What you should know

It is not a disability, but a benefit included in the amendments to the LFT  (Federal Labor Law) From December 1, 2012 all those male workers who become parents, eithe...

Before deciding to purchase a house with the intention of remodeling, follow these tips: 1.    Do the Math. A remodeling project should not cost mor...

Recently, at the request of one of our clients, we requested from the Secretariat of Economy (Secretaría de Economía in Spanish), the Foreign Direct Inve...

Entering into an employment contract with a collaborator (employees, co-workers, colleagues, associates… i.e., any member of a team that works collaboratively) is an empl...

Buying a home or apartment is a major event and probably the largest purchase you will ever make.  It is for such reason that knowing what physical and legal aspects you sh...

Renting commercial premises for opening a business involves a number of points to consider in order to prevent both the lease or rental payment as well as the requisite procedur...

In accordance with Article 17 of the Foreign Investment Law (Ley de Inversión Extranjera, or LIE), foreign legal entities purporting to regularly perform commercial activ...

Companies have registries related to real property and commerce, but there is also a third registry that focuses on accounting for foreign capital, such being the National Regis...

  Having questions regarding bank accounts, or receiving notice of financial institution requirements, are common problems among users of financial products in Mexico.&...

The Office of the Federal Prosecutor for the Consumer, also referred to as the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor in Spanish, abbrevi...

If someone has ever contacted you by phone offering you insurance or you go into a bank branch and there the employee assisting you wants to sell you insurance, you should be aw...

Before importing a used car you should take into account that if you declare a value on the import permit or customs declaration known as a “pedimento” that is less ...

The Mexican Federal Treasury Certificates, known by their acronym CETES, which stands for Certificados de la Tesoreria de la Federación, are investment instruments offere...

Article 109, Section XV, subparagraph a) of the Income Tax Law (Ley del Impuesto Sobre la Renta, abbreviated LISR in Spanish) sets forth that income derived from the sale, trans...

The Credit Bureau is for many a taboo subject - there are those who believe it to be a kind of credit “police”, others believe it to be a kind of government agency, ...