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Uruguay modifies “tax holiday” regime

11 February 2021

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Tax Alerts, Legislation & Policy, National/Federal Taxation

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Uruguay

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 capitalOnce the election is made, it will apply from 2020 and thereafter.Law No. 19,937 (December 2020) extended the “10-year period”...