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The Perils Of Panama--Are United States Employees Of The Panama Canal Commission Exempt From United States Income Taxation?, Pamela P. Bond
The Perils Of Panama--Are United States Employees Of The Panama Canal Commission Exempt From United States Income Taxation?, Pamela P. Bond
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Since the enactment of the Panama Canal Treaty (the Treaty) on October 1, 1979, United States citizens employed by the Panama Canal Commission have come to the United States federal courts seeking exemption from income taxation. The Commission employees have based their claims on an executive agreement which accompanied the Treaty. Specifically, they have relied on the language found in article XV of the Agreement in Implementation of Article III of the Panama Canal Treaty (the Implementation Agreement).