Through Executive Decree No. 3 issued on 20 January 2023, Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance grants an extension for the adoption of electronic invoicing mechanisms for several activities that were initially required to adopt one of the mechanisms available (“fiscal equipment” or the Panama’s Electronic Invoicing System) starting on 2 January 2023 and 1 February 2023.
According to the extension granted, the new terms are:
| Activity | Date for the start of using “fiscal equipment” or Panama’s Electronic Invoicing System |
| Public international transportation of passengers by land, air, or sea, not excepted by Law, and public domestic transportation of passengers by air | 1 March 2023 |
| Operations and general services provided by banks and other financial institutions, including financial leasing companies, investment funds, lending bank institutions, trust or financial institutions governed by special laws, cooperatives, savings entities and funds, pension funds, retirement and social security funds, and loans and savings entities | In three phases: 30 April 2023 - Phase I 30 June 2023 - Phase II 31 August 2023 - Phase III These phases and procedures will be regulated by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. |
| Operations performed by securities market of products authorized to operate in Panama | 31 August 2023 |
| Operations performed by the insurance sector | |
| Operations performed by other unclassified financial entities |
In addition, the adoption of invoicing methods for free trade zones and special regimes was also extended:
| Free trade zones and special regimes | Date for the start of using “fiscal equipment” or Panama’s Electronic Invoicing System |
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30 June 2023 |
Since SEMs and EMMAs are exempt from the use of fiscal equipment, they must exclusively adopt Panama's Electronic Invoicing System as their invoicing method.
The effective date of the obligation for the implementation of invoicing methods for activities not listed here will be established in other regulations to be issued by the corresponding authorities.
The Executive Decree became effective from its publication in the Official Gazette on 23 January 2023.
For additional information with respect to this Alert, please contact the following:
Ernst & Young Limited Corp., Panama City
Rafael Sayagués
Luis Oquendo
Carlos Márquez
Meitner Gonzalez
Ernst & Young LLP (United States), Latin American Business Center, New York
Lucas Moreno
Ana Mingramm
Pablo Wejcman
Enrique Perez Grovas
Ernst & Young LLP (United Kingdom), Latin American Business Center, London
Lourdes Libreros
Ernst & Young Tax Co., Latin American Business Center, Japan & Asia Pacific
Raul Moreno, Tokyo
- Luis Coronado, Singapore
For a full listing of contacts and email addresses, please click on the Tax News Update: Global Edition (GTNU) version of this Alert.
