The Fourteenth Transitory article establishes that the information submitted through the data application before to the entry into force of such Resolution will be kept in the TAS databases and may be used in tax audits.
Finally, it states that as of August 1st, 2019, all taxpayers must comply with the obligations set forth in articles 27, section V, last paragraph of the ITL; 5, section II and 32, section VIII of the VATL.
Comments
With the elimination of the data application its essential that the taxpayers who have entered into subcontracting labor agreements, invariably get a copy of several supporting documentation required by the aforementioned provisions regarding the fulfillment of the contractor’s tax obligations, otherwise they will not be able to deduct the corresponding expenses for IT purposes neither to credit the VAT transferred.
There has always been legal uncertainty in order to define when we are in presence of a provision of independent services, a labor intermediation, or a labor subcontracting, in which case the aforementioned provisions must be observed.
The aforementioned, because on many occasions the TAS has considered that the agreements for provision of services that require workers or employees of the contractor to provide the services to the contracting party, are not provision of services, re-characterizing the legal relationship between both parties and, therefore, causing a tax contingency to the contracting party.
Recommendations
It is essential to review and analyze the contracting scheme for provision of services implemented with its several contractors (e.g. suppliers), in order to establish a diagnosis and the necessary recommendations to continue operating such scheme, paying special attention and emphasis on tax issues because the potential contingencies that may be generated.
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Mexico City, August 20, 2019
