September, 2024Important precedent to prevent the cancellation of digital sealsRecently, our tax litigation department obtained an important ruling from the Eleventh Metropolitan Regional Chamber of the Federal Court of Administrative…→
August, 2024The SAT increases address verifications that may lead to restriction of digital sealsIn accordance with the provisions of Article 17-H Bis of the Federal Tax Code, the Tax Administration Service (“SAT”) has the power to temporarily restrict…→
August, 2024Von Wobeser y Sierra strengthens its Tax practice with the addition of counsel Eric Palacios• The tax practice team is composed of experts who advise clients on both tax consulting and litigation.→
August, 2024General guidelines of the Mexican Social Security Institute mailboxOn August 5, 2024, the Decree establishing the general guidelines of the Mexican Social Security Institute (“IMSS”) was published in the Official Gazette…→
August, 2024Publication of the Mexican Social Security Institute mailbox guidelinesOn August 5, 2024, the Decree issuing the general guidelines of the Mexican Social Security Institute (“IMSS”) was published in the Official Gazette of the…→
August, 2024Grupak de México acquires lgsapack for electricity self-sufficiencyThe Mexican company Grupak Empresarial has acquired Igsapak Cogeneración, the electricity supplier for Grupak’s paper and corrugated cardboard factory in…→
July, 2024IMSS: Integration of the base contribution salary for payments of meals and housingWe inform you that on July 11, 2024, Agreement ACDO.AS2.HCT.250624/204.P.DIR issued by the Technical Council of the Mexican Social Security Institute…→
July, 2024Significant tax incentives in YucatánOn June 28, 2024, the Decree fostering investment in the Progreso I and Mérida I Wellbeing Industrial Hubs of the state of Yucatán (the “Decree”) was…→
June, 2024Reform on human trafficking: Focus on labor exploitationOn June 7, 2024, the Decree amending and adding various provisions of the General Law to Prevent, Punish and Eradicate Crimes of Human Trafficking and for…→
June, 2024Unconstitutionality of Article 130, Section I of the Tax Code of Mexico City in force in fiscal year 2023.In a session held on May 19, 2024, the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation resolved amparo review 108/2024, in which Article 130,…→
May, 2024Artificial intelligence in the legal profession: impact, productivity and new skillsGenerative artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, from productivity and legal service delivery to the skills lawyers will need to develop.Read original publication→
April, 2024Strategic partner or cost center? Levels of legal department managementIn an article for LexLatin, Pablo Jiménez examines three levels of legal department maturity and how evolving objectives and performance indicators can…Read original publication→
April, 2024The battle for judicial independence. Lessons from the Inter-American System.The article reviews the Inter-American Court's decision in Gutiérrez Navas et al. v. Honduras, where the arbitrary removal of constitutional judges was…Read original publication→
March, 2024Businesspeople Are Beneficiaries of the Fight Against Private CorruptionThe authors argue that businesses benefit from combating private corruption through substantive integrity policies, internal controls and accountability.Read original publication→
March, 2024Blockchain and Compliance, Mundo EjecutivoIt explores blockchain as an immutable, decentralized record for documenting compliance evidence and limiting the manipulation or concealment of relevant…Read original publication→
March, 2024Cryptocurrencies and Ponzi Schemes, MIT SloanThe piece explains how Ponzi and pyramid schemes exploit interest in cryptoassets, often by offering purported high returns without a genuine underlying…Read original publication→
March, 2024The Concept of Organization in Organized Crime and Crimes Against Humanity, Todo Penal InternacionalGlobalization and the evolution of transnational crime have reinforced the relevance of international criminal law and its response mechanisms.Read original publication→
March, 2024Tax Evasion: A Form of Corruption, Milenio Newspaper (2020)The article frames tax evasion as a form of corruption because it diverts resources intended for public spending to private benefit.Read original publication→
March, 2024Judges Must Think of the Victims, Milenio Newspaper (2020)It questions judicial criteria that exclude financial information from criminal investigations on privacy grounds, arguing they can leave victims…Read original publication→
March, 2024There Is No Perfect Crime, Milenio Newspaper (2020)The column explains that fictitious companies and layered schemes used in tax evasion leave financial trails that investigators can follow.Read original publication→
March, 2024Cryptocurrencies and Their Transparent Blockchain, Milenio Newspaper (2021)It explains how public blockchain records make cryptocurrency transactions traceable, even though wallet holders may not be immediately identified.Read original publication→
March, 2024Tax Evasion: A Form of Corruption, Milenio Newspaper (2020)The article frames tax evasion as a form of corruption because it diverts resources intended for public spending to private benefit.Read original publication→
March, 2024Judges Must Think of the Victims, Milenio Newspaper (2020)It questions judicial criteria that exclude financial information from criminal investigations on privacy grounds, arguing they can leave victims…Read original publication→
March, 2024There Is No Perfect Crime, Milenio Newspaper (2020)The column explains that fictitious companies and layered schemes used in tax evasion leave financial trails that investigators can follow.Read original publication→