In Decree No. 123/020 (issued 15 July 2020), Uruguay’s Executive Power retroactively extended the deadline for certain companies to report information about their ultimate beneficial owners, ownership chains and shareholders to the Uruguayan Central Bank.
Background
Companies governed by Laws No. 18,930, No. 19,484 and No. 19,288, and the associated regulatory decrees, (e.g., those with bearer shares and permanent establishments) must report their shareholders, ultimate beneficial owners and ownership chains to the Central Bank. The affidavit used to report this information is generally due when the company is established and when reportable changes in ownership occur.
Extended filing deadline
Due to the ongoing national emergency created by COVID-19, the Uruguayan Executive Power originally extended the deadline for filing the required affidavit with the Uruguayan Central Bank from 15 April 2020 to 15 May 2020. Through Decree No. 123/020, the Executive Power retroactively extended the deadline again from 15 May 2020 to 15 August 2020.
For additional information with respect to this Alert, please contact the following:
Ernst & Young Uruguay, Montevideo
- Martha Roca
- María Inés Eibe
- Nadine Bruck
Ernst & Young LLP (United States), Latin American Business Center, New York
- Ana Mingramm
- Pablo Wejcman
- Enrique Perez Grovas
Ernst & Young Abogados, Latin American Business Center, Madrid
- Jaime Vargas
Ernst & Young LLP (United Kingdom), Latin American Business Center, London
- Lourdes Libreros
Ernst & Young Tax Co., Latin America Tax Desk, Japan & Asia Pacific
- Raul Moreno, Tokyo
- Luis Coronado, Singapore
