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Publications by R&A AsociadosPlaya del Carmen
Navigation charts for a body of law in motion.
Reforms, Mexican Supreme Court rulings, and practical guides across the firm's ten practice areas, with official sources and concrete steps.
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Each article cites its official sources and offers general information, not legal advice.
Court RulingTax
The SCJN upheld that the interest the SAT pays on late refunds of tax credit balances may not exceed five years. What the cap covers and how to shorten the wait.
Article key: Art. 22-A. Interest · five-year cap.5 min read
Practical GuideTax
What a SAT carta invitación is, how it differs from an audit, how to verify that it is genuine, and what options and deadlines you have to respond.
Article key: Invitation letter. Art. 33 CFF · not an audit.7 min read
Practical GuideArbitration
What to decide when drafting the arbitration clause of a commercial contract: institution and rules, seat, language and governing law, arbitrators, and scope, under the Commercial Code.
Article key: Arbitration clause. Commercial Code · Arts. 1415–1480.6 min read
Practical GuideReal Estate
How a foreign buyer acquires a home in Playa del Carmen: restricted zone, bank trust, SRE permit, rights, steps, costs, and a comparison with a Mexican company.
Article key: Fideicomiso. 50 years · renewable.7 min read
Practical GuideInternational
Restricted activities, vehicle, Commission approval, RNIE registration within 40 business days, RFC, and beneficial owner: the foreign investor's path in Mexico.
Article key: RNIE. Registration · 40 business days.7 min read
ReformLabor
The 2027–2030 timeline for the 40-hour workweek, the new overtime regime, the electronic time-keeping record, and a checklist for contracts and payroll.
Article key: 40 hours. First cut · Jan 1, 2027.6 min read
Practical GuideAdministrative
Operating license, land-use certificate, Civil Protection approval, and sign licenses in Playa del Carmen: requirements, response deadlines, deemed denial, and how to challenge silence.
Article key: Deemed denial. Silence · 3 or 4 months.6 min read
ReformAML
What Resolution 115/2026 amends, whom it applies to, which dates its transitional articles and the UIF's form resolutions set, and what to prepare at each stage.
Article key: 115/2026. In force · Nov 30, 2026.6 min read
Practical GuideIntellectual Property
Types of marks, Nice classes, prior search, date of first use, the IMPI procedure, the ten-year term, and the declaration of use in year three, under the LFPPI.
Article key: Trademark. 10 years · declare use in year 3.6 min read
Practical GuideCorporate
Practical differences between the S.A.P.I. and the S. de R.L.: shares or membership interests, owners' entry and exit, agreements, governance, capital, foreign tax treatment, and formation steps.
Article key: S.A.P.I.. versus the S. de R.L..6 min read
Practical GuideAmparo
What the stay in amparo against tax acts halts, what security Article 135 of the Amparo Law requires, when it is denied, and what the October 2025 reform changed.
Article key: Art. 135. Security within 5 days · Art. 136.7 min read
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