Uruguay’s Foreign-Income Tax: The Planning Levers for Wealthy Residents
Uruguay taxes residents' foreign income at 12%, or 8% with withholding. The real-vs-notional election and look-through are the levers wealthy...
July 18, 2026Section
Living in Uruguay
Cost of living, neighbourhoods, healthcare and lifestyle in Uruguay.
Uruguay’s 12% Tax Goes Deeper: The Look-Through Rule and the US-Expat Trap
Uruguay's 12% tax now looks through offshore firms to owners above 5%. Uruguay tax look-through hits US expats hardest, with...
July 11, 2026
Uruguay Lets Foreign Remote Workers Skip Social Security. Locals Skip It Anyway
Uruguay remote workers social security drew a July 2 Senate hearing: CUTI says locals paid abroad skip invoices and contributions,...
July 10, 2026
Uruguay Widens Free Meningitis Shots After an Unusual Rise in Cases
Uruguay expands free meningococcal vaccine to ages 11–12 after 20 cases and 5 deaths. Serogroup C drives 70% of infections;...
July 4, 2026
Uruguay’s Foreign-Income Tax Lands Wednesday: What Changes, and Your Checklist
Uruguay's foreign-income tax hits July 1: banks begin withholding 12% on foreign interest, dividends and rents. New residents must elect...
June 27, 2026 Uruguay’s Tax Clock: Which Regime New Residents Must Choose Before July 1
Uruguay's DGI collects 12% on foreign capital income from July. New residents must make one irrevocable choice: tax holiday, reduced...
June 25, 2026
Uruguay’s Foreign-Income Tax: A July 1 Countdown
Uruguay's 12% tax on foreign capital income starts collecting in July. New residents must pick a holiday, a reduced rate...
June 22, 2026 Understanding Your Lease in Uruguay: Rental Law
Understanding your lease in Uruguay: contract length, the annual adjustment clause, deposits, the guarantee-light option and your rights as a...
June 11, 2026 Renting an Apartment in Uruguay
Renting an apartment in Uruguay made simple: how the garantia works, the guarantee-light lease foreigners can use, where to live,...
June 10, 2026