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…
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: 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…
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…
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…
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…
1Office is aimed at providing rich variety of business solutions for investors. We have also created a network of trustworthy companies from different fields to make partner search easier for our customers. Starting and growing business in Estonia is easy with a solid partner, who knows the market and provides solutions to entrepreneur’s needs. 1Office…
Virtual office space and office hotel service provider 1Office Eesti LPC has a new partner and CEO Ivar Veskioja. He has worked previously as CEO of Sweden’s financial services company Tavex AB and is also member of board in Stockholm based Estonian Swedish Chamber of Commerce. New CEO says that 1Office is targeted on combined…