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If you're a university-degree professional in Uruguay, on top of your personal contributions there's a 'timbre profesional' paid on certain documents and acts. Here's what it is, who owes it, what it applies to, and how it's paid today. With official quotes from Law 17.738.

If you open a sole trader or industria y comercio company, you don't start paying the full BPS employer contribution. There's a gradual scale (Law 19.889): you pay less in year one, two and three, and only reach 100% after 36 months. Explained, with the official quote.

Since Law 19.535, digital services rendered from abroad and consumed in Uruguay are taxed: streaming (Netflix, Spotify…) and intermediation platforms. Here's what's covered, who pays, and why you almost never have to do anything. With official quotes.

Uruguay has no inheritance or estate tax like other countries. But when someone dies and leaves real estate, the heirs pay the ITP on that property. Here's what's paid, by whom and how much, with the official quotes.