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🇲🇽 Mexico SAT 2026 Master Audit Plan Released Mexico’s SAT has unveiled its 2026 Master Audit Plan, signaling an increasingly data-driven and aggressive enforcement environment for taxpayers. The message is clear: 2026 will be a year of intensified digital surveillance, sector benchmarking, and targeted audits. Key Takeaways for Businesses: 🔹 Strong Revenue Collection Performance SAT exceeded Federal Revenue Law targets in the first bimester of 2026 Tax collection increased 2.6% in real terms vs. 2025 Enhanced surveillance supported by ARIMA / Holt-Winters predictive models 🔹 Sector-Based Effective ISR Rate Benchmarking SAT published updated effective tax rate parameters by industry, creating new audit benchmarks for taxpayers. Industries seeing notable increases include: Banking Brokerage Automotive Manufacturing Mining Auto Parts Retail ➡️ Companies materially below sector averages should expect scrutiny and potential Tax Mailbox invitations. 🔹 Heightened Audit Focus Areas SAT formally identified 11 behaviors under enhanced surveillance, including: Operations with EFOS / blacklisted suppliers Recurrent tax losses despite revenue growth Simulated or unsupported deductions CFDI / VAT / ISR mismatches Foreign trade undervaluation Low effective ISR rates Tax haven triangulation Improper VAT refunds 🔹 Trade Defense Measures Definitive antidumping duties imposed on float glass imports from China and Malaysia High tariff regime remains in force for 1,463 tariff items in sensitive sectors 🔹 Strategic Recommendation for Tax Leaders 2026 requires a shift from reactive compliance to proactive tax governance: ✔ Validate effective ISR rate vs. SAT benchmarks ✔ Strengthen documentary support / materiality evidence ✔ Reassess supplier substance and operational infrastructure ✔ Review foreign trade valuation and supply chain consistency The SAT is no longer auditing based solely on formality—it is auditing based on economic substance, predictive analytics, and cross-system data integrity. A special thank you to Sandra Quiroz Pavón for putting this information together—your dedication and outstanding work are truly appreciated. #Tax #MexicoTax #SAT #TaxAudit #TransferPricing #Customs #CorporateTax #TaxGovernance #InternationalTax #Compliance