by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version Ecuador’s menaje de casa regime can make a move cheaper, but it is not a casual shipping perk. It is a customs exception with legal conditions, forms, timing rules, inspection, inventory detail, and post-clearance conduct rules. For an American...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version A U.S. digital nomad with crypto has two different tax problems at the same time. The first is the normal expat problem: U.S. citizens and residents abroad still file U.S. returns and report worldwide income. The second is the digital asset problem:...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version Uruguay can look clean from the outside: stable jurisdiction, territorial-style tax rules, a new-resident election, practical residency paths, and a dollar-friendly planning story for some Americans. The landmines are in the gaps between systems....
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version Uruguay has a practical moving regime, but the customs file and the residence file are not the same file. The customs file asks what you are bringing, when it arrives, whether it is accompanied or unaccompanied baggage, whether the list is certified,...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version The Uruguay tax holiday is not the first question. The first question is whether you become a Uruguay tax resident, and how. Under the current Uruguay IRPF text, an individual can become tax resident by staying in Uruguay more than 183 days during...
by Noah Green CPA CFE | Jun 20, 2026 | American Expat Tax Lifecycle, South America Digital Nomad Tax Map
The short version Uruguay is one of the most misunderstood South America tax moves for Americans. It does not have a U.S. income-tax treaty. The IRS treaty list does not list Uruguay. That means a U.S. person moving to Uruguay should not expect a treaty tie-breaker,...
