Welcome to Connell & Associates
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IXTAPA / ZIHUATANEJO
PUERTO VALLARTA
MEXICO CITY
Welcome to Connell & Associates
Having the right team of professionals and advisors at your side and available to you seriously increases your odds of a successful outcome. Whether you are starting a new development, dealing with tax or legal issues of an existing business or trying to resolve a problem, our team has the experience and knowledge in Mexico to understand the issues, present you with your options and follow through with the necessary services to get the business done. We provide a wide and comprehensive range of services and a staff of diverse specialists ready to assist you in your business ventures in Mexico.
Connell & Associates understands what it means to be truly bilingual and bicultural in dealings with foreign clients in Mexico. It is our endeavor to offer our clients both the sophistication and professional expertise they are accustomed to in the United States and elsewhere, while maintaining a level of personal attention, cost efficiency and follow through that is often ignored by larger law firms. We believe that with our special attributes, we can offer clients the type of legal security and comfort that they want and need to be successful in their activities in Mexico.
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March 13, 2009 - BUYING PROPERTY IN MEXICO`S RESTRICTED ZONE
The present document refers to purchasing property in Mexico’s restricted zone.
The restricted zone, in accordance with Article 27 of the Mexican Constitution, is all land located within 100 kilometers of any border and 50 kilometers of any ocean. Article 27 of the Constitution states that no foreigner will be allowed to acquire direct title to land within the restricted zone. However, Mexico’s Foreign Investment Law allows foreigners to acquire indirect title to land in the restricted zone by one of two methods; through a Mexican corporation, or through a bank trust (fideicomiso). -
January 8, 2009 - CAPITAL GAINS TAX (ISR) ON THE SALE OF HOMES IN MEXICO.
This is a subject that everyone wants to know about and everyone wants to find a way to legally avoid. In an effort to keep you up to date, the following is the “cliff note” version of what you need to understand.
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