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Country Information - Mexico

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Quality of life – local flavor and customs

http://solutionsabroad.com  (com)
Health
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/healmed.html (com)
http://www.salud.gob.mx/index.html (Spanish gov)
Ex-pats opinions on quality of life
www.mexconnect.com (com)
http://www.mexonline.com (com)
Education
http://www.sep.gob.mx/wb2 (Spanish gov)
Housing
http://www.stewartaffiliates.com/servlet/ViewSiteServlet?OfficeId=613&Style=Default (com)
www.mexadv.com (com)


Immigration issues

Legal Residency
http://www.geocities.com/bfcampbell/mexican.html (com)
Visas and immigration requirements
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/immigration.html (com)
http://www.sre.gob.mx/english/default.htm (gov)
Exchange Control
None in Effect

Cash Management

Bank accounts
http://www.mexonline.com/banks.htm (com)
Currency conversion and reform
http://www.cato.org/pubs/journal/cj20n1/cj20n1-8.pdf
http://www.banamex.com (com)
Cost of living analysis
http://www.cityguide.travel-guides.com/cities/mec/CostofLiving.asp (com)
Housing issues
http://www.mexonline.com/propmex.htm (com)
http://www.ampimexico.com/ipix/ampi.mv?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=ampi (Spanish org)
http://www.settlement-co.com (com)


Tax Planning

Determining liability for income and gains taxes
http://www.mexconnect.com/business/mex2000taxesinmexico.html (com)
http://www.solutionsabroad.com/d_taxesmexico.asp (com)
http://www.sat.gob.mx (Spanish gov)
Determining liability for estate taxes
No Estate Taxes in Mexico
Exit taxes and final tax return
Not Applicable
Foreign Tax Credit arrangements
http://www.kpmg.com.mx (Spanish com)
Local taxation of non-local pensions and investments
http://www.kpmg.com.mx (Spanish com)


Investment Planning Asset Allocation viewed globally

http://www.amaii.com.mx/amaii (org)


Risk management
http://www.cnsf.gob.mx/index2.sqljsp (Spanish gov)
Local litigation risks
http://www.drivemex.com/Liability_Exposure_in_Mexico.htm (com)
http://www.drivemex.com/Your_Legal_Rights.htm (com)
Health Insurance
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/healmed.html (com)


Retirement Planning

http://www.imss.gob.mx/imss (Spanish gov)
Local pension design and tax structure on encashment
http://www.pensionreform.org/articles/mexico.html (org)
http://www.kpmg.com.mx (Spanish com)
Social Security agreements between countries
http://www.ssa.gov/pressoffice/factsheets/USandMexico.htm (gov)
Transferability of Pensions
Not possible in Mexico

Estate Planning and Succession Taxes
Marital exemptions
No gift tax in Mexico
Local taxation of non-local trusts
http://www.kpmg.com.mx/ (Spanish com)
Creating an international trust
http://www.kpmg.com.mx/ (Spanish com)

Local Regulation
http://www.cnsf.gob.mx (Spanish gov)
http://www.cnbv.gob.mx (Spanish gov)
Referrals to Local Financial Planners
The CFP Mark is not granted in Mexico
http://www.amaii.com.mx/amaii (org)