{"id":471,"date":"2025-01-22T17:35:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T16:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vymabogados.com.mx\/en\/?p=471"},"modified":"2025-01-22T17:35:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T16:35:48","slug":"reforms-to-the-tax-code-of-mexico-city-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vymabogados.com.mx\/en\/reforms-to-the-tax-code-of-mexico-city-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cREFORMS TO THE TAX CODE OF MEXICO CITY (2025)\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear clients and friends:<\/p>\n<p>On January 1, 2025, various reforms to the Tax Code of Mexico City (CFCDMX) came into force. The following summarizes<br \/>\nthe most relevant aspects:<\/p>\n<p>1. Property Tax and Property Acquisition Tax (ISAI)<\/p>\n<p>Modification of rates:<br \/>\n\u2022 The property tax and ISAI rates were reformed to try to correct the aspects that, in previous fiscal years, were<br \/>\ndeclared unconstitutional for violating the principle of tax proportionality.<\/p>\n<p>ISAI reduction:<br \/>\n\u2022 By 2025, a 50% reduction of the ISAI will be applied, only in the event that the acquisition is derived from a succession by inheritance,<br \/>\nas long as any of the following assumptions are updated:<\/p>\n<p>1. That the value of the property in question does not exceed the sum equivalent to 27.185 times the daily value of the Unit of Measurement<br \/>\nand Update.<\/p>\n<p>2. That the granting, signing and application for registration before the Public Registry of Property and Commerce of Mexico City of the deed of allotment be no later than 5 years from the death of the original owner(s) of the property. in question, counted from the date of death indicated in the corresponding certificate.<\/p>\n<p>3. The award of the real estate in question is in favor of the spouse, common-law partner, descendants and\/or ascendants in the first degree.<\/p>\n<p>Update of matrices and cadastral values:<br \/>\n\u2022 New matrices of characteristics and points were published, as well as application rules to calculate the base cadastral value of the property tax.<br \/>\n\u2022 They include an increase of 8% related to special installations, accessory elements or complementary works, whose constitutionality has been questioned by the Judicial Branch of the Federation.<\/p>\n<p>Discounts for early payment of property tax:<br \/>\n\u2022 8% discount if payment for the six two-month periods is made in January.<br \/>\n\u2022 5% discount if payment is made in February.<\/p>\n<p>2. Payroll Tax (ISN)<br \/>\nIncrease in rate:<br \/>\n\u2022 The ISN rate increased from 3% to 4%. Tax benefits:<br \/>\n\u2022 Increase in workforce: Companies that increase their workforce by 33% during the 12 months prior to the ISN declaration may apply a 1% reduction on the 4% rate.<br \/>\n\u2022 New operations: Companies that start operations will be entitled to a 1% reduction in the rate.<br \/>\n\u2022 Micro and small businesses:<br \/>\no Microenterprises: Benefit equivalent to 1% of the rate.<br \/>\no Small businesses: Benefit equivalent to 0.5% of the rate.<br \/>\no Application of benefits in accordance with general rules issued by the Secretariat of Administration and Finance.<\/p>\n<p>3. Tax on the Emission of Polluting Gases into the Atmosphere Creation of the ecological tax:<br \/>\n\u2022 This new tax taxes direct emissions of polluting gases from fixed sources in Mexico City.<br \/>\nSubjects and object:<br \/>\n\u2022 Obligated: Natural and legal persons with fixed sources that emit polluting gases equal to or greater than one ton of CO2 equivalent.<br \/>\n(t CO2e) per month.<br \/>\n\u2022 Taxed gases: Carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O).<br \/>\nTax base:<br \/>\n\u2022 Determined by the sum of CO2, CH4 and N2O emissions, converted to tons of CO2 equivalent.<br \/>\n\u2022 Conversion according to factors established in the general rules issued by the Secretariat.<br \/>\nFee:<br \/>\n\u2022 $58.00 pesos per ton of CO2 equivalent or the corresponding proportional fraction.<br \/>\nPayment period:<br \/>\n\u2022 Monthly provisional payments, no later than the 17th day of the month following the month in which the tax is accrued.<br \/>\n\u2022 Annual declaration in July of the following fiscal year.<br \/>\nFormal obligations:<br \/>\n\u2022 Keep a Pollutant Emissions Register and present the corresponding receipt to the competent authority.<br \/>\n\u2022 The Secretariat will issue rules for compliance with these obligations.<\/p>\n<p>Final recommendations<br \/>\n1. Property Tax and ISAI:<br \/>\no Review of rates: Since the reforms seek to guarantee proportionality, it is recommended that companies and taxpayers analyze how changes in the cadastral valuation ranges affect their tax obligations.<br \/>\no It is recommended to carry out a fiscal impact study to determine if the updated values \u200b\u200badequately reflect the taxable capacity.<br \/>\no ISAI reduction due to inheritance: To take advantage of the 50% benefit, it is advisable to review the deadlines and documentation that prove compliance with the legal assumptions, especially in cases of inherited properties.<br \/>\no Challenge of increases: The 8% increase in values \u200b\u200brelated to special facilities could be questioned again in court if it is considered to violate constitutional principles.<br \/>\n2. Payroll Tax (ISN):<br \/>\no Cost analysis: Large companies should evaluate the impact of the increase in the 4% rate and, if feasible, consider labor or technological reorganization measures to optimize costs.<br \/>\n3. Tax on the Emission of Polluting Gases:<br \/>\no Environmental audit: It is recommended that companies with fixed emission sources carry out an internal audit to calculate their emissions of polluting gases and confirm that the records are consistent with official methodologies.<br \/>\n4. Tax Defense Strategies:<br \/>\no Constitutionality: If any of the reforms, such as the ecological tax or property increases, are excessively burdensome or lack technical support, the possibilities of promoting protections can be analyzed.<br \/>\no Preventive analysis: Carry out a fiscal study that incorporates all the modifications to foresee the total impact in the years 2025 and later.<\/p>\n<p>These recommendations should be customized according to the specific circumstances of each taxpayer or company; The lawyers that make up Vald\u00e9s, Mor\u00e1n y Asociados, S.C., remain at your service and available to provide you with the necessary support in relation to the information provided here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear clients and friends: On January 1, 2025, various reforms to the Tax Code of Mexico City (CFCDMX) came into force. The following summarizes the most relevant aspects: 1. Property Tax and Property Acquisition Tax (ISAI) Modification of rates: \u2022 The property tax and ISAI rates were reformed to try to correct the aspects that, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sin-categoria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vymabogados.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vymabogados.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vymabogados.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vymabogados.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vymabogados.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vymabogados.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":473,"href":"https:\/\/vymabogados.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471\/revisions\/473"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vymabogados.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vymabogados.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vymabogados.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vymabogados.com.mx\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}