Company Profile Organization that operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
Company Profile Organization that operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Dominican Republic.
Costa Rica: From OECD "Black List" to "Gray List"Tuesday, April 7, 2009 For this to occur, it was enough to send a letter to the OECD, agreeing to adopt the international standard for the exchange of tax information. Following the decision by the G20 to act against nations that fail to cooperate in the international exchange of tax information in their last meeting in London, Costa Rica had to act quickly to get out of the "black list" of countries that were not committed to adopting this standard. Panama: Electronic Invoicing Comes Into EffectFriday, July 1, 2016 Starting July 25 all tax returns must be made through the new digital system, e-Tax 2.0. The resolution published in the official newspaper La Gaceta states that "... all taxpayers and users of the computer system e-Tax Tax 2.0 are given notice, that the only way to submit declarations is through the internet." Nicaragua Must Prepare for FATCATuesday, September 24, 2013 The measures taken by the U.S. Treasury to pursue American tax evaders affect about 150,000 bank customers in the country. In late April 2014, financial institutions must adhere to U.S. Treasury Department because in June the names of entities who have signed up to the requirements of FATCA will be published, and inclusion in that list will be a requirement for external funding sourced by that country. Panama: "Flat-Tax" Won't Be Over 30%Monday, November 16, 2009 The tax reform bill includes the creation of a 'flat-tax' scheme, which would come into effect in 2010. This tax will replace the Alternate Income Tax Calculation, lowering the tax burden for individuals and businessmen, argued Dulcidio De La Guardia, finance vice minister. Property Rights in NicaraguaFriday, July 13, 2012 Nicaragua is ranked 123 out of 130 countries included in the latest International Right to Property Index by the NGO Americans Tax Reform. Writing in Laprensa.com.ni, Luis Sanchez Sancho analyzes a particular case of the many that are currently being aired on Nicaragua property rights. Panama: More Time to Declare IncomeFriday, July 29, 2016 Due to the implementation of a new tax system, the government has postponed until August 31 the deadline for filing tax declarations and reports which were due on July 31. From a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy and Finance: Panama: Online Tax PaymentsTuesday, April 29, 2014 A new system to make tax payments to the Treasury will come into operation on June. E-Tax 2.0 is the name which the national authority of public revenue (ANIP) has given to the new on line system which will connect to 10 banks, crossing with tax information and will allow requests to be made and follow up given on tax procedures. Money Laundering Congress in PanamaThursday, August 25, 2011 Authorities from the hemisphere will discuss methods of preventing money laundering in financial institutions. Experts from Costa Rica, the United States, Colombia and other Latin American countries are participating in the congress organized by the Banking Association and the Commission for the Prevention of Money Laundering, which will run until Friday. Consulting Firm to Provide Equipment for Tax Control SystemTuesday, January 24, 2012 Panama is calling for expressions of interest for providing the design and operation of a computer system to control fiscal equipment. According to a publication in Panamacompra.gob.pa: Doubts Over Foreign Account Tax Compliance ActTuesday, April 10, 2012 There is still uncertainty among U.S. citizens and companies abroad, regarding the effects of this law’s extraterritorial reach. The start of registration stipulated by FATCA law (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) of the United States is January 1st, 2013, with enforcement beginning on 1st July of that year. However, many questions remain in several sectors such as insurance, securities and pensions, and even the regulators don’t have a clear idea of the effects of the law. Increase in Panama's Fiscal EffeciencyWednesday, July 13, 2016 Optimization of the DGI's management practices has been cited as the cause of the 14.3% increase in tax revenue collection in the first half of the year. From a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance: How to Make Money Denouncing Tax EvadersMonday, July 21, 2014 In Panama Law 31 of 2009 empowers the tax authorities to pay a reward of 25% of any amount that the State manages to raise as a result of a complaint about tax evasion. In his opinion article in Prensa.com, Osvaldo Lau said that the business of organizing offices that ".... are dedicated to tax allegations ... have thrived in other jurisdictions, so it would not be " ... Financial Secrecy in Central America and the WorldThursday, October 6, 2011 In the isthmus the country with the most financial secrecy is Panama (14 in the list of "opaque jurisdictions"), followed by Costa Rica (41) and Guatemala (42). Globally Switzerland is top of the list followed by the Cayman Islands, Luxembourg and Hong Kong, all ahead of the U.S. which is in 5th place. |
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