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Everything you need to know about Local Legal Representatives in Mexico

What is a Local Legal Representative in Mexico?

A local legal representative in Mexico is required for incorporating a legal entity such as a Limited Liability Company (Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada) or Corporation (Sociedad Anonomina). All legal entities in Mexico require a local responsible party – this is the local legal representative or representant legal.

The individual is normally granted limited corporate authority only to represent the legal entity before the local governmental agencies such as the Servicio de Administración Tributaria (the local Mexican Tax Authority), IMSS (Mexican Social Security Institute) or similar agencies acting as the administrative representative and registered agent. However, companies may grant the representative broad legal authorities for banking, purchasing of property and corporate governance, if needed.

Do I need a Local Legal
Representative in Mexico?

If you wish to incorporate a legal entity such as a Socidedad de Responsabilidad Limitada,

Sociedad Anonima (Limited Liability Company or Corporation), or if your goal is to obtain a Mexican RFC

without applying for Mexican residency – you will need to have a local legal representative or representante legal.

What Does Having a Local Legal Representative in Mexico Involve?

Generally, the local legal representative should be a person affiliated somehow with your company such as an employee or other trusted individual. Most foreigners will contract the services of a local attorney or accountant to act as the legal representative.

Contracting a local legal representative in Mexico is an indispensable first step to incorporating a legal entity and this should be done prior to the filing of the local Mexican company’s articles of incorporation as the individual will need to be named within the company’s founding documents.

How easy is it to find a local legal representative in Mexico?

MexInc makes it easy – we can act as your company’s local legal representative.
MexInc can also file all necessary paperwork to form you local business entity, limited liability company or corporation by way of a streamlined online-based process.
If you already have a company in Mexico, you can appoint MexInc as your local legal representative.

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Representative in 3 easy steps

If you already have a Mexican Company, you can appoint MexInc as your local legal representative

Execute a local shareholders resolution before our Mexican notary naming MexInc as your local legal representative
MexInc makes appropriate applications before the local tax authorities to change the company’s e.Firma or electronic signature to act as the local legal representative
MexInc will make any other changes as necessary before the government agencies such as the IMSS (Mexican Social Security Institute) or update any of the company’s previous registrations.

If you don’t yet have a Mexican company, appoint MexInc as your local legal representative

Have MexInc finalize your incorporation documents or add us to your company’s Articles of Incorporation before filing before a notary public.
MexInc makes appropriate applications before the local tax authorities to obtain the company’s RFC ID and e.Firma in Mexico.
MexInc will make any other filings as necessary before the government agencies such as the IMSS (Mexican Social Security Institute) or any other filings as necessary for the company’s business activities.

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