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Related Party Credit Agreement Mexico (Acuerdo de Crédito entre Partes Relacionadas)

Related Party Credit Agreement Mexico (Acuerdo de Crédito entre Partes Relacionadas)

ACUERDO DE CRÉDITO ENTRE PARTES RELACIONADAS

Related Party Credit Agreement

Celebrado conforme a los Artículos 76 Fracción XII y 179–184 de la Ley del Impuesto Sobre la Renta (LISR) y el Código Civil Federal (CCF) Artículo 2384

I. PARTES Y VINCULACIÓN

PRESTAMISTA (ACREEDOR):

Nombre / Razón Social: [Lender Name]

RFC: [Lender RFC]

Domicilio Fiscal: [Lender Address]

País de Residencia: [Lender Country]

Representante Legal: [Lender Representative]

PRESTATARIO (DEUDOR):

Nombre / Razón Social: [Borrower Name]

RFC: [Borrower RFC]

Domicilio Fiscal: [Borrower Address]

Representante Legal: [Borrower Representative]

Relación entre Partes (LISR Art. 179): [Related Party Basis].

II. TÉRMINOS DEL CRÉDITO — PRECIO DE LIBRE COMPETENCIA (LISR ART. 179)

Monto del Crédito: [Principal Amount].

Tasa de Interés (Arm's Length): [Interest Rate]. Las partes declaran que la tasa pactada cumple con el principio de plena competencia conforme al Artículo 179 de la LISR y las Guías de Precios de Transferencia de la OCDE.

Vencimiento y Amortización: [Maturity Date].

Frecuencia de Pago de Intereses: [Interest Payment Frequency].

III. DOCUMENTACIÓN DE PRECIOS DE TRANSFERENCIA — LISR ART. 76 FRAC. XII

Método Aplicado (LISR Art. 180): [Transfer Pricing Method].

Las partes declaran que mantienen documentación comprobatoria (Estudio de Precios de Transferencia) que soporta que las condiciones del presente crédito son consistentes con las que se hubieran pactado con o entre partes independientes en operaciones comparables, conforme a los Artículos 76 Fracción XII y 179–184 de la LISR.

IV. RETENCIÓN DE ISR Y CAPITALIZACIÓN DELGADA

Retención de ISR sobre Intereses: [Withholding Tax Treatment].

Capitalización Delgada (LISR Art. 28 Frac. XXVII): [Thin Cap Confirmation]. El Prestatario confirma que su deuda total con partes relacionadas no excede el límite de 3:1 (deuda/capital contable). El exceso de intereses sería no deducible para efectos de ISR.

El Prestatario se obliga a calcular, retener y enterar al SAT el impuesto correspondiente a más tardar el día 17 del mes siguiente al de cada pago de intereses, conforme a los Artículos 166–168 LISR y a emitir la Constancia de Retención respectiva.

V. INCUMPLIMIENTO Y VENCIMIENTO ANTICIPADO

Constituirán causales de vencimiento anticipado y exigibilidad total del crédito: (a) falta de pago de capital o intereses dentro de los 10 días hábiles de su vencimiento; (b) inicio de procedimiento de concurso mercantil del Prestatario bajo la Ley de Concursos Mercantiles (LCM); (c) embargo judicial sobre activos del Prestatario; (d) incumplimiento de los límites de capitalización delgada bajo LISR Art. 28 Frac. XXVII. En caso de vencimiento anticipado se causarán intereses moratorios a la tasa pactada más 2% anual adicional.

VI. LEY APLICABLE Y JURISDICCIÓN

El presente Acuerdo se rige por la Ley del Impuesto Sobre la Renta (LISR), el Código Civil Federal, el Código de Comercio y el Código Fiscal de la Federación (CFF), todos de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos. Para controversias, las partes se someten a los Juzgados de Distrito en Materia Civil Federal del domicilio del Prestatario.

FIRMAS

En [Contract City], a [Contract Date].

PRESTAMISTA:

[Lender Name]

Representado por: [Lender Representative]

Firma: _________________________

PRESTATARIO:

[Borrower Name]

Representado por: [Borrower Representative]

Firma: _________________________

Lender (Prestamista / Acreedor)

________________

Signature

Borrower (Prestatario / Deudor)

________________

Signature

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What Is a Related Party Credit Agreement Mexico (Acuerdo de Crédito entre Partes Relacionadas)?

A Related Party Credit Agreement Mexico (Acuerdo de Crédito entre Partes Relacionadas) is a formal written loan agreement between two parties that are related to each other — whether as parent and subsidiary companies (sociedad controladora y controlada), sister companies (empresas afiliadas), shareholders and their companies, or individuals with controlling interests in companies — by which the lender (acreedor) extends a credit (crédito) to the borrower (deudor) under documented terms that comply with Mexico's transfer pricing rules and tax law. This agreement is governed primarily by the Ley del Impuesto Sobre la Renta (LISR) Article 76 Fraction XII and Articles 179 through 184, the Código Civil Federal (CCF) Articles 2384–2397 (mutuo con interés), and the Código de Comercio (CCom) for mercantile loan operations, with the Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT) having broad audit authority over all intercompany transactions under the Código Fiscal de la Federación (CFF).

LISR Article 76 Fraction XII establishes a critical documentation obligation for Mexican resident companies (personas morales residentes en México): they must obtain and keep transfer pricing documentation (documentación de precios de transferencia) supporting that all transactions with related parties (partes relacionadas), including intercompany loans, were concluded at arm's length prices and conditions (precios y montos de contraprestaciones que hubieran utilizado con o entre partes independientes en operaciones comparables). Failure to maintain this documentation makes the taxpayer subject to estimated income assessment (determinación presuntiva de ingresos) by the SAT under CFF Article 59, with penalties under CFF Articles 76 through 82.

LISR Articles 179 through 184 contain Mexico's full transfer pricing framework — fully aligned with the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and Tax Administrations, which the SAT has adopted as its primary reference for transfer pricing analysis and which informed Mexico's BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) implementation through the 2022 Tax Reform. Article 179 LISR defines partes relacionadas broadly: companies are related when one participates directly or indirectly in the management, control, or capital of the other; when the same person or group participates in the management, control, or capital of both; when transactions occur between them at prices or amounts that differ from those that would be agreed between independent parties under comparable conditions. For intercompany loans, Article 179 LISR requires that interest rates, maturities, guarantees, and credit conditions reflect what independent lenders and borrowers would agree in comparable transactions (principio de plena competencia or arm's length principle).

The LISR transfer pricing methods applicable to intercompany loans under Article 180 LISR include: the Comparable Uncontrolled Price method (Precio Comparable No Controlado — PCNC), comparing the intercompany rate to market rates on comparable loans from third parties; the Cost Plus method (Costo Adicionado); and the Profit Split method for more complex arrangements. The SAT regularly publishes safe harbour interest rate guidance referencing TIIE (Tasa de Interés Interbancaria de Equilibrio) spreads for MXN loans — the TIIE being published daily by Banco de México (BANXICO) under Ley del Banco de México Article 24 — and SOFR-based guidelines for USD or foreign currency loans following the 2023 discontinuation of LIBOR.

For thin capitalisation rules, LISR Article 28 Fraction XXVII limits the deductibility of interest paid on intercompany debt exceeding a 3:1 debt-to-equity ratio (capital contable) — excess interest on thin-capitalised debt is non-deductible, and the arrangement may be recharacterised as equity by the SAT. The 2022 Tax Reform additionally introduced BEPS Action 4 limitations under LISR Article 28 Fraction XXXII, capping total net interest deductions at 30% of adjusted EBITDA (utilidades antes de intereses, impuestos, depreciaciones y amortizaciones ajustada — UAFIDA ajustada). The Convenios para Evitar la Doble Imposición (double taxation treaties) between Mexico and over 60 countries, administered through the SAT's treaty network, provide reduced withholding tax rates on cross-border intercompany interest payments under LISR Articles 166–168. Forms-legal.com provides this Related Party Credit Agreement Mexico template as a practical starting point for documenting compliant intercompany lending arrangements.

When Do You Need a Related Party Credit Agreement Mexico (Acuerdo de Crédito entre Partes Relacionadas)?

A Related Party Credit Agreement Mexico is required whenever a company or individual lends money to a related party — whether a subsidiary, parent, affiliate, or shareholder-controlled entity — and both parties need to comply with SAT transfer pricing documentation requirements under LISR Articles 76 Fraction XII and 179–184.

The agreement is essential for any intercompany loan within a Mexican corporate group (grupo empresarial) — including loans from a holding company (sociedad controladora) to its operating subsidiaries (subsidiarias operativas), back-to-back loans (préstamos back-to-back) where the parent on-lends external bank financing to subsidiaries at arm's length terms, and treasury management arrangements where one group entity manages cash on behalf of related entities. All such arrangements must be documented to satisfy SAT audit requirements under CFF Article 42 Fraction IX and must be supported by a contemporaneous transfer pricing study (estudio de precios de transferencia) prepared by a Contador Público Certificado (CPC).

The document is required for shareholder loans (préstamos de accionistas) — financing provided by a shareholder (accionista) to the company in which they hold equity. Without a properly documented credit agreement at arm's length interest rates consistent with TIIE benchmarks published by BANXICO, the SAT may recharacterise the shareholder loan as: an equity contribution (aportación de capital) — non-deductible and subject to dividend withholding on repayment; or as employment income (prestación laboral) if the borrower is also an employee — subject to ISR and IMSS contributions.

A Related Party Credit Agreement is needed for cross-border intercompany loans between Mexican entities and foreign affiliates — critical for complying with LISR Article 28 Fraction XXVII thin capitalisation rules, BEPS Action 4 interest deductibility limitations under LISR Article 28 Fraction XXXII adopted by Mexico in the 2022 Tax Reform, and country-by-country reporting (informe país por país) obligations under LISR Article 76-A for multinational groups with consolidated revenues exceeding MXN 12 billion.

The agreement is also required for cash pooling arrangements (acuerdos de cash pooling) within multinational groups operating in Mexico — both notional pooling (pooling nocional) and physical pooling structures require documented arm's length terms for the credit balances and debit balances of Mexican pool participants under the SAT's specific guidelines on pooling arrangements issued through the Resolución Miscelánea Fiscal.

Under LISR arts. 76-XII and 179–184, any intercompany credit transaction without documented arm's length terms is vulnerable to SAT adjustment under CFF Article 59, disallowance of interest deductions, and administrative penalties (multas) of 55% to 75% of the omitted tax under CFF Article 76, plus recargos from the date the obligation arose under CFF Article 21.

What to Include in Your Related Party Credit Agreement Mexico (Acuerdo de Crédito entre Partes Relacionadas)

A valid Related Party Credit Agreement Mexico under LISR Articles 76 Fraction XII and 179–184 must contain the following essential elements to satisfy SAT transfer pricing documentation requirements and the arm's length standard:

Identification of Parties and Related Party Relationship: Full legal name, RFC (Registro Federal de Contribuyentes issued by the SAT), domicilio fiscal, and corporate registration for both the lender (prestamista / acreedor) and the borrower (prestatario / deudor). Express description of the related party relationship — percentage of direct or indirect equity ownership (participación accionaria), common control structure, or other basis for the related party determination under LISR Article 179. This relationship identification is required in the transfer pricing documentation filed annually with the SAT through the Declaración Informativa de Operaciones con Partes Relacionadas.

Loan Amount and Currency: The principal amount (capital del préstamo) and currency (moneda) — whether Mexican pesos (MXN), US dollars (USD), euros (EUR), or another currency. For foreign currency loans, the agreement should specify the exchange rate mechanism (tipo de cambio) for principal and interest calculations under Banco de México (BANXICO) published rates per CFF Article 20.

Arm's Length Interest Rate (LISR Art. 179): The agreed interest rate (tasa de interés), which must reflect the arm's length rate that independent parties would agree for a comparable loan under comparable conditions. For MXN loans: typically TIIE (Tasa de Interés Interbancaria de Equilibrio) — Mexico's interbank benchmark rate published daily by Banco de México (BANXICO) — plus a credit spread reflecting the borrower's creditworthiness (typically 0.5% to 3.0% above TIIE). For USD loans: SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate) — the post-LIBOR benchmark transitioned in accordance with Financial Stability Board guidance — plus an appropriate credit spread documented in the contemporaneous transfer pricing analysis. The interest rate basis — fixed (fija) or variable (variable) — must be specified, with the reset frequency for variable rates and the fallback rate mechanism if TIIE is unavailable.

Transfer Pricing Documentation Reference: Express acknowledgment that the interest rate and loan terms have been set at arm's length in accordance with LISR Article 179, supported by a contemporaneous transfer pricing analysis (análisis de precios de transferencia) prepared using an approved LISR Article 180 methodology by a qualified CPC or tax attorney specialising in precios de transferencia. Reference to the Estudio de Precios de Transferencia file number prepared by the company's advisors and retained for SAT audit purposes.

Thin Capitalisation Monitoring (LISR Art. 28 Frac. XXVII): Provision confirming that the borrower's total related-party indebtedness does not exceed the 3:1 debt-to-equity ratio under LISR Article 28 Fraction XXVII, or documentation that an exception applies (debt incurred for productive infrastructure projects under Article 28 Fraction XXVII subsection b, or the borrower qualifies as a regulated financial institution). Additionally, acknowledgment of the BEPS Action 4 30% EBITDA cap under LISR Article 28 Fraction XXXII effective from 2022. Interest on excess debt above these limits is non-deductible and may be recharacterised as a dividend distribution subject to withholding under LISR Article 164.

Repayment Schedule: Maturity date (fecha de vencimiento) or amortisation schedule (tabla de amortización) for principal repayment; interest payment frequency (mensual, trimestral, semestral, or anual); any grace period (período de gracia) for principal repayments; and prepayment rights (prepago anticipado) with any prepayment penalty. The repayment terms must be commercially reasonable and consistent with what third-party lenders would impose in comparable circumstances per the arm's length principle.

Withholding Tax on Interest (LISR Arts. 166–168): For cross-border loans from foreign lenders, acknowledgment of applicable ISR withholding on interest payments — 4.9% for publicly placed debt; 10% for financial system entities; 15% for related parties in treaty countries under applicable Convenio para Evitar la Doble Imposición; 21% for REFIPRES (Regímenes Fiscales Preferentes) recipients; and 25% for other non-treaty foreign residents. The borrower's obligation to withhold, remit by the 17th of the following month, and issue constancias de retención under LISR must be documented, including the CFDI retención document for foreign recipients.

Forms-legal.com provides this Related Party Credit Agreement Mexico template as a practical starting point. Intercompany credit arrangements should be reviewed by a Contador Público Certificado (CPC) or tax attorney specialising in precios de transferencia before execution, supported by a contemporaneous transfer pricing analysis, and disclosed in the annual Declaración Informativa filed with the SAT. Related documents include the Tabla de Amortización for payment schedules and the Acuerdo de Préstamo entre Empresas for non-related party transactions.

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