Federal Taxpayer Registry

The Federal Taxpayer Registry (Spanish: Registro Federal de Contribuyentes, RFC), also known as RFC number, is a tax identification number required by any physical or natural person or moral or juridical person (legal entity) in Mexico to carry out any lawful economic activity for which they are obliged to pay taxes, with some exceptions. These people are called taxpayers. The tax identification number must include details of the natural person (e.g. name and date of birth) or legal entity (e.g. name and date of incorporation). Registration is done at the offices of the Tax Administration Service (SAT) of the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), and is mandatory for all those indicated by the Federal Tax Code. An RFC number is required for all Mexican citizens and residents, even if they are not employed, as this number is necessary to do various tasks such as opening a bank account, applying for a job, buying a vehicle, registering a vehicle, and buying property. The Calculate RFC tool makes it easy to obtain your RFC with homoclave in Mexico.
The registration process in the Federal Taxpayer Registry (RFC) has different requirements, depending on the type of person who promotes it. It is necessary to validate official identifications, proof of address and the powers of attorney accepted by the SAT, which must be submitted in original.
The procedure must be carried out in person at an office of the Tax Administration Service (SAT) and the person must bring proper documentation and a thumb drive. For Mexicans living abroad, the procedure must be done in person at an embassy or consulate and the person must bring proper documentation and a thumb drive. Upon completion, the unique acknowledgment of registration in the Federal Taxpayer Registry is obtained, which contains the tax identification card, the homoclave and the two-dimensional barcode.
Parents who exercise parental authority or guardianship of minors and act as their representatives, must register an appointment with the SAT and submit the following documentation to the tax authority:
They must carry out the procedure in person at a SAT office, after an appointment registered on the SAT portal. By submitting the following documents:
Pre-registration must be done on the SAT portal. It will not be considered filed if the taxpayer does not comply with the conclusion of the procedure at the SAT office, within ten days following the sending of the application, after an appointment registered on the SAT portal, and the following documentation must be submitted to the tax authority:
The RFC, just like any other legal document, needs verification. This indicates that each section represents a value or data referring to the person who owns the RFC.
It refers to the person with business activity who has the right or obligation to file taxes. For example, the following RFC VECJ880326:
It refers to the company that has the obligation to file taxes. For example, the following RFC ABC 680524 P-76, where:
When the paternal surname begins with a vowel, the second character will be taken as the next vowel. For example, Fernanda Escamilla Arroyo, the first 4 characters will be EAAF, and not ESAF.
When a person has two names, where the first name is María (women) or José (men), the fourth character will be taken from the first letter of the middle name, instead of the first. This is because the names María and José are excessively common and would generate many duplicates. For example, a person is named María Fernanda Escamilla Arroyo, the first four characters will be EAAF (María does not count towards forming the fourth character).