In the last few months of 2020, Uruguay modified the “tax holiday” regime, which provides a temporary income tax exemption to new tax residents for income from foreign investments. Law No. 19,904 (September 2020) allows new tax residents to choose between:
Not being subject to income tax on yields of foreign capital for the year in which they became tax residents and the following 10 years (previously it was 5 years)
Being subject to a 7% rate forever on yields of foreign capital
Once the election is made, it will apply from 2020 and thereafter.
Law No. 19,937 (December 2020) extended the “10-year period” option to tax residents who benefited from the regime before 2020. To qualify for the 10-year period, individuals must meet the following conditions:
Prove they acquired property for a value exceeding 3.5 million Indexed Units (approx. US$400,000) as from 22 January 2021
Be in Uruguay for at least 60 days during the calendar year
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
For a full listing of contacts and email addresses, please click on the Tax News Update: Global Edition (GTNU) version of this Alert.