GRAPH 6. CSOs THAT HAVE REGISTERED TO OBTAIN ADS
(LES, 2017)
GRAPH 7. CSOs STATED THE FOLLOWING REGARDING THE TIME INVESTED TO OBTAIN ADS: TIME INVESTED TO OBTAIN ADS
(LES, 2017)
Results show that 24% of CSOs spend between six months and a year in the process, 6% of CSOs spent between one and two years, and 9% of CSOs spent more than two years attempting to obtain ADS. It is important to highlight that, according to the guidelines that the fiscal authority has made public, this process should take on average three months (SHCP, 2011). CSOs that have gone through this process have expressed that in reality, this registration takes more time because it has significant barriers. The following are some of the challenges that were identified: 1
CSOs have to review and in many occasions change their bylaws according to the criterion that the fiscal authority considers to be valid to obtain ADS. This means that CSOs have to hire the services of a Notary to modify their bylaws and go through this process all over again. 71