2024 The End of Casco Viejo Law – What does this mean?

Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo   On January 16th of this year, what has been known as the Casco Law officially expired. From developers to new clients, we have experienced a lot of confusion regarding what this means. Therefore, we wish to address here the most frequent questions we have been asked: What happens with…

Accounting and Tax Obligations for Investment Properties in Panama

Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo   This is our last episode with certified CPA Derick Brown, and it is about what type of obligations you have when you own investment property in Panama.  In this chapter of his book THE REAL ESTATE INVESTOR´S HANDBOOK, you´ll read about accounting records, financial statements and more.  Again, if…

Real Estate Sales Taxes In Panama

Casco Viejo, Panama   Many are surprised that Panama is not a Tax Haven.  From property taxes to income taxes, yes, there is plenty to choose from! Today, we are joined by Derick Brown, certified CPA and author of the first Real Estate Investor´s Handbook written in English and published in Amazon! So if you…

Understanding Real Estate Rental Income Tax in Panama

Panama, Casco Viejo   Welcome to our second interview with certified CPA Derick Brown, talking about his wonderful handbook THE REAL ESTATE INVESTOR´S HANDBOOK.  If you like any of this content and would love to know more, we are including here links to his books and his bio. This is the first time a full…

Property Taxes and Real Estate Taxes in Panama – Part 1

Panamá, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Derick Brown  is a certified public accountant (CPA) who has been serving several of our clients from Casco through his company Think CPA for years. In this blog, we bring you all a tremendous gift: a series based on his new book: “Real Estate Investor’s Manual, Understanding Taxes and Accounting for…

Steps to Purchase a Property: Pre Sales, Re Sales and More

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Where to invest near Amador Interconnection – Casco Viejo

Panama, Casco Viejo, Santa Ana The interconnection with Amador is moving fast. The question arises: where are the opportunities to invest ? if you´d like to invest in the radio of action product of this new walk in traffic to Casco, here is an idea. In our experience, the best long term investments are the…

Casco Viejo Explained: San Felipe and Santa Ana

Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo A major source of confusion, even for those in the know.  Isn´t San Felipe, Casco? What is this story of Santa Ana being part of Casco? Is Santa Ana part of Casco Viejo? If someone says “Casco” … what is that person referring to? Let´s start from the beginning. Here…

Commercial Investment in Casco Viejo

A unique opportunity has come to market. A fully restored building, already benefiting from Casco Viejo law (if you don´t know what this means, please watch our video HERE to learn about its tax incentives)  The building is called El Colegio.  A two-building complex, it is located next to Hotel La Compañía.  Already rented and…

$2.8M Investment in Barrio Chino

Casco Viejo, Santa Ana, Barrio Chino, Panama   Good news for Santa Ana, this time coming from Barrio Chino. Starting this week, the City´s office will be investing $2.8M in this historic site. This is the second large infrastructure investment from the government in Santa Ana. On the opposite side, Puerta Norte, and now Barrio…

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