Mexico's Reportable Transactions Rules in Effect January 1
Monday, December 21, 2020
Beginning January 1, 2021, Mexico’s reportable transaction rules require either a taxpayer or a tax advisor to report to the Mexican tax authorities any transactions that are designed, marketed, organized, implemented or administered to provide a tax benefit to the taxpayer.
What is a Reportable Transaction?
A reportable transaction is considered to be any transaction that generates or may generate, directly or indirectly, a tax benefit in Mexico and has any of the following characteristics:
Prevents foreign authorities from exchanging tax or financial information with Mexican tax authorities.
Avoids the application of the preferential tax regime (“REFIPRE”) or of transparent tax entities and foreign instruments.