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Mexico Reports 54.7 Billion Pesos Lost to Fake Invoices Since 2022, Seeks Fiscal Code Crackdown

The tax prosecutor urged Congress to quickly authorize tools to halt apocryphal invoicing on the spot.

Overview

  • Procuradora Fiscal Grisel Galeano told deputies that networks of false-invoicing companies evaded 54,698 million pesos from 2022 to date.
  • Detected evasion totaled 17,000 million pesos in 2022, 21,700 million in 2023, 10,000 million in 2024, and 5,600 million so far in 2025.
  • The Procuraduría Fiscal has filed 59 complaints with the FGR and is backing reforms to deny registration to linked firms and suspend fake billing immediately.
  • The proposal also expands digital restrictions, strengthens domiciliary inspections, mandates repair of fiscal damage, and targets links to contraband and illicit fuel.
  • Authorities reported 102 querellas tied to hydrocarbons worth over 16,000 million pesos and 152 convictions since 2022 totaling 5,928 million, with court effectiveness above 80% despite tens of thousands of active cases.