Acción Inmediata: Mexico adopts labor subcontracting rules

Doug McHoney (PwC's US International Tax Services Leader) and David Cueller (PwC Mexico’s Tax and Legal Services Leader) discuss Mexican developments, including outsourcing reform and Mexico's current position in the OECD BEPS Project. Doug and David cover: the history of Mexico's outsourcing regime; recent disruptive changes made to various laws, including the Income Tax Law, VAT Law, and Labor Law; the specialized services exception; companies impacted by the recent law changes; the potential for penalties and tax fraud; relevant compliance concerns; and US tax considerations. They also discuss Mexico's BEPS-aligned legislation and the non-deductibility of payments to certain foreign entities.