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Mexico SAT expands services, tightens enforcement

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2026-08-06 21:02 UTC → 2026-08-07 19:34 UTC · added removed

From Since April 2026 the Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT) began authorising issuing the first 2025 tax refunds, totalling 10.1 billion pesos, refunds (10.1 bn pesos) and confirmed clarified that payroll withholdings in Oaxaca did do not reduce lower workers’ net pay. The agency dispelled It refuted social‑media claims that it could auto‑freeze automatically freeze accounts over 50,000 pesos, clarifying stating that any seizure requires a formal debt procedure. In May SAT announced the agency launched a crackdown on roughly about 550,000 non‑paying firms, promoted the low‑rate Simplified Trust Regime and partnered with the Buró de Crédito to delete erase small‑debt records. A June mobile‑office tour in June visited covered 28 states, processing about roughly 15,000 procedures for 7,600 taxpayers and publishing a list of over 100 alleged “factureros”. The same month SAT denied a reported cyber‑attack and warned of a resurgence of phantom companies, restricting digital seals tightening digital‑seal rules for thousands of users. fuel invoicing. July saw the launch of the “Amigos del SAT” programme in Baja California, expanding expand on‑site assistance to remote neighbourhoods in Baja California and addressing address a backlog of foreign‑origin vehicle registrations. The agency also introduced registrations; solidary liability, liability was introduced, allowing tax debts to be pursued against legal representatives and shareholders, and announced fines of up to 44,970 pesos were set for unreported used‑car sales. A new Miscellaneous Fiscal Resolution fiscal resolution raised audit activity to 10,854 audits in Q1, a Q1 (up 37.7 % YoY rise – yet YoY) while total tax collection fell 1.4 % with and income‑tax receipts down dropped 5.8 %. SAT set a 31 December 2026 deadline for required all taxpayers to keep their Buzón Tributario active, after which active by 31 Dec 2026, with fines of 3,850‑11,540 pesos will apply. The agency also tightened digital‑seal rules for fuel invoicing. non‑compliance, and continued to tighten digital‑seal rules. The agency marked its 29th anniversary with a historic half‑year collection of nearly 3 trillion trn pesos and continued to deploy expanded mobile offices to over 400 municipalities, processing roughly about 13,000 procedures in by late July. In August SAT intensified digital oversight, using electronic reviews that cross‑check CFDI data, bank deposits, social‑security records and other government sources.

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