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Panama Enacts Tougher Tax Transparency Law

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Panama’s National Assembly has approved a significant new law requiring multinational entities domiciled in the country to demonstrate genuine local operations. Under the legislation, these entities will face a flat 15% tax on passive foreign income if they fail to prove real economic substance within Panama. The Ministry of Economy and Finance stated on Wednesday that this move is aimed at fulfilling European Union tax transparency requirements…

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Panama approves 15% tax on multinationals to get off an EU blacklist

The National Assembly of Panama approved on Wednesday, May 27, a reform of the Fiscal Code that establishes a 15% tax on foreign passive income for multinational companies that do not demonstrate real economic substance in Panamanian territory, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance of that country. The measure seeks to align Panama with international standards of fiscal transparency and remove it from the list of non-cooperating count…

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www,finanzasdigital.com Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said that the new legislation imposing a 15% tax on gross income generated in the country... The post Panama hopes to exit the EU tax list appeared first on Digital Finance.

Entities that do not demonstrate economic substance, adequate facilities, strategic decision-making and actual operating expenses in Panama

·Bogotá, Colombia
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The Straits Times broke the news in Singapore on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
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