Central America

Mexico’s tax system lacks clarity on the status of cryptocurrencies. Treating them as either property or currency each have their own specific implications, writes Omar Zuñiga, partner, and Eduardo Brandt, senior associate, at Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez.

Mexico’s alternative finance market has grown significantly. Regulators now face the challenge of setting rules that allow the industry to flourish, while in parallel trying to ensure they will have sufficient powers to adequately supervise such a constantly evolving space.

During 2017 and 2018 the Mexican Stock Exchange witnessed the placement of securities issued by the first two Mexican special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). Alberto Alvarez and Moisés Gutiérrez of Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cia., address some aspects of the operation of said companies, as well as the tax implications that could arise for investors as a result of participating in a Mexican SPAC.