Panama International Business Company

What are the advantages of a Panama company?

Panama International Business Company

advantages Panama company
  • Income generated by a company that do not business in Panama or from Panama,  is exempt from taxes only if this occurs outside of the Republic of Panama’s territory. This is based on the territorial source principle. Therefore, corporations can manage operations from an office located in Panama. Still, income from those activities is not taxable under our law as long as it stays outside the national territory.
  • Privacy of shareholders’ identity is not registered in any public office, only in the corporation’s Stocks’ Register Book.
  • In Panama, two types of corporation shares can be issued: bearer or nominative shares.
  • No paid-in capital is required, and neither it’s registered in any bank. Assets don’t need to be located in Panama.
  • The directors and shareholders may be of any nationality and resident of any country. It’s only required to have a minimum of three (3) directors for the corporation to operate.
  • Articles of Incorporation, the document to constitute a corporation, may be created in English and any other language.
  • The Law allows holding meetings of directors and shareholders in any country, in person, over the phone, or electronically.
  • To maintain confidentiality, if the corporation has nominee directors, activities may be handled through a general power of attorney that must be registered at the Panama Public Registry.
  • The corporation does not need any commercial license to operate outside or within the national territory.
  •  A Panama Company may own any goods or assets.
  •  Companies constituted under other jurisdictions may change their domicile to Panama to take advantage offered here. Any Panamanian offshore corporation may also perform re-domiciliation to another jurisdiction.