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Panama: VAT on digital services
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Not supported by the free-threshold API · Local term: VAT
Last verified: 2026-11-03
Panama's general ITBMS is 7%, but the August 2026 bill to make foreign digital platforms register and charge ITBMS was not confirmed as enacted at research time — treat foreign digital B2C as no destination ITBMS until the law is in force
The live free-threshold API has not merged the proposed rules for this place yet. Unverified fields are indicative only
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Threshold and rates (VAT)
- Free threshold?
- No — The live free-threshold API has not merged the proposed rules for this place yet. Unverified fields are indicative only
- Amount / measure
- —
— - Window
- No threshold window (from the first sale)
- Standard rate
- —
— - Who must register
- Domestic ITBMS registration from B/.36,000 annual taxable turnover
- Evidence of location
- No in-force foreign-digital place-of-supply evidence rule; a draft ITBMS digital bill was announced in August 2026
- Invoicing
- Ordinary ITBMS invoicing for registered domestic taxpayers; no foreign digital mandate in force
- Filing
- —
- Effective
- Region verify 2026-11-03
- Authority
- MEF ITBMS servicios digitales
What Botchannels returns
- Ruleset version
2026-10-22.v1- Decision summary
- Botchannels does not open free-threshold sales here. Register (or appoint a representative) before selling.
- Product class
- Digital service
- Support status
- Not supported by the free-threshold API — The live free-threshold API has not merged the proposed rules for this place yet. Unverified fields are indicative only
How to register
- Self-register online?
- See detail — See the authority pages linked in the sources
- Resident representative / fiscal agent
- —
- Regime
- —
Steps (in order)
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Documents
—- Official processing time
- — (unverified)
- Official fees
- —
- Portal
- https://www.mef.gob.pa/2026/08/aplicacion-del-itbms-a-los-servicios-digitales-prestados-desde-el-exterior/
- Local bank account
- —
- Filing frequency
- —
- Payment currency
- —
- Input VAT recovery
- —
- Portal language
- —
- Penalties
- —
Firms offering this service
No verified provider links for this jurisdiction yet. Prefer the official portal and a locally licensed tax adviser.
Region verify
Facts imported on 2026-11-03. Overall confidence: primary. A field marked indicative is unverified and is not a decision by itself.
| Field | Summary |
|---|---|
| Evidence of customer location | No in-force foreign-digital place-of-supply evidence rule; a draft ITBMS digital bill was announced in August 2026 (primary) |
| Non-resident digital tax | Panama's general ITBMS is 7%, but the August 2026 bill to make foreign digital platforms register and charge ITBMS was not confirmed as enacted at research time — treat foreign digital B2C as no destination ITBMS until the law is in force (primary) |
| Collect and remit | Proposed platform registration/remit under bill; not verified in force (primary) |
| B2C invoice | Ordinary ITBMS invoicing for registered domestic taxpayers; no foreign digital mandate in force (secondary) |
| Local payment methods | no published in-force rule (indicative, unverified) |
| Seller located in this place | Domestic ITBMS registration from B/.36,000 annual taxable turnover (secondary) |
Official sources
MEF ITBMS servicios digitales
MEF gabinete propone
DGI ITBMS page
Last verified: 2026-11-03.
FAQ
- Is this tax advice?
- No. This page summarises region-verify notes for foreign digital sellers. It is not tax or legal advice