It is important to know which taxes affect your business transactions and commercial operations, and which benefits and exemptions are applicable to such operations. We focus on elaborating and planning strategies that minimize or eliminate tax burdens and increase your returns. Therefore, we advise our clients to implement an effective structure from the establishment of the company, due to its practical benefits.
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DB 2015 Rank | 166 | DB 2014 Rank*** | 165 | Change in Rank | -1 |
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DB 2015 DTF** (% points) | 55.83 | DB 2014 DTF** (% points) | 48.60 | Change in DTF** (% points) | 48.70 |
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Indicator | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | OECD |
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Payments (number per year) | 52.0 | 29.9 | 11.8 |
Time (hours per year) | 417.0 | 365.8 | 175.4 |
Profit tax (%) | 12.4 | 20.7 | 16.4 |
Labor tax and contributions (%) | 20.0 | 14.7 | 23.0 |
Other taxes (%) | 4.8 | 12.9 | 1.9 |
Total tax rate (% profit) | 37.2 | 48.3 | 41.3 |
Tax or mandatory contribution | Payments (number) | Notes on Payments | Time (hours) | Statutory tax rate | Tax base | Total tax rate (% profit) | Notes on TTR |
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Employer paid – Social security contributions | 12 | paid jointly | 144 | 12.25% | gross salaries | 13.82 | |
Corporate income tax | 4 | 83 | 25% | taxable profit | 12.39 | ||
Employer paid – Professional risk insurance | 0 | 2.1% | gross salaries | 2.37 | |||
Employer paid – Workers’ severance payments | 4 | 1.92% | gross salaries | 2.17 | |||
Employer paid – Education contribution | 0 | 1.5% | gross salaries | 1.69 | |||
Commercial license tax | 0 | paid jointly | 2% | net worth | 1.59 | ||
Real estate tax | 3 | 0% to 2.1% | real estate value | 1.24 | |||
Transfer tax | 1 | various rates | sales price | 1.21 | |||
Municipal Business Tax | 12 | 375 per month | fixed fee | 0.67 | |||
Capital gains tax | 1 | various rates | capital gains | 0.51 | included in other taxes | ||
Advertising tax | 0 | paid jointly | USD15 per ad per month | 0.03 | |||
Vehicle tax | 1 | fixed fee | 0.02 | ||||
Stamp tax on check transactions | 1 | 10 cents per check | number of checks | 0.00 | |||
Value added tax (VAT) | 12 | 190 | 7% | value added | 0.00 | not included | |
Fuel tax | 1 | 0.25 per gallon | 0.00 | ||||
Employee paid – Social security contributions | 0 | paid jointly | 9.75% | gross salaries | 0.00 | withheld | |
Employee paid – Education contribution | 0 | paid jointly | 1.25% | gross salaries | 0.00 | withheld | |
Totals: | 52.0 | 417.0 | 37.2 |
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DB 2015 Rank | 91.25 | DB 2014 Rank*** | 8 | Change in Rank | -1 |
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DB 2015 DTF** (% points) | 91.25 | DB 2014 DTF** (% points) | 92.09 | Change in DTF** (% points) | -0.84 |
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Indicator | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | OECD |
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Documents to export (number) | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Time to export (days) | 10.0 | 16.8 | 10.5 |
Cost to export (US$ per container) | 665.0 | 1,299.1 | 1,080.3 |
Cost to export (deflated US$ per container) | 665.0 | 1,299.1 | 1,080.3 |
Documents to import (number) | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Time to import (days) | 9.0 | 18.7 | 9.6 |
Cost to import (US$ per container) | 1,030.0 | 1,691.1 | 1,100.4 |
Cost to import (deflated US$ per container) | 1,030.0 | 1,691.1 | 1,100.4 |
Nature of Export Procedures | Duration (days) | US$ Cost |
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Documents preparation | 5 | 160 |
Customs clearance and inspections | 1 | 50 |
Ports and terminal handling | 1 | 65 |
Inland transportation and handling | 3 | 390 |
Totals | 10 | 665 |
Nature of Import Procedures | Duration (days) | US$ Cost |
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Documents preparation | 6 | 150 |
Customs clearance and inspections | 1 | 225 |
Ports and terminal handling | 1 | 265 |
Inland transportation and handling | 1 | 390 |
Totals | 9 | 1,030 |
Export documents |
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Bill of Lading |
Commercial Invoice |
Customs Export Declaration |
Import documents |
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Bill of lading |
Commercial Invoice |
Customs Import Declaration |
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