08 November 2018

Panama’s National Assembly approves bill for calculating income subject to preferential tax treatment under an IP regime

Panama’s National Assembly approved a bill that establishes the method for calculating income derived from the “transfer or exploitation” of intellectual property (IP) assets. For more information on the bill, see EY Global Tax Alert, Panama’s Minister of Economy and Finance proposes bill for calculating income subject to preferential tax treatment under an IP regime, dated 28 August 2018.

The Minister of Economy and Finance proposed the bill on 16 July 2018. The bill then went through three separate debates in the National Assembly, as required by the Constitution.

The approved bill maintains all the provisions established under the proposed bill, but also establishes that transfer pricing rules will apply to entities that perform activities under preferential tax regimes from fiscal year 2019.

Once published in the Official Gazette, the bill will be effective 1 January 2019.

For additional information with respect to this Alert, please contact the following:

Ernst & Young Limited Corp., Panama City
  • Luis Eduardo Ocando | luis.ocando@pa.ey.com
  • Isabel Chiri | isabel.chiri@pa.ey.com
Ernst & Young, S.A., San José
  • Rafael Sayagues | rafael.sayagues@ey.com
Ernst & Young, LLP, Latin American Business Center, New York
  • Ana Mingramm | ana.mingramm@ey.com
  • Enrique Perez Grovas | enrique.perezgrovas@ey.com
  • Pablo Wejcman | pablo.wejcman@ey.com
Ernst & Young LLP (United Kingdom), Latin American Business Center, London
  • Jose Padilla | jpadilla@uk.ey.com
Ernst & Young Tax Co., Latin American Business Center, Japan & Asia Pacific
  • Raul Moreno, Tokyo | raul.moreno@jp.ey.com
  • Luis Coronado, Singapore | luis.coronado@sg.ey.com 

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