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<![CDATA[DE PAU BUSINESS SERVICES - Blog]]>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:09:34 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL LEGAL SERVICES]]>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 19:34:17 GMThttps://www.depauservices.com/blog/international-legal-services

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ATTENTION! All international legal services are followed by one of our trusted lawyers

International and IMMEX/Maquila Regulations
We know that navigating regulations linked to manufacturing in Mexico can be complicated. That is where we step in. Our legal experts help you navigate and ensure your company complies with all the established regulations surrounding the Maquila Industry.

Corporate
Our legal experts can help you with your company's corporate governance and determine what kind of legal entity will benefit your business objectives.

Governmental Regulations and Lobbying
One of the major hurdles that any company and projects face is ensuring that the local, state, and federal government where the company or project is located facilitates the project. As you know, many projects have failed because they did not have the backing of the proper authority. Because of this issue, we use our deep-rutted relationships to ensure that our customers' projects have the necessary support from the local, state, and federal governments.

Intellectual Property
A company's Intellectual Property is an essential Property that a company owns. As a result, our legal experts ensure that your company's Intellectual Property is protected. If your company's Intellectual Property is being used without your authorization, our legal experts will use all legal remedies to ensure that you are made whole and protect your Intellectual Property.

Real Estate
The purchase of Real Estate in a foreign country can be stressful and full of risk. Because of this, our legal experts help investors determine which properties they should purchase for their investment objectives. We can also help them create the necessary legal mechanisms to reduce the risk and ensure that they will have a favorable return on their investment.

Labor and Employment
One of the most significant risks businesses face is their relationship with their workforce. As a result, we can help your company comply and resolve labor disputes favorably and reduce their legal labor employment and liabilities.

Customs and Trade Regulation
The world is getting smaller because of globalization, and a company's supply chain can be several counties. As a result, the company's product's end user is located in a different country than where a company sources its raw material, the assembly of a company's product, the transportation of the finished products to a distribution center or the consumer can be costly, and a mistake can increase the cost of the product can be significant. Our experts can help prevent and resolve the issues associated with customs and trade regulations.

Mexican Taxation
Taxation is one of the most important factors affecting a company's revenue. As a result, our experts help companies reduce their taxable base and create a tax strategy to protect their revenue.

Environmental Law
When a company must operate, it must comply with numerous environmental regulations. Our experts help ensure that companies comply with environmental regulations ensuring that our clients do not face fines or that their operations are stopped by local, state, or federal authorities.

Working Visas and Immigration
We understand that resolving immigration issues related to investing, working, and living in another county can be complicated and stressful. That is why our legal experts ensure that our clients have the proper immigration statute for their needs—ensuring that we deal with all the stress associated with immigration issues.

Energy Law
The energy sector plays an integral part in today's economy. Because of this, we pride ourselves on providing world-class legal services to help our clients meet their business objectives.

Dual Citizenship
Some individuals meet the requirements to obtain a second citizenship. It could be because of the legal relationship that their parents had or have with a particular county or because they have resided in a country for several years. In the cases mentioned, we have the experience to ensure that our clients can obtain dual citizenship promptly.

Divorces in Mexico
We understand that some individuals get married in Mexico for many reasons. Unfortunately, sometimes those marriages come to an end. When the marriage ends, it is necessary to end the marriage legally. When this happens, our team can help you obtain a divorce.

Probate in Mexico
Our loved ones sometimes purchase properties in Mexico, and when they pass, it is necessary to start the legal process to transfer them to our name. When this happens, we can provide you with the process.

Child Support in Mexico
International child support can be complicated, but we have the experience to help you obtain child support from the individual with a legal obligation to provide it.

Pensions in Mexico
If you worked in Mexico and have a right to receive a pension from IMSS or ISSSTE, we can help you with the administrative process so that you can be paid when what you are due.

ATTENTION! All international legal services are followed by one of our trusted lawyers.

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]]><![CDATA[Export certificate (manifiestos)]]>Sat, 06 May 2023 16:27:21 GMThttps://www.depauservices.com/blog/export-certificate-manifiestosDo I have to pay sales tax when I purchase an item in Texas? How do I request a refund of sales tax? What do I need to present in order to obtain an export certification for the purposes of a sales tax refund?

Do I have to pay sales tax when I purchase an item in Texas?

Texas sales tax is due when you pick up or take delivery of a taxable item in Texas.
Once you export that item to another country, you can request a refund of the tax collected if you provide acceptable proof of export certifying that the merchandise was taken outside the United States.

How do I request a refund of sales tax?
In order to request a refund directly from the seller, the purchaser must provide any one of the following items that the Comptroller will accept from the seller to substantiate a claim of export:

a licensed U.S. customs broker export certification;
import documents issued by a foreign country;
a bill of lading issued by a licensed and certificated carrier showing the retailer as shipper and a delivery point outside of the United States; or
an original airway, ocean or railroad bill of lading with freight forwarder’s receipt.

What do I need to present in order to obtain an export certification for the purposes of a sales tax refund?
TX CODE Sec. 151.1575. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ISSUING DOCUMENTATION SHOWING EXPORTATION OF PROPERTY, states that (a) A customs broker licensed by the comptroller or an authorized employee of the customs broker may issue documentation certifying that delivery of tangible personal property was made to a point outside the territorial limits of the United States as required by Section 151.307(b)(2)(B) only if the customs broker or authorized employee:

(1) watches the property cross the border of the United States;

(2) watches the property being placed on a common carrier for delivery outside the territorial limits of the United States; or

(3) verifies that the purchaser is transporting the property to a destination outside of the territorial limits of the United States by:

(A) examining a passport, laser visa identification card, or foreign voter registration picture identification indicating that the purchaser of the property resides in a foreign country;

(B) requiring that the documentation examined under Paragraph (A) have a unique identification number for that purchaser;

(C) requiring the purchaser to produce the property and the original sales receipt for the property;

(D) requiring the purchaser to state the foreign country destination of the property which must be the foreign country in which the purchaser resides;

(E) requiring the purchaser to state the date and time the property is expected to arrive in the foreign country destination;

(F) requiring the purchaser to state the date and time the property was purchased, the name and address of the place at which the property was purchased, the sales price and quantity of the property, and a description of the property;

(G) requiring the purchaser and the broker or an authorized employee to sign in the presence of each other a form prepared or approved by the comptroller:

(i) stating that the purchaser has provided the information and documentation required by this subdivision; and

(ii) that contains a notice to the purchaser that tangible personal property not exported is subject to taxation under this chapter and the purchaser is liable, in addition to other possible civil liabilities and criminal penalties, for payment of an amount equal to the value of the merchandise if the purchaser improperly obtained a refund of taxes relating to the property;

(H) requiring the purchaser to produce the purchaser’s:

(i) Form I-94, Arrival/Departure record, or its successor, as issued by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, for those purchasers in a county not bordering the United Mexican States; or

(ii) air, land, or water travel documentation if the customs broker is located in a county that does not border the United Mexican States; and (I) requiring the purchaser and the broker or an authorized employee, when using a power of attorney form, to attest, as a part of the form and in the presence of each other:

(i) that the purchaser has provided the information and documentation required by this subdivision; and

(ii) that the purchaser is on notice that tangible personal property not exported is subject to taxation under this chapter and the purchaser is liable, in addition to other possible civil liabilities and criminal penalties, for payment of an amount equal to the value of the merchandise if the purchaser improperly obtained a refund of taxes relating to the property.

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Professional technical translation services ensure that nothing is lost in translation when it comes to sensitive information concerning matters of life, health, death, finances, citizenship and ownership. This is especially vital in cases such as transfer of Mexican coursework to U.S., birth certificate translation for USCIS, or immigration to the U.S.

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