- Remote setup
- Visit needed
- Visit, notary or lawyer
- Notary (in person)
- Local director
- No
- Registered address
- Mexican tax domicile
- Minimum capital
- Not stated
- Yearly upkeep
- Annual tax return
- EU member
- No
- IWG business address
- 34 centresfrom $38/mo
What the registry requires
| Company type | Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada de Capital Variable (S. de R.L. de C.V.) |
|---|---|
| Registry | Registro Público de Comercio (SIGER, Secretaría de Economía and state registries); company name authorised by the Secretaría de Economía |
| Government filing fee | Varies — The Secretaría de Economía name authorisation is free. Registro Público de Comercio fees ('pago de derechos') are set by each state and notary fees depend on the share capital; no central official figure is published. |
| Registration time | Name authorisation answered within 48 hours; the Registro Público de Comercio must qualify the deed within 10 business days (Secretaría de Economía investor manual). Notary drafting time is not published. |
| Resident director | The Secretaría de Economía investor manual describes no residency requirement for managers; it only obliges the notary to notify the Foreign Ministry (SRE) when a company admits foreign partners. |
| Visit, notary or lawyer | Companies other than the SAS are constituted before a fedatario público, and the manual says the interested party appears in person; a power of attorney granted abroad must be apostilled and formalised before a Mexican notary. Foreign partners resident abroad do not need an RFC if the company files a yearly list of them by 31 March and uses the generic RFC EXTF900101NI1 in the deed. |
| Registered address | RFC registration of the company requires proof of a fiscal domicile in Mexico; the deed is registered at the registry office of the company's domicile. |
| Minimum capital | Not stated |
| Corporate tax | Income tax (ISR) for legal entities is 30% of the fiscal result, paid by annual return within three months of year end (Ley del ISR art. 9); a 20% rate applies in the northern border zone. |
| Every year | Annual ISR return within three months of year end; foreign-partner list by 31 March; companies with foreign capital must register in the RNIE within 40 business days of constitution (free) and then file quarterly/annual reports if thresholds are exceeded. |
What it costs
- Government filing fee
- Varies
The Secretaría de Economía name authorisation is free. Registro Público de Comercio fees ('pago de derechos') are set by each state and notary fees depend on the share capital; no central official figure is published.
- Every year
- Annual tax return
Annual ISR return within three months of year end; foreign-partner list by 31 March; companies with foreign capital must register in the RNIE within 40 business days of constitution (free) and then file quarterly/annual reports if thresholds are exceeded.
- Not included
- Provider fees
Registered agent or address, notary fees, accounting and bank onboarding vary by provider — ask for a quote in the request form.
How to register a company in Mexico, step by step
- Request the company name authorisation from the Secretaría de Economía online (free, answer within 48 hours, valid 180 days).
- Give the notary partner details; partners abroad grant an apostilled power of attorney formalised before a Mexican notary.
- Sign the constitutive deed before the fedatario público, who also notifies the SRE that foreigners are admitted.
- The notary files the deed in the Registro Público de Comercio, which qualifies it within 10 business days.
- Obtain the company's RFC from SAT at the time the deed is signed, using the generic RFC for non-resident partners.
- Register the company in the RNIE within 40 business days and calendar the annual ISR return and the 31 March foreign-partner list.
Corporate tax in Mexico
30% ISR. Income tax (ISR) for legal entities is 30% of the fiscal result, paid by annual return within three months of year end (Ley del ISR art. 9); a 20% rate applies in the northern border zone.
Rates are the headline figures published by the tax authority; your effective rate depends on residence, activity and treaties. This is not tax advice.
Common mistakes
- Sending a foreign power of attorney without apostille and Mexican notarial formalisation, which the notary and SAT will reject.
- Missing the 40-business-day RNIE registration, which carries fines of 30 to 100 minimum wages.
- Forgetting the yearly list of foreign partners due by 31 March, the condition on which they are excused from getting an RFC.
Compare Mexico with alternatives
| Yearly upkeep | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WyomingLLC | $100 | Not stated | No state income tax | No | Not required | Agent address | From $60 a year |
DelawareLLC | $110 | Not stated | Depends on owners | No | Not required | Agent address | $300–$400 LLC tax |
 CanadaFederal corporation | CA$200≈ $141 | 1 business day | 15% federal | 25% resident Canadian | Not required | Office in Canada | $12 a year (online) |
 MexicoS. de R.L. de C.V. | Varies | Up to 10 business days | 30% ISR | No | Notary (in person) | Mexican tax domicile | Annual tax return |
4 of 4 · official sources, checked September 27, 2026. Government fees only; agent and address costs are extra.≈ USD at ECB reference rates of September 25, 2026.
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Sources
- Name authorisation is free, answered within 48 hours, valid 180 days, signed with e.firma — gob.mx, checked September 27, 2026
- Investor manual: constitution before fedatario público in person; RPC qualifies within 10 business days; RNIE within 40 business days, free; foreign partners exempt from RFC with annual list — gob.mx, checked September 27, 2026
- RFC registration of legal entities: protocolised deed, proof of fiscal domicile, generic RFC for foreign partners, foreign POA apostilled and formalised before a Mexican notary — sat.gob.mx, checked September 27, 2026
- Ley del ISR art. 9: legal entities pay 30% on the fiscal result; return within three months of year end — wwwmat.sat.gob.mx, checked September 27, 2026 (search extract)