Now online clothing buyers through applications will be subject to paying taxes by the Tax Administration Service (SAT).
Starting this month of October 2024, the SAT began new audit and review programs to ensure compliance with measures focused on detecting and sanctioning smuggling, evasion and tax avoidance practices.
Of the most important, it stands out that the tax collection body places emphasis on abusive practices related to foreign trade and compliance with tax obligationssaid prosecutor Jesús Rodríguez.
He pointed out that now The SAT is exercising stricter supervision over imports, the regulation of courier companies, and the obligation of online stores to register and withhold taxes.
That is, companies that sell clothing online, such as Shein, Aliexpres, Mercado Libre, Amazon, Privalia and Temu, among others, will have to register with the SAT and people who buy merchandise from them will pay taxeshe explained.
He mentioned that The same measures that the SAT took in the case of digital platforms are being applied to them under equal conditions..
SAT seeks to reduce tax evasion and avoidance
The above, as part of reaffirming the commitment of the SAT to increase tax collection, reduce evasion and avoidance, and combat corruptionhe highlighted.
This is intended to move towards a more competitive, egalitarian and fair Mexico, and reflects the clear intention to strengthen the integrity of the tax system and promote equity in tax collection, he stated.
What are the measurements?
To reinforce surveillance to combat abusive practices, the SAT announced that the following measures:
Regarding foreign trade
- Courier companies must identify those who import goods from Asia without paying the corresponding taxes and verify that the products declared are the same as those that were sent.
- New requirements are being asked for companies that carry out temporary imports to obtain registration as a certified company, or the acceptance of the VAT and IEPS guarantee in order to ensure that the goods return abroad.
- Customs agents and agencies can be sanctioned for committing infractions related to import or export, given that they participate in customs clearance.
- It is stated that it is an improper practice to introduce into the country mixtures essentially composed of sugar with activated carbon or with analogous or similar substances, and once in the country to separate or eliminate this last component, with the aim of not paying the corresponding taxes.
Regarding internal taxes, it is clarified
- Online stores that operate as intermediaries must also register in the Federal Taxpayer Registry (RFC) and withhold the taxes that correspond to the operations in which they participate as intermediaries.
- Only the deduction of expenses in contracting services in the determination of Income Tax (ISR) proceeds when it is proven that the service was actually provided.
- Taxpayers who acquire goods in Mexico owned by a foreigner must withhold VAT.
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