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Facts You Should Know About Individual & Corporate Income Taxes in Panama

Individual & Corporate Income Taxes in Panama | Choose Panama
The Panama Canal is a major asset of Panama’s economy. This
77-kilometer long canal connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific
Ocean offers many employment scopes for people in Panama.
Choose Panama has compiled some fundamental info for
expats willing to work in Panama. Different taxes in Panama
include real estate taxes, dividends tax, employee taxes,
commercial tax, capital gains tax, corporate tax, and
individual income taxes. Let’s have a look at a few facts
engaged when it comes to individual and corporate income
​taxes in Panama.

Individual income taxation in Panama

During writing, rates of taxes for individuals are as follows:
  • A 15% rate of income tax applies to all income exceeding $11,000, up to $50,000.
  • A yearly net income of up to $11,000 is free from tax.
  • A 25% rate of tax applies to all income exceeding $50,000.

​Currently, Panama has finalized double taxation treaties with some nations for fighting its reputation as the tax haven.

Corporate income tax in Panama

Every source of income in Panama is subject to income tax, be you are a corporation or an individual. This applies to both Panamanian companies and the branches of foreign companies. 25% of net taxable income is the fixed rate of tax for companies.

An alternative minimum measurement of income tax can be utilized, by which a 25% rate is applied to the net taxable income which increases after reducing 95.33% from the gross taxable income. Small business finds it advantageous from an assessment over a combination of the corporate and the personal tax rate, albeit they can’t apply for this alternative measurement if the gross taxable income is not more than $1,500,000.

All domestic and foreign organizations registered in the Public Registry can pay a franchise tax, even if they will not do business in Panama. Every commercial and industrial business that should have a license for operating is also subject to a yearly license tax of 2% of the net worth of the company.

In Panama, the fiscal year generally corresponds to the calendar year. Tax payments and returns are due by the end of the 3rd month after the fiscal year ends.

Panama Tax Services in Brief

There are some agencies that offer a detailed analysis of clients’ individual tax situations with solutions for reducing tax rates in Panama for both corporations and individuals in Panama. These services are also accessible by foreign companies pondering doing business and reducing taxes in Panama. The Panama tax services start with learning regarding you and your organization’s products and services, and the kind of structure and legal bodies engaged with your products and services’ sale, distribution and delivery. Whether your organization will be just selling its items and services to clients residing outside of Panama or to the tourists, residents, and citizens of Panama, will make a distinction concerning the tax liabilities of your organization in Panama. Knowing these facts will make it simpler for you to make a decision of choosing the right kind of resources for helping you in reducing your tax liabilities.

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