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Uruguay Issues Draft Tax Amendment Measures Introducing Loss Utilization Restrictions, Deemed Dividends Taxation, and Other Changes

10 June 2016

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Proposed Changes

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Uruguay

Uruguay's Ministry of Economy has issued draft tax amendment measures that include: Restricting the deduction of carried forward losses to 50% of taxable profit each year (Uruguay allows losses to be carried forward up to five years, which will not be changed); Levying the 7% dividends withholding tax on undistributed profits retained for more than three years in proportion to non-resident shareholding (deemed dividend), with an exemption for reinvested profits; Reducing the value added tax rate by 2% for purchases made via debit cards or other electronic currency payments; and Amending individual income tax brackets and rates as follows: up...