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6. Taxes: Mexico

Taxes in Mexico for companies and foreign investors: the corporate income tax, withholding on dividends, interest and royalties paid abroad, VAT, the limits on interest deductions and transfer pricing, and the border region incentives. Each rule is tied to the official text and checked against it.

Investor view. A flat 30 percent corporate rate, a 10 percent dividend withholding and a predictable monthly filing calendar give Mexico a stable, rules based tax system that rewards investors who document well and fund with equity.

• Mexico business taxes at a glance: the 30 percent corporate tax, withholding on payments abroad, 16 percent VAT and the rules that cap deductionsA Mexican company pays income tax at 30 percent of its taxable result, makes monthly advance payments by the 17th of the following month and files its annual return within three months of year end; lo

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