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DGi Softens Stance on Fiscal Printers
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 (359 reads)


DGi has announced a slight softening of its stance requiring all operating entities in Panamá to invest in special printers and the related software to create invoices, which will be periodically monitored and reported to DGi in their aggressive attempts to assure that everyone pays the ITBMS and properly records their sales revenues. All this thanks to Law 8 of 15 March 2010 which modified Law 76 of 22 Dec 1976. Invoices that are not produced using these new methods will not be deductible by the purchasers as expenses.

This new law essentially is aimed at the M/S and all SAs whether they have an Aviso de Operaciones or not.


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The USA is Bankrupt and Desperately Seeking Money - yours
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 (701 reads)


Or why there is an IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative

And why “Dual Nationals United” should be the call to action.

This editorial is a result of the widespread recognition of the negative provisions buried in the bowels of the HIRE Act as a Congressional attempt to pay for expanded government, a summary of the reporting requirements and draconian penalties which this author has written about separately before, and a recommended plan of action for the dual nationals who stand to be significantly harmed by the enforcement of these provisions. Many of the well known and well respected Panamanian professionals – names you see on buildings, law firms, and banks –have American born moms and grandparents.   Some have spoken out publicly about the problems that are likely to become common talk at the dinner table, but few have recommended any reasonable course of action.  So let me start off with a situational report, followed by a specific call to action.  At the end I’ve added a short analogy that aptly describes the US government behavior in the opinion of a skeptical old CPA who has consulted for decades with many family run businesses.

 

The situation:Some individuals have US passports yet consider themselves to be citizens of another


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Warning! New monthly Panama requirement to file and pay
Friday, February 04, 2011 (762 reads)


Warning!  Monthly fines of $1,000 will accrue for failure to file newly required monthly information returns and pay the Tesoro Nacional 1% of your monthly net revenue.

 Wonder why the business community is upset with DGi and the Municipio?



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