About us: financial and legal rigor for your tax residency in Panama
We combine European corporate financial leadership with on-the-ground execution alongside the top legal, tax, and private banking partners in the Republic of Panama.
PanamaWay is an advisory firm founded by Albert Montasell—a professional with a background in business administration and law, international taxation specialist, and current Head of Finance at a high-growth scale-up—dedicated to structuring tax residency relocations, corporate setups, and wealth preservation in Panama with full legal certainty. Unlike standard immigration agencies that merely process residency cards, we evaluate every relocation through the analytical lens of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO): securing your tax exit in your home country first, properly applying Panama’s territorial tax system (0% tax on foreign-source income), and coordinating the best local collaborators whom we have personally vetted over recent years.
Albert Montasell
Business administration & law background · International taxation specialist · Head of Finance at a scale-up
I have dedicated my career to leading corporate finance departments, strategic financial planning, and cross-border tax structuring, currently serving as Head of Finance for a high-growth scale-up. My dual background in business administration and law allowed me to identify a critical flaw in the market: too many entrepreneurs, digital executives, and high-net-worth investors move to Panama with incomplete setups that leave them exposed to tax audits back home.
I founded PanamaWay on one non-negotiable principle: applying the exact same technical, legal, and compliance rigor demanded in an executive finance committee to every tax residency relocation, Panamanian Corporation (S.A.), or Private Interest Foundation.
Over the past years, I have personally sourced, vetted, and worked side by side with the best local collaborators in Panama—immigration and corporate lawyers before the National Immigration Service (SNM), tax specialists before the Directorate General of Revenue (DGI), private bankers, and prime real estate advisors—to deliver a seamless end-to-end execution.
Why high-net-worth individuals trust our methodology
Executive finance perspective (CFO lens)
We go far beyond filing a visa application. We analyze your global income streams, holding structures, the 183-day rule, economic ties, and double taxation treaties.
Top vetted collaborators in Panama
We work exclusively with local partners in Panama City whom we have personally tested and selected over the last years: tier-1 law firms, DGI tax specialists, and USD private banks.
360° relocation execution
From your DGI Tax Residency Certificate and USD bank account opening to prime housing, international schools, private medical insurance, and SERTRACEN driver’s license validation.
Interactive assessment: evaluate your Panama tax residency viability in 2 minutes
Answer these 4 key financial and residency questions to receive an instant feasibility score and tailored roadmap.
Your preliminary diagnostic result (PanamaWay financial criteria):
Excellent viability (85%+ strategic fit): your profile meets the ideal criteria to leverage Panama’s territorial tax system (0% on foreign-source income) in full compliance with international tax rules.
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Frequently asked questions about our firm and methodology
Who leads the tax and corporate strategy at PanamaWay? ▾
Strategic analysis is led by Albert Montasell, founder of PanamaWay, a professional trained in business administration and law, specialist in international taxation, and current Head of Finance at a scale-up, working directly alongside our accredited legal and tax partners in Panama.
Why is an immigration residency card not enough to be a tax resident in Panama? ▾
Because immigration residency (granted by the National Immigration Service) and tax residency (certified by the DGI under Article 762-N of the Tax Code) are separate legal frameworks. You must prove either 183+ days of presence or your center of economic and vital interests in Panama, while properly terminating tax residency in your country of origin.
What kind of local partners do you work with in Panama? ▾
Over recent years we have personally vetted and selected the top specialists in the country: corporate and immigration law firms accredited before the SNM and DGI, specialists in Panamanian Corporations (S.A.) and Private Interest Foundations, USD private bankers, and prime real estate advisors.