Tax Administration Service Mexico Mexican Tax Administration Service President AGAFF CA International Fiscal Audit AGR AGGC CA Transfer Pricing AGA AGJ AGAC CA Legal Disputes CA Planning, Supervision & Evaluation, Other Gral Admons CA Int Legal Affairs & Legal Criteria CA Sector Gobierno CA Diverse Taxpayers CA Programing CA Tax Collection CA Legal Affairs CA Consolidated Corporations CA International Fiscal Audit Foreign Residents International Fiscal Audit International Trade Exchange of Information Crossborder Payments: a) Foreign Earned Income b) Deduction of Mexican Resident Specific Atributions (Art. 7 Tax Administration Service Law) Foreign Tax Credit Investments in Tax Heavens Permanent Establishments Origin Verifications Exchange of Information Auditor’s opinion for tax purposes Tax Return Multiple Informative Overseas Payments Investments in Tax Heavens Information Filed before Tax Returns Foreign Financing Related Parties Sources Customs Database Taxpayers Database & Tax Returns Exchange of Information Compliance Audit Focus Planning Create awareness on taxpayers based on the constant monitoring and analysis to detect agressive tax planning and non compliance of international fiscal regulations (surveillance) Audit Programs Withholding rate (Law or Convention) Crossborder Payments Compliance of the Convention Foreign Earned Income Tax Withholding and payment Audit Programs Compliance of fiscal deductions regulations (Arts. 29 to 32 Income Tax Law) Crossborder Payments Deduction of Mexican Resident Back to back credits (Art. 92 Income Tax Law) Withholding tax and payment Most of the resources are used for auditing corporations, nevertheless we seek to have more fiscal presence in individuals. Due to the significant increase in the turistic and real estate industries, new audit programs will focus on leasing operations of individuals (turistic destinations) Specific Audit Programs Interests. Debt Planning. Crossborder Payments Foreign Earned Income Royalties Related Parties Services Artistes & Sportsmen Leasing Sale of Stocks Audit Programs Determine the limit of the credit (art. 6 Income Tax Law) Foreign Tax Credit Payment of tax effectively done overseas In 2004, 2,472 tax returns with foreign tax credit were filed for an amount of $587 million pesos, representing a 72% increase with respect to fiscal year 2003 Audit Programs Determine tax for investments in tax heavens Investments in Tax Heavens File Informative Tax Returns regarding such investments Benefit for corporations with enterprise activities that have such type of investments In 2004, 540 tax returns of corporations were filed, from which 63% declared investments in stocks for an amount of $6,916 million pesos Audit Programs Tax determination regarding PE’s Permanent Establishments Verification of depreciation rates and amortization of assets Allocated expenses Intercompanies expenses from abroad Audit Programs Imports under preferential treament for customs tariff purposes Origin Verifications Questionnaries Verification types (exporter/producer) Visits to the premises of an exporter or producer Audit Programs Support area in charge of international matters related to nationals with foreign earned income Exchange of Information Spontaneaous Types Automatic or Routine Upon Request (Specific)