Résidence fiscale en Panama : le test des 183 jours
Seuil de 183 jours
Comment la règle des 183 jours fonctionne en Panama
Panama uses territorial taxation. Residency is determined at 183 days but only Panama sourced income is taxed.
Année civile (janvier à décembre). Cela signifie que votre décompte de jours repart à zéro chaque 1er janvier. Les jours de l'année précédente ne sont pas reportés.
Si vous dépassez 183 jours, Panama peut imposer vos revenus mondiaux en tant que résident fiscal. Les conséquences exactes dépendent de votre situation personnelle, des conventions fiscales applicables et du type de revenus concerné.
Comment le décompte fonctionne
On paper, Panamanian tax residency is straightforward: spend 183 days in Panama in a calendar year and you qualify. Residents can request a tax residency certificate from the DGI, which is useful in treaty contexts. The thing that catches most people off guard is what residency actually buys, because Panama uses a strictly territorial tax system. Only Panama source income is taxable, whether you are resident or not.
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Every day of presence counts toward the 183 day threshold, including arrival and departure days.
Au-delà du simple décompte
A permanent Panamanian home and other ties (a Panamanian family, an active business, regular economic activity) can all support residency, but the 183 day count is still the standard objective trigger. Below 183 days you are non resident, and even then the territoriality rule keeps your foreign source income outside the Panamanian tax base.
Régimes fiscaux spéciaux
The headline immigration product is the Friendly Nations visa, which offers expedited permanent residency for citizens of designated countries. From a tax point of view, the bigger feature is the territorial regime itself: foreign salaries, foreign business profits, and dividends from non Panamanian companies are all outside the Panamanian tax net, no matter what your residency status looks like.
Conventions fiscales
Panama's treaty network is small. When a treaty does apply, it typically requires a Panamanian tax residency certificate, which the DGI only issues to people who meet the 183 day threshold or another qualifying route.
Questions fréquentes
How does Panama territorial taxation work?
Only income generated within Panama is subject to Panamanian income tax. Salaries earned for work performed abroad, foreign investment returns, and offshore business profits are not taxed in Panama, whether or not you are resident.
What is the Friendly Nations visa?
A residency programme for citizens of designated friendly countries (the list changes, so check current rules). It grants permanent residency via bank deposit, real estate purchase, or local employment, and accelerates the path to a tax residency certificate.
Do I need to file a Panamanian tax return as a resident with only foreign income?
If all your income is foreign source under Panamanian rules, you generally have no Panamanian taxable income to report. A local adviser can confirm based on your specific income mix.
Source officielle: https://dgi.mef.gob.pa/
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