Latin America
Engineering and SaaS talent hubs, Argentina
Argentina produced MercadoLibre, Globant, Auth0, Ualá, and Satellogic, and remains a top LATAM engineering pool with strong English proficiency. Buenos Aires, Cordoba, and Rosario host dense talent at competitive USD rates, and the Knowledge Economy Law grants software exporters reduced CIT and payroll relief.
MercadoLibre/GlobantKnowledge Economy LawEnglish proficiency
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Corp tax
35%
Fastest setup
6 weeks
Tax treaties
22
Region
Latin America
What you'll need
- Resident director required
- Local registered office required
- Economic-substance test applies
- Minimum capital: ARS 30,000,000
- Administrative language: Spanish
- Legal system: Civil law
Tax and treaty profile
- Corporate tax 35%
- Tax treaties 22
- VAT rate 21%
- Withholding on dividends 7%
Key treaty partners
United KingdomSpainGermanyFranceItalyBrazil
Banking and payments
- Banking takes 2 to 4 weeks with KYC
- Stripe supported
Considerations
If you want passive foreign board structures
Argentine company law requires the majority of directors to be resident in Argentina, and a local legal representative is mandatory. Mandatory tax inflation adjustment under INDEC IPC adds complexity, and bracketed CIT at 25/30/35% reaches the top tier above modest income thresholds.
Resident director majorityInflation adjustmentBracketed CIT to 35%