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Start a US company from Uruguay
For Uruguayan founders who need Stripe, sell into the US as a US vendor or raise from US investors. Stripe doesn't take Uruguayan businesses, so a US company is a common route, and Mercury and Wise Business both serve founders here. Uruguay taxes income from work done here, so read that section first.
Launch + Wyoming filing; the tax return is separate.Checked by Saais Patel, compliance reviewer.
At a glance
Mercury takes applications from founders living in Uruguay. Wise Business is the usual second account.
The banks, in detailYou can form a US company while living in Uruguay, without an SSN or a US visit, and Mercury and Wise Business both open for founders here. Launch starts at $351.40 in Wyoming, including our plan and state filing fee. Stripe doesn't take Uruguayan businesses, so a US company is a common route to it. The Uruguayan points: income from work done here is taxed here at 25%, and dividends from the company at 12%.
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The first year from Uruguay, in 5 minutes
Thinking of a US LLC while living in Uruguay? Uruguay isn't a tax haven: it taxes the work where it's done, and residents pay tax on dividends from foreign companies too.
Before you form
Start with whether you need a US company, and where the work will be done.
BaseAcross's Wyoming LLC and Delaware C-Corp options for founders in Uruguay
Wyoming LLC
Owner-run business with US Stripe, after advice.
- State filing
- $102.40
- Yearly state charge
- From $60
Delaware C-Corp
Raising from US investors.
- State filing
- $110
- Yearly state charge
- $450 for the model shown
Both charges are the state's, before our plan, optional services and your advisers' fees. Wyoming sets a minimum yearly charge, and Delaware's franchise tax depends on how it's calculated. Staff, stock or premises in another state can bring obligations there. An S-corporation isn't an option, because nonresident aliens can't hold its shares.
Prepare the information
Different documents are needed at different stages.
You provide
Before state filing
- Your proposed company name, business activity and chosen structure.
- Owners' names exactly as on their passports, ownership shares, managers and home addresses.
- Where the work will be done, because Uruguay taxes income from activities conducted here.
- The approved company name and formation details.
- The responsible party. Without an SSN or ITIN, the application goes on Form SS-4.
- Accurate mailing and principal business addresses, and your signed authorization where required.
You confirm; we prepare
After formation, for the EIN
- A passport for each owner the provider asks about.
- Formation documents, the EIN confirmation and the operating agreement.
- A real business address, your website, a description of the business and the source of funds, as each provider asks.
The provider verifies
For bank and payment applications
- Your return, with dividends from the company.
- A record of where the work is done.
- Any permanent establishment's own filings, if there is one.
You and your tax adviser
For the tax office (DGI)
You don't need a Uruguayan company to form a US company. The EIN is the US company's tax ID. Send identity documents through a secure request, and only the ones asked for.
How it works
Seven steps from Uruguay to a maintained US company.
The state approves the company, the IRS issues the EIN and each provider approves its own account. In Uruguay, your tax adviser handles the tax office; we don't file there.
You and your tax adviser
Check the Uruguayan side first
Decide whether you need a US company at all, and how Uruguay will tax work you do here.
You leave this stage with: A structure and tax plan that fits Uruguay's rules.
01 / 07
You choose; BaseAcross checks
Choose the name and registered agent
We check the proposed name and provide the registered agent in the formation state. The registered office is for legal papers, not your operating address.
You leave this stage with: Confirmed filing details and a registered agent.
02 / 07
BaseAcross files; the state approves
File the company with the state
We submit the formation filing and send you the state's documents once it's approved. The company exists from that approval.
You leave this stage with: State-approved formation documents.
03 / 07
BaseAcross
Prepare the operating documents
We draft the LLC Operating Agreement or corporate bylaws. Check every name and share against your passport before you sign.
You leave this stage with: Operating documents for your records, your bank and US providers.
04 / 07
BaseAcross prepares; the IRS issues
Apply for the EIN
The EIN is a separate application after formation. Without an SSN or ITIN, it goes on Form SS-4 rather than the IRS's online tool.
You leave this stage with: The IRS's EIN confirmation once it's issued.
05 / 07
You apply; the providers review
Apply for banking and payments
Start with Mercury or Wise Business, which both serve founders living in Uruguay. Use the same names, addresses and business description everywhere.
You leave this stage with: An approved account, if a provider accepts the application.
06 / 07
You, your US preparer and your tax adviser
Keep records and file in both countries
Keep the company's books, and a record of where the work is done. Put Form 5472 and your Uruguayan return on one calendar.
You leave this stage with: A yearly calendar with someone responsible for each filing.
07 / 07
Plan the wait
Formation, the EIN and banking have separate timelines.
Published service estimates and prerequisites for a Wyoming company from Uruguay
- Wyoming formationSame day
- Ordinary EINsix to eight weeks
- Expedited EINtwo to three weeks
- Bank and payment accountsProvider review
- US Stripe accountStripe's review
These are service estimates, not promised completion dates. The IRS and each provider set their own processing times. Names or addresses that differ between documents slow every stage.
What it costs
The same price from Uruguay as from anywhere.
Charged in US dollars, with the Wyoming state fee passed on at cost. Where you live changes which bank we introduce you to, not the price.
The full cost from Uruguay
What a Wyoming LLC costs from Uruguay, line by line, and what to budget for outside our plans.
Included in both plans
- State formation filing
- Registered agent and registered office
- EIN application without an SSN
- LLC Operating Agreement or corporate bylaws
- Bank and payment application guidance
- Filing calendar and reminders
The registered agent renews with the plan. Operate adds its published business tools and bookkeeping. Neither plan files your tax returns in either country.
What a Wyoming LLC costs from Uruguay, on each plan
Launch
To start, before optional extras
$351.40
- Our feeFor the first year; the plan renews each year
- $249
- Wyoming filing feePaid to the state, passed through at cost
- $102.40
- Recurring subtotal, fromPlan renewal + minimum state charge, before extras
- $309
OperateBilled yearly
To start, before optional extras
$2,490.40
- Our feeFor the first year; the plan renews each year
- $2,388
- Wyoming filing feePaid to the state, passed through at cost
- $102.40
- Recurring subtotal, fromPlan renewal + minimum state charge, before extras
- $2,448
Optional extras are priced before you order, such as filing ahead of our next batch for $39. See full pricing.
Budget for the work outside that subtotal
Managed annual state compliance
$149 service fee / year
Optional on both plans. The state's charge is separate, and a reminder alone doesn't file the report.
State filing serviceUS federal return preparation
Arrange separately
You or your accountant handle Form 5472 and any other US returns on Launch and Operate. Ask the preparer for their scope and fee.
Federal filing responsibilitiesUruguayan tax advice
Quote from your tax adviser
Whether there's a permanent establishment, how the LLC is classed and how it pays you depend on your circumstances.
Optional tools after free periods
Published in full pricing
Check domain renewals and when Launch's email, phone and site trials end. Operate includes its stated tools while subscribed.
Plans, trials and add-onsWhat the totals assume
The $309 Launch renewal example is the $249 plan renewal plus Wyoming's $60 minimum license tax. Wyoming charges the greater of that minimum or 0.0002 of the company's assets located and employed in the state, and paying online can add a processor fee. The Operate example uses the same minimum.
Prices are in US dollars. Paying from Uruguay, check your card's exchange rate and fees.
Get started from Uruguay
Use the first-year cost calculator to compare plans and optional tools. Then add your tax adviser's fees and US return preparation to that budget.
Launch
To start
$351.40
$249 our fee + $102.40 Wyoming fee
Renews from $309 a year
OperateBilled yearly
To start
$2,490.40
$2,388 our fee + $102.40 Wyoming fee
Renews from $2,448 a year
Included in both plans
- State formation filing
- Registered agent and registered office
- EIN application without an SSN
- LLC Operating Agreement or corporate bylaws
- Bank and payment application guidance
- Filing calendar and reminders
What changes because you live here
The filing is the same from anywhere. Four things aren't.
Treaty status, payment availability, bank eligibility and time zones. Sources checked 14 October 2026; account approval remains with the provider.
1 of 4: The tax treaty
The tax treaty
The tax treaty: None
There's no US–Uruguay income tax treaty.
US-source dividends, interest and royalties paid to you are withheld at 30% unless a US exemption applies. Pay for work you do in Uruguay generally isn't US-source income, so nothing is withheld on it.
How Uruguay sees it
Uruguay taxes the work where it's done.
The source rule, the rates and dividends come from PwC's summary. They run alongside the US steps below.
When the work is done here
The company, with your tax adviserThe company, with your tax adviser
Income from activities in Uruguay, taxed at 25% through a permanent establishment.
When it pays you a dividend
YouYou
12%, with credit for foreign tax up to 12%.
From 1 January 2026
YouYou
A transparency regime for individuals; ask whether it applies.
Worked example
This is an illustration, not a quote. Whether there's a permanent establishment, and how the LLC is classed, are for your tax adviser.
Your Wyoming LLC makes UYU 3,200,000 of profit, from work you do in Montevideo.
If Uruguay treats the work as a permanent establishment here, tax at 25% is UYU 800,000.
If the company then pays you the remaining UYU 2,400,000 as a dividend, tax at 12% is UYU 288,000.
Work done abroad, for clients abroad, would mostly fall outside Uruguayan tax.
What Uruguay expects
Owning a US company doesn't take you out of Uruguay's tax system.
Uruguay taxes business income from work done in Uruguay at 25%, and residents' dividends from foreign companies at 12%.
Where the work is done
Uruguay taxes business income from activities conducted in Uruguay at 25%. A company is resident only if incorporated here, but a foreign one can have a permanent establishment.
Dividends from abroad
Residents pay 12% on passive income from foreign companies, dividends included, with credit for foreign tax up to 12%.
A transparency regime
From 1 January 2026, Uruguay has a transparency regime for individuals. It has no CFC rules for companies.
Your work income
Income from work is taxed at progressive rates of up to 36%.
Residence
You're resident after more than 183 days here, or when the base of your activities or your vital interests is in Uruguay.
On the record
We form US companies. We aren't Uruguayan tax advisers. These are the rules as they're generally published, they change, and how they apply to you depends on details this page can't know. Take this list to a tax adviser in Uruguay before you order, and we'll tell you what the US forms need.
After formation
Someone has to own each filing, in each country.
US information reporting
A US LLC with one foreign owner is usually a disregarded entity that files Form 5472 with a pro forma Form 1120 when it has reportable transactions with you. Money you put in, take out or are paid for your work can count even in a year without sales. The IRS penalty for not filing starts at $25,000.
For a calendar-year company, the return is usually due 15 April, and Form 7004 requests an extension before then. A C-Corp, or an LLC with more than one owner, files different returns.
Form 5472 and the pro forma 1120State and Uruguayan checks
Keep the registered agent active and track the state's yearly charge. In Uruguay, declare dividends from the company, and expect a permanent establishment's filings if the work is done here.
US-created companies are exempt from BOI reporting under FinCEN's current rule, effective 14 August 2026. Banks and payment providers still verify who owns the company.
| Task | Who handles it | Where the responsibility ends |
|---|---|---|
| Formation and EIN application | BaseAcross prepares and submits | The state approves formation; the IRS issues the EIN. |
| Bank and payment applications | You, with our guidance | The provider verifies the information and decides. |
| Uruguayan returns | You and your tax adviser | We provide the US company records they need. |
| Annual state filing | You, or our optional filing service | Reminders are included; managed filing and the state charge are separate. |
| US federal returns | You and your US tax preparer | Launch and Operate remind you; they don't file the return. |
Prepare the conversation
Take these questions to your tax adviser before you order.
Bring the owners, where each lives, the operating agreement, where the work will be done and the business activity. Each question is also in Spanish.
Download the checklist for your tax adviser (.txt)- 01EN
Is work I do in Uruguay for my US LLC Uruguayan-source income, taxed here?
ES¿El trabajo que hago en Uruguay para mi LLC estadounidense es renta de fuente uruguaya y tributa aquí?
- 02EN
Does my US LLC have a permanent establishment in Uruguay, taxed at 25%?
ES¿Mi LLC estadounidense tiene un establecimiento permanente en Uruguay, gravado al 25 %?
- 03EN
Are dividends from it taxed at 12%, and how do I declare them?
ES¿Los dividendos que me pague tributan al 12 % y cómo los declaro?
- 04EN
Does the transparency regime that began in 2026 reach my US company?
ES¿El régimen de transparencia vigente desde 2026 alcanza a mi empresa estadounidense?
- 05EN
How does Uruguay class my US LLC: as a company or as transparent?
ES¿Cómo califica Uruguay a mi LLC estadounidense: como sociedad o como entidad transparente?
- 06EN
Would a Uruguayan company serve me better than a US company?
ES¿Me convendría más una sociedad uruguaya que una empresa estadounidense?
- 07EN
How should I keep records for the US return and my Uruguayan return?
ES¿Cómo debo llevar los registros para la declaración en Estados Unidos y mi declaración en Uruguay?
Questions
Questions from Uruguay.
If yours is not here, email us at hello@baseacross.com before you order.
Can a Uruguayan resident own a US LLC?
Yes. US law doesn't require an LLC's owners to be US citizens or residents, and formation, the EIN and the bank applications all happen remotely. The Uruguayan questions are where the work is done and how dividends are taxed.
Is Uruguay a tax haven for foreigners?
No. Uruguay taxes business income from activities conducted in Uruguay at 25%, and residents' dividends from foreign companies at 12%. Income from work done abroad is mostly outside its tax.
Is income from my US company taxed in Uruguay?
If the work is done here, it can be. Uruguay taxes income from activities conducted in Uruguay, and a foreign company can have a permanent establishment here. Ask your tax adviser how yours would be treated.
How are dividends from the company taxed in Uruguay?
At 12%, as passive income from a foreign company. Tax paid abroad on it can be credited, up to 12%.
Does Uruguay have CFC rules?
Not for companies. From 1 January 2026 it has a transparency regime for individuals, so ask your tax adviser whether it reaches your US company.
How much does a US company from Uruguay cost?
Launch starts at $351.40: $249 for the plan plus $102.40 for the Wyoming filing. The plan and Wyoming's minimum yearly charge then total $309 a year. Your tax adviser's fees, US return preparation and Uruguayan filings are separate. Wyoming's license tax can be more than its $60 minimum.
Should I form a Wyoming LLC or a Delaware C-Corp from Uruguay?
A Wyoming LLC suits an owner-run business that needs Stripe or sells to US customers, once you know how Uruguay will source its income. A Delaware C-Corp suits raising from US investors. Nonresident aliens can't hold shares in an S-corporation.
Can I get an EIN without an SSN or ITIN?
Yes. Without an SSN or ITIN, the application goes on Form SS-4 instead of the IRS's online tool. We prepare it after the company is formed, and the IRS issues the number.
How long does it take from Uruguay?
Each stage has its own clock. Wyoming's published turnaround is same day once a complete filing is accepted. Our ordinary EIN estimate is six to eight weeks after the application, or two to three weeks with the $199 expedited option. Banks, payment providers and Stripe each set their own review times. These are estimates, not promises.
Can I open a Mercury account from Uruguay?
Usually you can apply. Uruguay isn't on Mercury's list of countries it doesn't serve, and the list goes by where you live. Mercury still reviews each company and can decline.
Can I use Wise Business for the US company?
Usually, yes. Uruguay is on Wise's list of places where people can hold money, so a US company run from Uruguay can get USD account details. Wise reviews each business.
Do I need a US company for Stripe in Uruguay?
For Stripe itself, usually yes. Stripe doesn't list Uruguay among the countries it supports. A US LLC with an EIN and a US bank account can apply for a US Stripe account, and Stripe can decline.
Do I pay US tax on work I do from Uruguay?
Generally not. Pay for work you do in Uruguay is generally not US-source income, so a US company with no US office or staff often owes no US income tax on it. A single-owner LLC still files Form 5472 with a pro forma Form 1120 when it has reportable transactions with you.
Does Uruguay have a tax agreement with the US?
Not an income tax treaty. There's no US–Uruguay income tax treaty in force, so US-source dividends, interest and royalties paid to you are withheld at 30% unless a US exemption applies.
Does BaseAcross file the US and Uruguayan returns for me?
On Launch and Operate, we add deadlines and reminders; you or your accountant file the federal returns. Managed annual state compliance is an optional $149 service fee a year, with the state's charge separate. Your Uruguayan returns are for you and your tax adviser.
Does my new US LLC need a BOI report?
US-created companies are exempt under FinCEN's current BOI rule, effective 14 August 2026. A company formed outside the US and registered to do business there is a different case. Banks still collect ownership details for their own checks.
Sources and editorial scope
Check the published rules behind the explanation.
Prepared by the BaseAcross team and reviewed by Saais Patel, compliance reviewer. Sources checked . This is general formation information, with source links for the tax and banking context. An individual tax or legal review remains with your qualified advisers.
Uruguay
United States (IRS, Treasury and FinCEN)
Banks and payments
The source rule, the rates, dividends and the transparency regime come from PwC's Worldwide Tax Summaries. Confirm the current position with your tax adviser before acting.
Ready when you are
Answer the questions. We do the filing.
It takes about four minutes. You see the whole order, state fee included, before anything is charged.
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