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Well, I just checked out all the suggested links to pay this years  predial and SImapa. I also checked the ones from last year. Sigh....None of them work. all the phones don't answer or are out of service and the links to pay on line are broken....surprised?

Its the annual cash grab free for all everyone, so be sure to pay by credit or debit card only . You need the paper trail. Simapa will probably insist once again on cash only. You can tell me the reasons why but I have my own ideas. Insist on an official factura and give them an email they can send it to. If they say they cannot give one (again), don't pay it until they do or report them to SAT.

Simapa tried once to give me a hand written 'nota'. It was either last year or the year before. At the time, I refused to pay because this is neither valid, legal, nor acceptable. If anyone tries this with you, do not give them your money. Either say you will come back when the factura's are available, or go to another office to pay who will give you the factura, and make sure to rget the name of who were talking with when you were refused a factura.

BTW, all official factura's are electronic and must be sent to your email. This is federal law. If they give you a paper copy, even if it has an official "sello digital", it is not valid. Report them to SAT. Our faliure to report these things allows the system to remain as it is. Corrupt. The SAT website does work.  https://www.sat.gob.mx/personas/otros-tramites-y-servicios

Frankly, I don't know if I should be appalled by this annual display, or embarrassed for them.

GLTA

 

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This is confusing. I pay SIMAPA every year at the Presidencia of Chapala using my debit card and get a receipt for each one of my water meters (have 7 total). I went Tuesday 2 of January and was done in no time and this included my property tax payments. Keep in mind that many do not pay their water bill since having water is a derecho humano......in Mexico. 

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2 hours ago, Dripfeed said:

Well, I just checked out all the suggested links to pay this years  predial and SImapa. I also checked the ones from last year. Sigh....None of them work. all the phones don't answer or are out of service and the links to pay on line are broken....surprised?

Its the annual cash grab free for all everyone, so be sure to pay by credit or debit card only . You need the paper trail. Simapa will probably insist once again on cash only. You can tell me the reasons why but I have my own ideas. Insist on an official factura and give them an email they can send it to. If they say they cannot give one (again), don't pay it until they do or report them to SAT.

Simapa tried once to give me a hand written 'nota'. It was either last year or the year before. At the time, I refused to pay because this is neither valid, legal, nor acceptable. If anyone tries this with you, do not give them your money. Either say you will come back when the factura's are available, or go to another office to pay who will give you the factura, and make sure to rget the name of who were talking with when you were refused a factura.

BTW, all official factura's are electronic and must be sent to your email. This is federal law. If they give you a paper copy, even if it has an official "sello digital", it is not valid. Report them to SAT. Our faliure to report these things allows the system to remain as it is. Corrupt. The SAT website does work.  https://www.sat.gob.mx/personas/otros-tramites-y-servicios

Frankly, I don't know if I should be appalled by this annual display, or embarrassed for them.

GLTA

 

strange I pay by transferancia or card and send them the receipt and I have zero problems

 

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On 1/5/2024 at 2:36 PM, bmh said:

strange I pay by transferancia or card and send them the receipt and I have zero problems

 

Our experiences were different in past years. Perhaps depends on which office was used? This year I paid at the town hall  (ayuntamiento), same place and same floor where predial is paid. They were very friendly and said they will accept a card but will charge 3% more for it. So its an improvement.

I do not understand what you mean when you say you send them the receipt (?), but if anyone does need an official receipt, make sure to bring your current constancia and provide them with an email  and your regimen (such as persona fisica con actividades empresarial...etc). This is how you can get an official fiscal invoice, which is tax deductible for some.

This year I waited 1.5 hours in line to pay predial, so lined up at Simapa at the same time and got that paid before my turn came up for predial. Same amounts as last year. Still don´t understand why this cannot all get done online....

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I use the AJijic office where I have known the people there for many years. I give a deposit for the year but I do not pay the full year and pay as I go as I have a couple of meters. Once this year someone from Simapa came to my door to tell me to pay the water. I call the lady in the offfice, she gave me their account number which is at BBVA and I snet proof I have paid to her via whatsapp. The next bill showed my payment.  Maybe I got some special treatment because I have known then for a very long tome but that is how I did it. 

It pays to know the people well here 

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