“For a donation not to be taxed, it is a technical decision by the SAT, not a political decision by the government,” he said during this Tuesday morning's press conference. The organizations operate in areas such as education, culture, health, and assistance to vulnerable groups, who will no longer be issued deductible receipts for the contributions they receive. The SAT justified the measure with a list of alleged irregularities committed by the organizations: They did not submit the informational declaration required by tax authorities. They have ongoing legal processes. They did not pay imposed fines. They did not submit their annual income and expenses statement. They did not update the cancellation of their RFC. Which organizations had their permit to receive donations cancelled? Some of the civil organizations affected by the cancellation of their permit to receive donations are Mexicanos Primero, México Evalúa, the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO), and Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad. Some of these organizations are responsible for measuring the results of the current administration or exposing alleged acts of corruption at different levels of government, even involving relevant political figures. They also include: Asociación de Ayuda Alimenticia para Personas de Escasos Recursos Económicos A.C., Asociación Andrés Guardado A.C., Acciones Colectivas para la Autonomía A.C., Cáritas de la Diócesis de Ecatepec I.A.P., Casa Hogar Aprendiendo a Vivir A.C., Centro Veterinario para el Estudio de la Prevalencia de las Enfermedades Tropicales Transmitidas por Vectores y Zoonosis A.C., Fundación Lo Podemos Lograr A.C., Manos Amigas de Navojoa I.A.P., Viviendo Hoy, Estancia para Personas de la Tercera Edad A.C., Amguitarra, Asociación Mexicana de Guitarra Clásica y Popular A.C., Centros de Autoayuda Especializados en Adicciones Si Lo Crees Lo Creas A.C., Eohippus, Centro de Equinoterapia de Campeche A.C., Albergue Señorita Luz Valencia Duarte I.A.P., Asociación Gustavo Silva Acciones por Amor A.C., Ayuda Mutua de Exalumnas del Sagrado Corazón de Guadalajara A.C., Creadores de Sonrisas Saludables, con Experiencias Únicas y Divertidas A.C., Asociación de Exalumnos de la Facultad de Economía de la UNAM A.C., Casa Amor de Cuauhtémoc A.C. The president, Claudia Sheinbaum, rejected the cancellation of the permit for 336 civil organizations to receive donations as a measure against critics of her government. She denied that the Tax Administration Service (SAT) had informed her, before making the decision, which all the civil organizations would lose the donation permit. She affirmed that it was a “technical evaluation” by the body. “I had no knowledge of how many there were, it's not that the SAT asked me: ‘Excuse me, Madam President, I am going to take away from this organization the possibility of not paying taxes on a donation from a person’; they are strictly technical evaluations.”
SAT Cancels Tax Exemptions for 336 Civil Organizations in Mexico
Mexico's SAT has cancelled the permit to receive donations for 336 civil organizations, including anti-corruption groups. The administration calls it a technical decision, not a political one.
