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IT professionals working for foreign clients may be eligible for preferential income-tax and VAT rules in Uruguay. The benefit does not apply merely because someone calls themselves an IT specialist; it depends on the specific activity and contractual model.
Establish exactly what work is being done: software development, support, design, analytics, licence sales, or consulting. Relevant factors include rights to the work product, the client’s country, where the product is used, and who bears the business risk. The consequences can differ for an employee, an independent professional, and a company owner.
In practice, copying a colleague’s arrangement can be risky. One contract may qualify for preferential treatment while another may not. Before registering, it is worth preparing a description of the services, clients, currencies, and payments, then choosing a working arrangement so that the preferential treatment does not conflict with the actual transactions.