Real cases · anonymized data
Four real cases of foreigners in Uruguay, with their numbers and outcomes.
Where each of them started, what worried them and where they ended up. Every case has its own combination, which is why the first step is always a diagnostic.
Over 500 clients served since 1993, from Argentina, Brazil, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries. Office in La Barra (Punta del Este).
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Brazil → Uruguay
Software developer with clients abroad
≈ 1%
projected total tax burden on USD 300,000 a year
See case 01: Her tax bill will run about 1% of what she bills -
US LLC → Uruguay
A couple of software professionals
≈ 4%
projected total tax burden on USD 140,000 a year
See case 02: About 4% today, without paying for a structure that doesn't pay off yet -
Eastern Europe → Uruguay
Management consultant paid in USDT
Compliant
from day one, with every crypto payment backed up
See case 03: Paid in USDT, with every payment backed up for the tax authority -
Western Europe → Uruguay
Retired couple with a share portfolio in Europe
0 %
projected Uruguayan tax on the dividends, interest and gains of their portfolio
See case 04: The saving was in their portfolio, not where they expected
Case 01 · From Brazil to Uruguay
Her tax bill will run about 1% of what she bills
Case file
≈ 1%
projected total tax burden on USD 300,000 a year in billings
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- Origin
- Brazil
- Activity
- Software development for clients abroad
- Projected tax
- USD 3,400/year
- Billings
- ≈ USD 300,000/year
Real case · anonymized data · projection
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Where she started
A software developer building for clients abroad, billing around USD 300,000 a year. She wanted to set up her work in Uruguay, and at that level of billing every point of tax adds up.
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What we found
Her work could qualify for a benefit that changes the numbers completely. But the way she planned to organize herself would not have let her use it.
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What we did
We chose with her the structure that lets her use that benefit by the book. We are setting it up now.
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Result
A projected total tax burden of about USD 3,400 a year: close to 1% of what she bills, with all her taxes and contributions included.
What changed
She knows what she will pay each year before the structure is even running, and she can plan around that number. Keeping the benefit takes attention every year, and the firm takes care of that.
Every case has its own combination. We work out yours in the diagnostic.
Case 02 · A US company, evaluating Uruguay
About 4% today, without paying for a structure that doesn't pay off yet
Case file
≈ 4%
projected total tax burden on USD 140,000 a year in billings
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- Origin
- Neighboring country, with a US LLC
- Activity
- Software for US clients
- Projected tax
- USD 5,700/year
- Billings
- ≈ USD 140,000/year
Real case · anonymized data · projection
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Where they started
A couple of software professionals, living in a neighboring country, bill US clients through an LLC set up there. The business bills around USD 140,000 a year. They were weighing a move of the operation to Uruguay and wanted to know what to set up.
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What we found
With the operation as it stands today, the most attractive benefit wasn't within reach yet. Setting up a more complex structure now would have added cost and paperwork, but no savings.
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What we did
We advised them not to rush: start with the structure that fits the business at its current size, and come back to the benefit once the operation grows in Uruguay.
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Result
A projected total tax burden of about USD 5,700 a year, close to 4% of what the business bills, without paying for a structure that doesn't pay off yet.
What changed
They're deciding on real numbers, not on a promise. They pay little today, and the firm checks every year whether it's time for the next step.
Every case has its own combination, and the best one isn't always the most ambitious. We work out yours in the diagnostic.
Case 03 · Consulting from abroad, paid in USDT
Paid in USDT, with every payment backed up for the tax authority
Case file
Compliant
from day one, with every payment backed up and monthly follow-up
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- Origin
- Eastern Europe
- Activity
- Management consulting for SMEs abroad
- Payments
- In USDT
- Follow-up
- Monthly
Real case · anonymized data
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Where he started
A management and strategy consultant for SMEs abroad, who moved to Uruguay from Eastern Europe to settle. He works solo, with no partners or employees, and is paid in USDT. He had no Uruguayan ID yet and his legal residency was still in progress.
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What we found
His work didn't fit the benefits people usually mention for working from Uruguay for clients abroad. And without an orderly record, every crypto payment could turn into a hard question from the tax authority.
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What we did
We found the setup that was right for him from day one, without forcing a benefit that wasn't meant for him. And we built a protocol so that every USDT payment is backed up for the tax authority.
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Result
After the one-off review he stayed with the firm as a monthly client: his obligations each month are in our hands.
What changed
He gets paid in crypto without wondering whether each payment will hold up under review, and he has someone to ask whenever his situation changes.
Every case has its own combination, including when you're paid in crypto. We work out yours in the diagnostic.
Case 04 · Retirees with investments abroad
The saving was in their portfolio, not where they expected
Case file
0 %
projected Uruguayan tax on dividends, interest and gains from the portfolio, while the conditions are met
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- Origin
- Western Europe
- Situation
- Retired, with a share portfolio in Europe
- Status
- Their tax residency has not started yet
Real case · anonymized data · projection
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The starting point
A retired couple from Western Europe moving to Uruguay to stay. They live on their pensions from home and hold a share portfolio in Europe. They arrive at the end of the year and wanted to make the move with clear numbers.
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What we found
Two things that changed the decision. A calendar detail that, handled wrong, could have left them out of the benefit. And the saving was not where they expected it to be.
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What we did
A report telling each of them from when and how to access the benefit without having to make any investment, and how everything they receive, and anything they sell from the portfolio one day, will be taxed in Uruguay.
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Result
If they keep meeting the conditions every year, the dividends, interest and future gains of their portfolio pay no income tax in Uruguay while the benefit lasts. This is a projection: their tax residency has not started yet.
What changed
They decided on the move knowing which part of their income is tax-free in Uruguay and which part is not, with no surprises after settling in. The conditions have to be kept up year after year, and the firm stays with them for that.
Every case has its own combination, and with a move it pays to see yours before you travel. We work it out in the diagnostic.
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