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The Executive Power of Uruguay has approved new tax benefits for investments made by telecommunication entities that meet certain conditions.
Decree No. 281/024, published in the Official Gazette on 31 October 2024, states that telecommunication entities that perform electronic surveillance activities for the investigation of crimes will benefit from a series of tax exemptions applicable to investments in electronic data processing equipment and software, made from the date of the decree until 30 June 2025. These exemptions include:
Corporate Income Tax exemptions, not to exceed 12,000,000 Indexed Units (approximately US$1.84m), with a period of three fiscal years to use the benefit
Net Wealth Tax exemptions for the investments in electronic data processing and surveillance equipment
Affected multinational entities with interests in Uruguay should become familiar with Decree No. 281/024, which can be accessed here (only in Spanish).
For additional information concerning this Alert, please contact:
EY Uruguay, Montevideo
Rodrigo Barrios
María Inés Eibe
Piero de los Santos
Lucia Giagnacovo
Ernst & Young LLP (United States), Latin American Business Center, New York
Lucas Moreno
Ana Mingramm
Pablo Wejcman
Enrique Perez Grovas
Ernst & Young LLP (United Kingdom), Latin American Business Center, London
Lourdes Libreros
Ernst & Young Tax Co., Latin American Business Center, Japan & Asia Pacific
Raul Moreno, Tokyo
Luis Coronado, Singapore
Published by NTD’s Tax Technical Knowledge Services group; Carolyn Wright, legal editor
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