CFDI 4.0 validates the recipient's data against SAT's padrón (registry), and four fields must match exactly: the reci…
For the IRS, dual citizenship changes nothing: a US citizen must report worldwide income and file a US return whether they hold on…
Both. FinCEN Form 114 is due April 15 — and FinCEN grants an automatic extension to October 15 with no request needed. The extensi…
The highest balance — specifically, the aggregate maximum value of all your foreign financial accounts at any time during the cale…
If your fideicomiso is the plain-vanilla kind — a Mexican bank holding legal title to one property in the restricted zone while yo…
The consulate visa was only step one. Under Article 59 of the Ley de Migración, you have 30 calendar days from the day you enter M…
Yes — for Mexican clients. IVA (VAT) is a pass-through tax: you collect it from the client, hold it, and remit it monthly. The gen…
Yes. US citizens report all interest income worldwide, and Mexican bank interest goes on Schedule B (Form 1040), Part I — even tho…
It matters. There is no strict rule locking you to the consulate nearest your home — Mexico's own guidance speaks of applying at t…
Mexico taxes income through the Impuesto sobre la Renta (ISR), and the system looks familiar to anyone who has dealt with progress…
If you run a small business in Mexico — a freelancer, a landlord with a couple of units, a tiny services company — three things sh…
Mexico runs one of the world's most accessible residency systems: no points test, no lottery, no job offer required for the main r…
For 2026, the official formula is 680 days of UMA per month of income — 680 × $117.31 = $79,771 MXN per month, proven over the las…
The US–Mexico corridor is one of the busiest cross-border tax situations in the world: American retirees and remote workers settli…
The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA, known as T-MEC in Mexico) replaced NAFTA on 1 July 2020, and 2026 turned out to …
First, the definitions: PUE (pago en una sola exhibición) means the operation was paid in full at or before the invoice was issued…
RESICO (Régimen Simplificado de Confianza) is Mexico's simplified tax regime for individuals: instead of the regular ISR progressi…
Short version: you get the RFC in person at a SAT office with a prior appointment (cita), bringing your migratory document, CURP, …
Not necessarily. Services exported from Mexico can qualify for 0% IVA under LIVA Article 29 — but it is not automatic, the conditi…
You have the right to one, and SAT agrees with you. Issuing a CFDI is the vendor's legal obligation (CFF Art. 29, requirements in …
The wire itself is not a taxable event — moving your own money between your own accounts creates no tax. The fear of a "transfer t…