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April 9, 2018
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Bilateral exchange relationships are effective between Panama and jurisdictions that are signatories of the CRS MCAA

Panama has bilateral exchange relationships with 28 jurisdictions under the Common Reporting Standard Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (CRS MCAA).

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development published on April 5, 2018, the list of bilateral exchanges relationships under the CRS MCAA.

A bilateral relationship under the CRS MCAA becomes effective only if both jurisdictions have the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters in effect and have filed all relevant notifications as provided under Section 7 of the CRS MCAA (e.g., having an operational and IT framework to implement the confidentiality standards and data safeguards).

Below is the list of jurisdictions with which Panama has bilateral exchange relationships for CRS information:

1. Australia
2. Belgium
3. Bulgaria
4. Croatia
5. Denmark
6. Faroe Islands
7. Finland
8. France
9. Germany
10. Gibraltar
11. Greece
12. Iceland
13. Ireland
14. Isle of Man
15. Italy
16. Japan
17. Luxembourg
18. Malta
19. Mexico
20. Netherlands
21. Norway
22. Portugal
23. Seychelles
24. Singapore
25. Slovenia
26. South Africa
27. Spain
28. United Kingdom

A follow-up Tax Alert will be issued once the Panamanian Tax Authority publishes its list of "reportable jurisdictions."

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Contact Information
For additional information concerning this Alert, please contact:
 
Ernst & Young Panama
Rafael Sayagués+506 2208 9880;
Luis Ocando+507 208 0144;
Isabel Chiri+506 208 0112;
Latin American Business Center, New York
Pablo Wejcman(212) 773-5129;
Ana Mingramm(212) 773-9190;
Enrique Perez Grovas(212) 773-1594;
Latin American Business Center, Europe
Jose Padilla+44 20 7760 9253;