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Running payroll in Mexico

A payslip drawn up in Mexico is issued in MXN, in the language and in the form that local law requires. The question is not whether your software can produce a payslip: it is who, on the ground, stands behind what it contains.

Outsourcing payroll in Mexico calls for three prior checks: that the firm is authorised to practise, that it is up to date with its own tax and social security obligations, and that it is insured for the errors it might make. The network verifies these three points before any listing, on supporting documents rather than on statements.

In Mexico, an employer's compliance is read through three inseparable institutions: the tax administration, the Mexican social security institute and the national workers' housing fund institute. Each issues its own compliance opinion, each valid only briefly, and a file is complete only when all three are favourable. This three-pillar architecture has no European equivalent and shapes the administrative life of every company.

The Mexican peso is the currency of pay, and all contractual documents are drawn up in Spanish. Mexico takes part in no multilateral social security coordination mechanism; mobility between Mexico and France is assessed under each country's domestic law.

Third-party payroll is not a reserved profession: any despacho may provide it. The country's real regulatory barrier lies not with a professional body but with the personnel subcontracting regime reformed in 2021, which requires registration where a provider places its own employees at a client's disposal. Compliance in Mexico is therefore a monthly discipline rather than an annual formality.

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Who may run payroll in Mexico

In Mexico, running payroll on behalf of third parties is reserved by law to no registered profession: any company may take it on. The absence of a legal barrier shifts the checking onto you, and that is why the network itself verifies the registration, the tax and social security standing and the insurance cover of every firm before listing it.

Consult the official register

Local wordingIssuing bodyValiditySource
Acta constitutiva protocolizada e inscrita en el Registro Público de Comercio — boleta de inscripción y Folio Mercantil Electrónico (FME)Notarised articles of incorporation registered with the Public Registry of Commerce

Le Mexique n'a pas d'extrait Kbis équivalent : la preuve d'existence combine l'acte constitutif notarié et la boleta d'inscription portant le Folio Mercantil Electrónico, vérifiable en ligne sur le SIGER.

Registro Público de Comercio — SIGER 2.0, Secretaría de EconomíaNo expiry
Required
Official website
Registro de Prestadoras de Servicios Especializados u Obras Especializadas (REPSE)Registry of specialised service providers

Issu de la réforme de la sous-traitance de 2021 : le REPSE est obligatoire dès que le prestataire met son propre personnel à disposition du client. Un bureau de paie qui traite à distance depuis ses locaux n'y est en principe pas soumis ; il le devient s'il détache un gestionnaire chez le client. Renouvellement tous les trois ans. Sans REPSE lorsqu'il est requis, le client mexicain perd la déductibilité de la dépense : demander systématiquement la position écrite du cabinet sur ce point.

Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (STPS)36 months
Where applicable
Official website

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You employ staff in Mexico

Describe your requirement. It is put to the partners in that country as an anonymous summary, and your contact details are passed on to the selected firm alone.

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You run payroll in Mexico

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