Mexico’s Annual Tax Return for Individuals: Who Files and How
The declaración anual is due every April. Who is required to file, who can skip it, the personal deductions and their cap, and how to file on the SAT portal.
Category: Money & Taxes
Banking, the RFC, SAT obligations, sending and receiving money, the cost of living and how prices change in Mexico City.
Sending Money to Mexico: SPEI, CLABE, Fees and Exchange Rates
How domestic transfers work, what you need to receive money from the US or elsewhere, where to compare fees and exchange rates, and the reporting rules.
Aguinaldo in Mexico: How the Christmas Bonus Works and Is Taxed
Every employee in Mexico, including part-year and domestic workers, is owed a year-end bonus. The math, the tax-free slice for 2026 and what to do if it does not arrive.
How to Open a Bank Account in Mexico as a Foreigner
What banks ask foreigners for, why tourists face limits, how account levels and the CLABE work, and how much IPAB deposit insurance covers.
Mexican Tax Residency for Foreigners: When SAT Taxes Your Income
Tax residency in Mexico depends on where your home and your center of vital interests are, not on your visa or a day count. What changes once you qualify.
Mexico Minimum Wage in 2026: Daily Rates and How It Is Set
The general and border minimum wages for 2026, the 61 trades with their own higher minimum, the rate for household workers, and when the 2027 figures are announced.
Cost of Living in Mexico City: Inflation, Wages and Daily Costs
Official figures behind everyday costs in Mexico City: INEGI inflation by category, the 2026 minimum wage, transit fares and the bills residents pay.
How to Get an RFC in Mexico as a Foreign Resident
The RFC is Mexico's tax ID, issued by the SAT. Not every resident needs one, but employees, freelancers and landlords do, and banks often ask for it.
Import Taxes on Online Orders to Mexico: The 2026 Courier Rates
How Mexico taxes parcels from Amazon US, Shein, Temu, AliExpress and European shops when they arrive by courier, who collects the tax, and the limits that send an order to a customs broker.
US 1% Remittance Tax on Money Sent to Mexico: Who Pays It
The new federal excise tax hits cash at the counter, not account-to-account transfers. What it means for money sent to family in Mexico City, as of November 2026.