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Panama: An Offshore Investor's Paradise

By: Shawn Morcallovich

The people who truly love an investment opportunity are starting to realize that an offshore investment strategy that includes Panama must be part of any financial portfolio. In order to take advantage of the tax benefits that Panama offers to foreigners one first must understand what those taxes are and what investments are subject to tax.

There are many ways that one can go about investing in Panama. Once of the easiest, is offshore banking. Panama offers a great deal of banking secrecy and privacy protection. There are many secrecy laws in place that will assure that both your personal and financial information are secure and cannot be accessed by anyone. Additionally, when you opt to bank in Panama, you benefit from the low taxes and exemptions that the country offers. Panama is considered to be one of the tax havens of the world, and this makes it an excellent choice for banking offshore.

Others that are deciding they want to invest a little more, are investing in real estate in Panama. Though largely ignored in the past, Panama is becoming more recognized for the excellent country it really is. This is leading to many retirees opting to relocate to Panama when they retire. Others are deciding to move there even before retirement and establish residency, so that they too can receive many of the tax benefits that the area has to offer.

Investing in real estate in Panama offers a wide variety of benefits. Real estate values continue to climb in Panama, so there is a very good chance that the value of the property that you purchase will grow quite well. There are many tax benefits to owning property in Panama as well. Depending on the value of your property, you may only have to pay a small portion of taxes. The amount of taxes you pay is based on a sliding scale that is dependent on what your property is valued at. An offshore company can be incorporated to own the real estate making it subject to more favorable tax laws.

If you purchase an existing property that is already under an exemption, the exemption can be transferred to the new buyer and will continue for the period of the initial exemption. The only exception to these exemptions is the actual land the property sits on which is not exempt, but will only incur a property tax if the value of the land itself is appraised at over $30,000.

If you are a foreign businessman thinking about investing in Panama you can't go wrong right now. Rock solid banking secrecy, ability to incorporate anonymously and 20 year tax exemptions on property purchases combined with a relatively cheap labor force and beautiful tropical backdrop make Panama one of the world's investment jewels.

Article Source: http://www.articlewheel.com

Get more information about offshore investment or offshore company formation at the author's website OffshoreLegal.org.

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