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Uruguay Enacts Tax Measures for 2017

31 October 2016

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Uruguay

On 14 October 2016, Uruguay's president enacted Law No. 19.438, which includes a number tax measures for 2017. The main measures include: The deduction of carried forward losses is restricted to 50% of taxable profit each year (Uruguay allows losses to be carried forward up to five years, which will not be changed); From 1 March 2017, companies will be required to calculate and pay withholding tax on notional dividends deemed distributed to shareholders (including non-residents), with a credit for the tax paid provided for the shareholders when actually distributed - notional deemed dividends are undistributed profits retained for more...