What are the primary forms of business in Estonia?
Deciding which type of business to set up depends on the business area of activity and related risks.
Guide to UK accountants
Comprehensive overview of the qualifications of bookkeepers and accountants in the UK.
Rental price growth in London
Rental price growth of London skyscrapers outpaces the rest of the world According to real estate firm Knight Frank, office rents in London are growing faster than in any other major city around the world. Growth in towers like the Shard and the Cheesegrater has increased by 10.7% in the last six months ahead of…
Business rates decentralised by 2020
Plans for local government to gain new powers and retain local taxes set out by George Osborne On 5 October the Chancellor set out plans to devolve new powers from Whitehall to local areas to promote growth and prosperity by attracting business and creating jobs. Local government will be able to retain 100% of local…
UK tax system explained to foreigners
The tax system in the United Kingdom is not easy to explain to foreigners. Arguably UK has the longest tax code in the world since 2009. Then international legal research company LexisNexis revealed their finding that the UK tax code has more than doubled in size since 1997, reaching 11,520 pages. The annual changes to…
Business in Estonia for e-residents
Less than half a year has passed from e-resident concept winning the development ideas’ contest organised by the Estonian Development Fund. From December 2014 the nationals of foreign countries can apply for an e-resident’s digital identity card for 50 euros. The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board’s service point has to be visited twice for…
E-residency in Estonia for entrepreneurs
E-residency: explaining the functioning of e-residency in Estonia From December 2014 foreigners are able to apply for the digital identity card of an e-resident of Estonia without Estonian habitual residence. A digital identity card (digital-ID) allows to use Estonian public and private services, digitally sign documents and encrypt files with a chip card similar to…
The Economist: Baltic green shoots
ANIMAL spirits have long been soggy in the European Union, but they are thriving in one of its smallest countries. World Bank figures show that registrations of new limited companies (the commonest kind of start-up and a good indicator of entrepreneurial vim) were down by 12.1% in the EU in 2009, the latest year for…
E-annual reporting voted best in the world
Centre of Registers and Information Systems: Estonian e-annual reporting voted best e-government solution of the world The e-annual reporting environment, created by the Estonian Centre of Registers and Information Systems for entrepreneurs to enable filing annual reports electronically, was voted the best solution of e-government category from among more than 460 projects at the global…
EU Commission proposes Estonia joins euro area in 2011
Based on Commission’s assessment, and on the European Central Bank’s own Convergence report, the Commission proposes that Estonia adopts the euro in 2011. Assessment of Estonia Inflation The average inflation rate in Estonia during the 12 months to March 2010 was -0.7%, well below the reference value of 1.0% for the same month, and likely…