Guides for your next decision.
Buy, sell, live or do business in Panama. Find our guides on property, taxes, employment, defence and legal procedures.
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Property, taxes and legal matters. Links marked “Guide in Spanish” open a Spanish-language guide; related services are available in English.
Buying a property
Check the land, documents and agreements before committing funds.
- Buying with clear information
Checks to help you prepare a purchase.
- Before paying a depositGuide in Spanish
What to clarify about the reservation, purchase agreement and refund terms.
- Buying part of a propertyGuide in Spanish
How to distinguish a lot awaiting subdivision from a separately registered property.
Selling a property
Organise closing, taxes and the documents for the sale.
- Selling a mortgaged propertyGuide in Spanish
What to coordinate with the lender and how to document the discharge.
- Taxes on a property saleGuide in Spanish
The 2% and 3% payments: what to review for each transaction.
- DGI tax clearance certificateGuide in Spanish
What it confirms and which other checks a sale requires.
- Forms 106 and 107Guide in Spanish
Information and documents to prepare the declarations.
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Titles, access and boundaries
Understand the rights over the land and what still needs checking.
- Title or possessory rights
Why the distinction matters when assessing property.
- Access, easements and boundariesGuide in Spanish
What to gather when access or a property boundary is disputed.
Property taxes
Review exemptions, main-home treatment and tax debts.
- Property tax exemptionsGuide in Spanish
How to prepare the review of an exemption and its application.
- Patrimonio familiar tributario or primary residenceGuide in Spanish
Information to review these property-tax categories and identify the applicable treatment.
- Time limits on tax collectionGuide in Spanish
Records to review before making a request to the DGI.
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Family and inheritance
Prepare documents for maintenance matters or an inherited home.
- Family maintenance paymentsGuide in Spanish
What to bring to discuss setting, changing or enforcing maintenance payments.
- A home registered to a deceased relativeGuide in Spanish
How to organise the family and property records.
Employment and termination
Organise dates, payments and employment documents.
- Dismissal and termination paymentsGuide in Spanish
How to prepare a review of payments and employment termination.
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Defence and claims
Identify what you received, when it happened and which documents to keep.
- Receiving a civil claimGuide in Spanish
What to keep, how to prepare your consultation and why to verify the deadline.
- Criminal summons or complaintGuide in Spanish
Information to prepare for an initial criminal-law consultation.
- Traffic accidents and insurance claimsGuide in Spanish
Documents and background information to assess a claim.
- Applications and responses from public bodiesGuide in Spanish
What to gather to review an application, refusal or appeal.
- Debt recovery without a signed contract
What to prepare if you lent money and have messages, transfer records or partial payments. Organise the debt’s origin, balance and documents to assess a claim in Panama.
Companies and professionals
Prepare your investment and organise business obligations.
- Investing in Panama
Questions to assess a project and its legal structure.
- Forming a company: requirements and costsGuide in Spanish
How to compare formation, maintenance and business start-up costs.
- Company taxesGuide in Spanish
Obligations to identify according to the business activity.
- Taxes for self-employed professionalsGuide in Spanish
Information to gather about income and independent professional activity.
- Annual company fee (tasa única)Guide in Spanish
Reviewing outstanding payments and bringing a company into compliance.
- Your company documents and corporate books
Understand the corporate legal file we deliver when forming your Panamanian corporation and the procedures quoted separately.
- Partners’ agreements before investing
Contributions, management, information and exit: prepare the decisions for your agreement and check consistency with the company and Panamanian law.
Living and moving to Panama
Connect housing choices with residency and contracts.
- Living in Panama
Practical and legal aspects to consider before moving.
Preparing your consultation
Understand how the scope of work and fees are agreed.
- Professional fees
Scope, expenses and agreements to plan your matter.
Get to know the place, too.
Location is part of the decision. Explore these destination guides for further context.
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CoibaRead destination guide
BoqueteRead destination guide
Bocas del ToroRead destination guide
Pedasí y AzueroRead destination guide
Guna YalaRead destination guideAn introduction to the country and the projects you can prepare with the firm.
Prepare your first consultation.
Share your goal, the location and the documents available. The firm can then identify the review your matter needs.
Is your matter about family, succession, contracts or legal defence? You can also find those practice areas in the firm’s services.