Qualified Entity under Law 526: The Framework That Already Exists and What the Regulation Will Define
Law 526 established Panama’s economic substance framework, while the executive regulation will define the applicable thresholds. Companies can already assess the four confirmed pillars and prepare before the regulation takes effect.
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Does Law 526 Apply to Your Structure? The Analysis to Complete Before August
Law 526 has a specific applicability threshold. Before analyzing any pillar of economic substance, there is a prior question that determines whether everything else applies.
Continue ReadingPrivate Interest Foundations and Law 526: What the Family Office Client Needs to Know
Law 526 changed Panama’s tax landscape, but it did not eliminate patrimonial planning tools. The Private Interest Foundation remains valid — when you understand its position in the new framework.
Continue ReadingLaw 526 on Economic Substance: What Multinational Groups Must Do Before Fiscal Year 2027
The enactment of Law 526 on 28 May 2026 marked a turning point for corporate planning in Panama, yet the real challenge lies not in the wording of the statute but in the time remaining before it first applies.
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Law 526: The Work Corporate Lawyers Must Do With Their Clients Now
Panama’s Law 526 of 2026 is now in force. For corporate lawyers, its enactment is not the end of a legislative process — it is the beginning of a concrete work agenda with every client holding Panamanian structures that generate foreign-source passive income. This article outlines the diagnostic that must begin now, the consequences of inaction, and the structural options available before January 2027.
Continue ReadingPanama’s Economic Substance Law: What Your Business Needs to Know
A fundamental reform that changes the rules for multinational groups in Panama — and that is already in force.
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Economic Substance in Panama: What Bill 641 Means for Your Company
On May 21, Panama’s National Assembly Committee on Economy and Finance approved Bill 641 on first debate. The bill establishes an economic substance regime for passive income of foreign source earned by entities domiciled in Panama. The full Assembly has until June 5 to pass it into law.
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Panama’s Territorial Tax Principle: Origins, Current Relevance, and the Tensions of the International Debate
The legislative debate around Bill 641 exposes the structural tensions of Panama’s legal and financial model — and forces an answer to a question the country has deferred for decades.
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Regulatory Changes and Tax Trends in Panama for 2026: What Your Business Should Anticipate
Panama’s fiscal and regulatory environment is undergoing a structural transformation driven by technology, international transparency standards, and growing requirements for genuine economic substance.
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Economic Substance in Panama: What Multinational Groups Must Know
The Fiscal Code reform bill introduces, for the first time, a condition on Panama’s territoriality principle. Its impact on holdings, licensing platforms, and investment vehicles is immediate.
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