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Doing Business Guide in the Baltics.
01.06.2016
Corporate income tax in Estonia is paid by domestic companies – residents, permanent establishments of non-residents that perform economic activity in the country (including branches) and non-residents acting as...
29.04.2016
The Estonian Parliament adopted on 20th of April 2016 changes in the Estonian Income Tax Act, which aim was to take over the...
27.04.2015
Taxpayers
Corporate income tax is paid by:
domestic companies – residents;
permanent establishments of non-residents that perform economic activity (including...
02.04.2015
Taking into account that there are different corporate tax rates in European Union member states, corporate income tax is used as a tool to attract...
17.02.2015
Structure
Personal income tax is imposed on income acquired by a natural person, and it includes:
income from employment;
business income (self-employed income);
gains from transfer of...
23.01.2015
Estonia has listed 55 countries that are on so-called black list because of their tax policy. The aim of this list to proof that the person who is involved in business is not located at low tax rate...
15.01.2015
According to the amendments made to the Income Tax Act, which became in force from the 1st of January 2015, all companies and permanent establishments located in Estonia...
06.01.2015
Option plans are good ways to reward employees for successful year or to bind them for the company. In Estonia option plans are taxed as fringe benefits. Fringe benefits are benefits received from the employer for...
09.12.2014
In September Estonian Foreign Minister Mr Urmas Paet signed convention between the Republic of Estonia and the Kingdom of Morocco for the avoidance of double...
30.10.2014
Estonian legislation defines Social (Security) Tax as financial obligation imposed on taxpayers in order to secure revenue for pension insurance and state health insurance. Social tax shall be paid on following:
Wages and other remuneration...
18.09.2014
It is important to bear in mind that in Estonia in contrast to a number of European countries there is no systematic monthly corporate tax. Instead a resident company shall pay income tax on profits distributed as dividends...
15.09.2014
Personal income tax is imposed on the income of a taxpayer from which deductions pursuant to Estonian tax legislations have been made. The income tax shall be paid by natural persons and by employers who are natural persons...
03.09.2014
To provideelectronic money institution servicesLimited Liability Company or Joint Stock Company have to be registered in Latvia, with...
18.08.2014
The Latvian gambling regulator has published its first blacklist of 20 gambling domains including PokerStars, bet365 and 888 in an attempt to restrict the grey market in the Baltic...
24.07.2014
According to amendments in the Commercial law of Latvia from July 1, 2014 the company can register any amendments in the Articles of...
22.05.2014
Gencs Valters Law Firm representative Gunda Leite attended our client L'Oréal and UNESCO Award ceremony for...
13.05.2014
Extraordinary dividends
According to amendments in the Commercial law of Latvia as of 01.07.2014 will be...
10.04.2014
European Union citizens
EU citizens have the right to stay in Latvia on the basis of a valid travel document for the period of up to 3 months within half a year counting from...
16.01.2014
IMMIGRATION AND RESIDENCY IN LATVIA
European Union citizens
EU citizens have the right to stay in Latvia on the basis of a valid travel document for...