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Panama's Tax Authority sets the penalty for failing to timely file withholding tax return Form 03
- The Tax Authority has issued a resolution establishing fines to be assessed against employers that fail to timely submit withholding tax returns by filing the Form 03.
- The penalty will apply to noncompliance that has occurred since 28 April 2022.
The Panamanian Tax Authority issued Resolution No. 201-3486 on 17 April 2023, instructing the Tax Information Systems Department to make the necessary adjustments to the informatic systems to establish a fine for failing to submit a withholding tax return, known as Form 03 (in Spanish, "Planilla 03").
The penalty for not timely filing Form 03 is as follows:
|
Employer's annual income (in Panamanian Balboa) |
Penalty |
|---|---|
|
From B/. 0.01 and up to B/. 150,000.00 |
B/. 100.00 |
|
From B/. 150,000.01 and up to B/. 500,000.00 |
B/. 500.00 |
|
From B/. 500,000.01 onwards |
B/. 1,000.00 |
The penalty for not timely filing Form 03 will be applied to noncompliance committed since Decree 20 of 28 April 2022 entered into force (i.e., 28 April 2022) and established a monthly filing requirement for the form.
For additional information with respect to this Alert, please contact the following:
Ernst & Young Limited Corp., Panama City
- Rafael Sayagues
- Luis Ocando
- Carlos Márquez
- Meitner Gonzalez
Published by NTD’s Tax Technical Knowledge Services group; Carolyn Wright, legal editor
For a full listing of contacts and email addresses, please click on the Tax News Update: Global Edition (GTNU) version of this Alert.