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As company incorporation agents we have experience working with the authorities in Panama and have built up a relationship with the Registro Público de Panamá. We are able obtain registry copies of official Panama company documents and conduct comprehensive company searches.
As incorporation agents our experience with the Public Registry in Panama means, we can obtain copies of company documents from the registry. We have access to the Panama Public Registry to obtain official documents from the company file including company search reports and copies of official documents.
A Panamanian company search report includes details of the company, confirms its existence and contains company information filed with the Registro Público de Panamá.
A Panama company search report includes:
Under Panama legislation companies are not required to file financial statements or an annual return with the Public Registry of Panama.
The members of the board of directors as well as the representatives are registered.but, the shareholders remain private in the books of the corporation, so the owner can maintain anonymity all the time. The stock register of a Panamanian corporation is a private book privately held by the registered agent and includes details of the shareholders.
The search report will be ordered from the Registro Público de Panamá and is delivered by email in 3 - 7 days.
The Panama Certificate of Incorporation is issued by the Registro Público de Panamá when a company is incorporated. We can provide a registry copy of a Panama company incorporation certificate which includes the company name, company number, date of incorporation and states that a company is registered. This document is filed in Spanish at the Registro Público de Panamá.
We are able to obtain a Certificado de persona juridica from the Public Registry in Panama certifying that a company is in Good Standing. The Certificate resembles the initial Certificate of Incorporation and is used to formally confirm the company's continued legal existence. It also confirms that all administrative requirements have been complied with.
This certificate will also state if the company is in voluntary liquidation or proceedings have been started to strike the company off the Panama Public Registry. There are limited requirements to file documents with the Panama Public Registry.
The certificate is provided from the Panama Public Registry with an official stamp, seal and with the signature of an authorised officer. The document is only available from the Panama registry in Spanish, we include an English translation of the information on the certificate.
If your Panama company has been struck-off, we can assist with restoring your company to the Public Registry in Panama, To bring the company back into Good Standing all outstanding fees and penalties would have to be paid and an annual declarations filed with the registry together with details of the Registered Office. We can provide registered office services in Panama and assist with getting your company back into Good Standing.
We can provide a scanned copy of the Articles of Association for a Panama company from the Registro Público de Panamá, this document can sometimes be as much as 20 - 50 pages long.
Copies of the official filed documents can be obtained for you from the Registro Público de Panamá.
This includes copies of:
Establishing the existence of a Panama company and obtaining copies of official company documents held at the Registro Público de Panamá may be required for:
We can provide legalised Panama company documents, including copies of certificates filed with the Registro Público de Panamá, which are Apostilled at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. An Apostille Certificate of Good Standing can be provided for a Panama company, the Apostille confirms the authenticity of the signature and registry stamp on the document.
The Apostille certificate includes the signature of an Official at the Department of Authentication and Legalisation in Panama, at the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Directors' Report, Accounts and annual returns are not filed in Panama. In Panama they do not file tax returns, annual returns or financial statements - There is no need to file any tax returns in Panama for the company if all the income was offshore derived.
The Government of Panama have approved Law 52, dated October 27, 2016, published in Official Gazette No. 28149-B, which requires maintaining Accounting Records for legal entities with activities outside Panama. All legal entities which do not carry out activities within the Republic of Panama, are required to maintain accounting records and its support documentation at the offices of the Resident Agent, or any other place within or outside Panama. the legal entities must provide to the Resident Agent, with the following information in writing the physical address where they are maintained, as well as support documentation. or the name and details of the person who keeps them in custody. Legal entities which do not comply with the obligations will be subject to fines and the Resident Agent is required to register its resignation at the Public Registry.
We can provide copies of official company documents and conduct searches for companies registered in Panama.
We will verify the IBC with the International Business Companies Registry and inform you of which documents are currently available.
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