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Uruguayan accounting firm · In English

Accounting and tax in Uruguay, in English

A family firm working since 1993 with people who move to Uruguay, open a company here or invoice clients abroad. Public accountants registered with the CCEAU. We handle the Uruguayan side of your case and put it in writing.

A family firm since 1993, for people who move here, open a company or invoice abroad.

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  • Since 1993Family accounting firm
  • CCEAURegistrations 61148 and 225636
  • La Barra + onlineBy appointment and remotely across Uruguay

Who we work with

Most of the people who write to us in English arrive with one of these four situations. None of them is unusual here, and none of them has a single right answer.

  1. Moving to Uruguay

    You are planning the move, or already here, and need to know when you become a tax resident, what that changes and what it does not.

  2. Working for clients abroad

    You keep invoicing companies outside Uruguay. Where the client is does not decide the tax treatment on its own, and that is usually the first surprise.

  3. Opening a company here

    You want a Uruguayan vehicle for your activity, with or without moving. Which one fits depends on the activity, not on which is cheapest to open.

  4. Software and IT services

    Your work may fall under a specific Uruguayan regime. It is not automatic and it is not granted by the legal form you choose.

What we take on, and what stays with your adviser at home

We are Uruguayan accountants. That is a limit worth stating before you write to us, because it decides what you can expect from the engagement.

What we handle in Uruguay

  • DGI and BPS registrations
  • Company setup and choice of structure
  • Uruguayan bookkeeping and filings
  • Invoicing and supporting records
  • Review of the Uruguayan tax treatment of your income
  • Tax residency and the regimes that apply to it

What remains with your home-country adviser

  • Tax returns filed outside Uruguay
  • Advice on your home country’s own rules
  • Citizenship, domicile or treaty questions beyond Uruguay
  • Reporting duties owed to another country

If it helps, we can prepare the information your adviser abroad needs from the Uruguayan side.

Guides in English

Six pages written for the questions we get asked most. They are informational: which one applies to you depends on facts a page cannot know. For that, there is the tax diagnostic.

Looking for a firm for a company, a subsidiary or a professional practice abroad? See our accounting firm in Uruguay page for companies. Moving from the United Kingdom? Start with UK taxes when you move to Uruguay and UK pensions and dividends in Uruguay.

How an engagement starts

The same three steps whether you are in Punta del Este or nine time zones away.

Tell us where things stand

  • What you do and how you are paid for it
  • Where your clients or employer are
  • Whether you have moved, are moving, or are staying put
  • Anything already registered in Uruguay or abroad

What happens next

  • We tell you what needs to be analysed and what it involves
  • We agree the scope and the fee before any work starts
  • You get the conclusion in writing, not only in a conversation
  • If you decide to go ahead, we handle the Uruguayan side

We work mainly in writing, in your language: we answer in English within one business day and your report is delivered in English. Fees are agreed in advance and always in writing.

Pages that only exist in Spanish

The rest of the site is written for the Uruguayan market. These are the ones you may still need; each one is marked so you know what you are opening.

Google review

From an English-speaking client

Published on the firm’s Google Business Profile, shown exactly as written, with no translation.

“We recently retained Estudio Contable Surbriggen to assist us with a rental tax matter that we had been trying to resolve for many months. The services we received were excellent. The firm was extremely responsive, explained the entire process clearly, and finished the work rapidly. The price matched the exact quote we were provided. As a result of the services, we now fully understand when, where and how to file with respect to rent taxes, are completely compliant and greatly relieved to have finally solved the mystery that had perplexed us for so long a period of time. I highly recommend Estudio Contable Surbriggento to anyone needing fast, professional tax services in Uruguay.”

Jon BourneGoogle review See source

Next step

Tell us what brings you to Uruguay

A short message with your situation is enough to know whether there is something worth analysing, and what it would involve. If there is nothing to analyse, we will say so.

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