🇲🇽 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.
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.
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
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
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.