Panama DGI E-Invoicing Software for LATAM
Compliant electronic invoicing across Latin America. FacturaHQ issues through Alanube, our authorized e-invoicing partner in nine markets, including Panama (DGI), Mexico (SAT) and Colombia (DIAN).
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FacturaHQ is P4 Software’s electronic invoicing platform for Panama and LATAM, with automated tax calculation and real-time, audit-ready invoice generation. Natively integrated with CifraHQ.
FacturaHQ does not hold fiscal authorization itself. It issues through Alanube, our authorized e-invoicing partner in nine markets: Panama (where it also issues through WebPOS; both are DGI-authorized PACs), the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Ecuador. Brazil and Uruguay connect through various local authorized providers instead.
Pricing, documentation and the full feature tour live on the product site: facturahq.cloud.
Key capabilities
Panama DGI issuance through WebPOS and Alanube, both authorized PACs
Regional coverage through Alanube in nine
LATAM markets, including the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Mexico, Chile and Argentina
Integrations with SAT CFDI 4.0 (Mexico),
DIAN (Colombia), SII (Chile), SUNAT (Peru), SRI (Ecuador), SEFAZ NFe (Brazil), DGI CFE (Uruguay)
Automated tax calculation per country (ITBMS, IVA, ICMS, etc.)
XML and PDF invoice generation
Native CifraHQ integration
REST API for any ERP
Cancellation, credit notes, debit notes workflows
Panama DGI e-invoicing
Panama's Dirección General de Ingresos (DGI) rolled out the country's electronic invoicing system (SFEP) progressively. Paper invoices and traditional fiscal printers have been replaced by the Comprobante Fiscal Electrónico (CFE), a digitally signed XML document that must be authorized through a PAC (Proveedor de Autorización Calificado) before it reaches the customer.
In Panama, FacturaHQ issues through two DGI-authorized PACs, WebPOS and Alanube. Every document goes out with ITBMS calculated per line (7% general rate, 10% and 15% special rates, and the exemptions set in the product catalog) and comes back authorized with its CUFE. For a foreign company running a Panamanian subsidiary this is a hard local requirement: a global billing system with no connection to an authorized PAC cannot produce a fiscally valid invoice in Panama.
The DGI requirements, the compliance steps and the case for a local invoicing layer are on the Panama DGI e-invoicing page. For who is obligated and what the fines cost, read what is e-invoicing in Panama.
How FacturaHQ works
The flow follows the same pattern in every market, even though each tax authority uses its own names. FacturaHQ builds the document in the XML format the authority defines, with taxes already calculated, and sends it to the authorized provider for that country. The provider validates the structure and tax data, registers the document with the authority and returns it authorized with its identifier: the CUFE in Panama and Colombia, the CAE in Argentina, the access key (clave de acceso) in Ecuador. FacturaHQ then produces the PDF and delivers it by email or through the receipt portal.
Tax calculation
Most compliance problems come from the tax, not the XML: rates assigned to the wrong product, or exemptions applied halfway. FacturaHQ calculates each country's tax, whether that is ITBMS in Panama, IVA in Chile or Costa Rica, IGV in Peru, ITBIS in the Dominican Republic or ICMS in Brazil. In Panama, ITBMS rates and exemptions are applied line by line from the product catalog, so the monthly return is built on data that has already been validated. In Costa Rica, reduced IVA rates and exempt goods are also applied per line rather than per invoice.
XML, PDF and archive
Every document is available as XML, the fiscally valid file, and as a PDF for the customer. In the Dominican Republic, the XML is archived next to its printed representation, so an audit request is answered from one place.
Contingency and retransmission
How an outage at the tax authority is handled depends on the country. In Panama, FacturaHQ's contingency mode lets you keep issuing and transmits pending documents once the DGI service is back. In Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, documents wait in a queue and are retransmitted automatically when Hacienda or the DGII responds again.
Credit notes, debit notes and voids
An authorized invoice is never edited. Corrections go through credit notes, debit notes or voids, and FacturaHQ creates them linked to the original invoice so the audit trail stays intact.
CifraHQ integration
FacturaHQ is natively integrated with CifraHQ, P4 Software's cloud ERP. FacturaHQ issues and CifraHQ does the accounting: postings are generated automatically, and ledgers, receivables and inventory share one set of numbers with invoicing.
REST API for your global ERP
FacturaHQ also works standalone. Its REST API connects it to SAP, Oracle or custom systems and supports batch processing. A multinational can keep the DGI authorization flow, ITBMS accuracy and contingency handling in a local layer that feeds results back to the global ERP. In Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, several legal entities can run in one tenant, each with its own keys or certificates and numbering sequences.
E-invoicing market by market
Panama (DGI). The document is the CFE, authorized through a PAC and returned with its CUFE. FacturaHQ issues through WebPOS and Alanube, both DGI-authorized PACs. See e-invoicing for Panama.
Mexico (SAT). Every commercial invoice is a CFDI 4.0, certified by a PAC and validated by the SAT in real time, with strict checks on RFC, tax regime and CFDI use. FacturaHQ issues through Alanube and handles complements such as Carta Porte, Payments (REP) and Foreign Trade. See e-invoicing for Mexico and CFDI 4.0 and SAT compliance for multinationals.
Colombia (DIAN). Every invoice receives a CUFE and must be signed, validated and transmitted under the DIAN technical annex, which is updated periodically. FacturaHQ issues through Alanube, our authorized technology provider in Colombia, and covers sales invoices, credit and debit notes, the documento soporte and electronic payroll. See e-invoicing for Colombia and DIAN e-invoicing for exporters.
Chile (SII). Every invoice is a DTE with SII folio control, digital signature and real-time transmission. Alanube transmits each DTE to the SII and returns its acceptance status; FacturaHQ manages CAF folio ranges and DTE types including the electronic invoice (33), the boleta (39) and the dispatch guide (52). See e-invoicing for Chile.
Peru (SUNAT). E-invoicing runs under the SEE: issuers register as electronic issuers and transmit to SUNAT directly or through an OSE. Alanube handles transmission, and FacturaHQ covers invoices, boletas, electronic remission guides, IGV and detracciones. See e-invoicing for Peru.
Ecuador (SRI). Every document is digitally signed, authorized by the SRI and assigned an access key. Alanube transmits each document for authorization, including withholding receipts and purchase settlements. See e-invoicing for Ecuador.
Costa Rica (Hacienda). Version 4.4 of the comprobantes electrónicos has been mandatory since 1 September 2025, and since 6 October 2025 tax procedures run through TRIBU-CR. Each document carries a 50-digit numeric key, and Hacienda answers with acceptance, partial acceptance or rejection. See e-invoicing for Costa Rica.
Dominican Republic (DGII). Ley 32-23 sets up the e-CF, numbered with a 13-position e-NCF, and phases the obligation by taxpayer classification. In May 2026 the DGII granted small, micro and unclassified taxpayers an automatic six-month extension. FacturaHQ issues e-CF through Alanube. See e-invoicing for the Dominican Republic.
Argentina (ARCA, formerly AFIP). Every invoice receives a CAE, which Alanube requests from ARCA for each document. FacturaHQ handles Factura A, B and C and provincial gross income tax (IIBB) under the convenio multilateral. See e-invoicing for Argentina.
Brazil and Uruguay. In Brazil, FacturaHQ connects through local authorized providers that transmit the NFe to each state SEFAZ and the NFS-e to municipal systems, with ICMS and ICMS-ST calculation. In Uruguay, local providers transmit each CFE to the DGI. See e-invoicing for Brazil and e-invoicing for Uruguay.
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Frequently asked questions
Is FacturaHQ an authorized PAC?
No. FacturaHQ does not hold fiscal authorization in any country. In Panama it issues through WebPOS and Alanube, both DGI-authorized PACs, and in the other markets through Alanube or local authorized providers. The invoices you issue carry the same fiscal validity.
Can I invoice in several countries from one platform?
Yes. Alanube, our authorized e-invoicing partner, covers nine markets: Panama, the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Ecuador. Brazil and Uruguay connect through local authorized providers. In every case you work from FacturaHQ.
Do I need to replace my ERP to use FacturaHQ?
No. FacturaHQ works standalone and exposes a REST API to connect with SAP, Oracle or custom systems. If you use CifraHQ, FacturaHQ is included: the integration is native and accounting postings are generated automatically.
What happens if the tax authority is down?
It depends on the country. In Panama, contingency mode lets you keep issuing and transmits pending documents once the DGI service is restored. In Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, documents are queued and retransmitted automatically.
How do I correct an e-invoice that has already been issued?
An authorized invoice is not edited. It is corrected with a credit note, a debit note or a void, depending on the case, and FacturaHQ creates those documents linked to the original invoice.