🇲🇽 Accounting Software in Mexico

Stay SAT-ready in Mexico — mandatory CFDI 4.0 e-invoicing, 16% IVA, electronic accounting and IMSS-aware payroll with CFDI de nómina, on Desktop and Cloud.

Quick Answer

Is Dictode Accounting right for Mexico?

Yes — Dictode is a double-entry accounting platform configured for Mexico: VAT (IVA) at 16%, Mandatory CFDI 4.0 electronic invoicing via SAT (Servicio de Administración Tributaria), NIF (Mexican Financial Reporting Standards) / IFRS for listed groups reporting and a 1 January – 31 December fiscal year — on Desktop, mobile, tablet and Cloud.

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🇲🇽 Mexico

Accounting & tax norms

How Dictode keeps your books compliant where you operate.

Tax system

VAT (IVA) — Impuesto al Valor Agregado (IVA)

Rates

Standard: 16% · Border: 8% (northern/southern border region) · Zero: 0%

Registration threshold

Registration with SAT (RFC) required to issue invoices; no general turnover threshold

E-invoicing

Mandatory CFDI 4.0 electronic invoicing via SAT (Servicio de Administración Tributaria)

Accounting standard

NIF (Mexican Financial Reporting Standards) / IFRS for listed groups

Fiscal year

1 January – 31 December

Statutory filings

Monthly IVA return (declaración de IVA), Monthly/annual ISR income tax, DIOT (informative return of third-party transactions), Electronic accounting (contabilidad electrónica) to SAT

Payroll statutory

ISR salary withholding, IMSS social security, INFONAVIT housing fund, CFDI de nómina (payroll receipts)

Regulators

Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT), IMSS (social security), CINIF (standards-setting body)

Audit

Tax audit (dictamen fiscal) applies above thresholds; many companies file SIPRED

Compliance details are provided for guidance only — verify current requirements with a local advisor.

Works on every device

Desktop for macOS, Linux and Windows, native mobile and tablet apps, and a real-time Cloud edition — offline-first with encrypted sync.

Desktop — macOS, Linux, Windows

Mobile & tablet apps

Cloud — real-time sync

FAQ

Accounting in Mexico — FAQs

Is Dictode ready for Mexico's CFDI 4.0 e-invoicing?

Yes. Dictode structures invoice data cleanly to align with the mandatory CFDI 4.0 electronic invoicing required by the SAT, so your comprobantes carry the required fields.

Does it handle 16% IVA in Mexico?

Yes. Dictode tracks IVA at 16% (and the 8% border rate) and produces the figures needed for your monthly IVA return and DIOT.

Does it support electronic accounting (contabilidad electrónica)?

Yes. Dictode produces double-entry books and reports that support the electronic accounting records reported to the SAT, suitable for NIF reporting.

Does payroll handle ISR, IMSS and CFDI de nómina?

Payroll computes gross, ISR withholding, IMSS and INFONAVIT contributions and net pay, producing data suited to CFDI de nómina payroll receipts.

Is the interface available in Spanish, and does it follow the calendar year?

Yes. Dictode supports Spanish, the fiscal year defaults to 1 January – 31 December, and Desktop (macOS, Linux, Windows) is offline-first with Cloud sync.

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