U.S. Digital Service Providers With Mexican Customers: Avoid Being ¨Shut-Down¨ In Mexico

COVID times has brought us tough changes in our lives, and tax reform is one of them. In the U.S., the CARES Act provided relief to multiple sectors of the economy to alleviate the impact of the pandemic. However, the perspectives of tax reform in other jurisdictions are quite different, mainly considering the impact of COVID in public finances. Mexico is aimed in that direction.

Earlier November of this year, the Mexican Senate approved multiple tax amendments that aim to strengthen the revenue-collection capacity of the tax authorities, but more importantly, intend to regulate certain business activities, such as those provided by Digital Service Providers (DSP) with no tax residence in Mexico.

In the following lines, we will discuss how DSPs will be subject to harsh regulations in Mexico as consequence of the newly approved tax reform which may lead to a ¨shut-down¨ of their operations.

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