02

    Panama Cross-Border Tax.

    Panama-side cross-border tax planning under the territorial principle: source-of-income analysis, pre-arrival positioning, holding architecture, and special regimes.

    01

    Source-of-income analysis

    Determining what is Panama-source vs. foreign-source under the territorial principle, and what therefore falls outside Panamanian taxation.

    02

    Pre-arrival tax planning

    Timing of relocation, asset titling, and account structuring before establishing Panamanian tax residency.

    03

    Holding-company architecture

    Structuring Sociedades Anónimas and Private Interest Foundations to hold operating, real-estate, and investment assets across borders.

    04

    Operating-company tax planning

    Permanent-establishment analysis, dividend and royalty flows, and steady-state compliance for Panamanian operating companies.

    05

    Multinational Headquarters (SEM) regime

    Reduced corporate income tax, expat-employee benefits, and qualifying-activity analysis under Law 41.

    06

    Free-zone & special regimes

    Panama Pacifico, Colon Free Zone, City of Knowledge, and EMMA regimes for logistics, technology, and manufacturing operators.

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