The Tax Administration Service issued a warning to indicate the cases in which it will proceed to payment of taxes to all the people who receive part of your pay in vouchers of pantry. This information of SAT It will allow you to accurately prepare your annual declaration and thereby avoid fines that could compromise your personal finances and put you in the sights of the treasury.
Although it is true that the vouchers of pantry may be deductible, several guidelines must be met by which warns he SATbefore attaching them to your annual declaration of taxes. This payment method is considered one of the benefits superior to those of the law, so to know what is the limit by which the ISR law will have to be reviewed, in article 27, section XI, to know to what People are not charged tax because they receive this type of payment.
SAT issues warning for tax collection to people who receive payment with food vouchers
In accordance with current laws, vouchers of pantry may be exempt from payment of taxes provided that these are paid in electronic wallets authorized by the SAT and the amount must not be greater than the Unit of Measurement and Update defined for 2024. Those who exceed the limit established by the treasury must carry out the corresponding calculation to determine the additional amount that must be declared and pay the corresponding tax.
In the warning It is established that for the SAT Food vouchers granted by employers to their workers will be considered part of the employees' taxable income, as long as the monthly amount of said vouchers exceeds 1,925.30 pesos, the monthly UMA limit that is not taxable to deduct. taxes.
This means that workers who receive vouchers of pantry Above this threshold they will be required to declare and pay taxes on the surplus. This is the warning that launches SAT in which he confirms that there will be payment of taxes to the workers who receive this type of pay but that exceeds the UMA limit per month.
Until now, the SAT has not announced specific exceptions to this measure, which means that all workers who receive vouchers of pantry above the established threshold will be subject to taxes. However, alternatives or adjustments may be considered in the future based on the particular needs and circumstances of certain groups of workers.