Payment of dividends from a company

The company can pay dividends to shareholders in the extent of the profits of the last financial year and the profits brought forward from previous years. 1Office recommends paying attention to the following points. Compliance with the requirements of the Commercial Code Before payment of dividends, the company’s compliance with the requirements described in the…

Swedish limited company equity

Swedish limited company equity capital

Check the equity capital of a Swedish limited company before the end of the fiscal year The Swedish Company Law provides that the management board has an obligation to produce an interim balance sheet immediately if there are grounds to believe that the equity capital of the Swedish limited company has fallen below a half…

Single Euro Payments Area includes Estonia

Estonia started operating within the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) on February 1st, 2014. Reasons for its acceptance were gaining the advantage of an integrated market and simplification of payment solutions for private persons as well as companies. The main change accompanying joining SEPA is that from now on all the account numbers have to…

Latvia´s changeover to the Euro

On July 9th this year the ECOFIN Council approved the Latvian participation in the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) from January 1st 2014. The Bank of Latvia fixed the exchange rate at 0.702804 already in 2005, one lat being equivalent to €1.42. As of January 1st 2014, financial institutions and stock exchanges will convert electronic…

Last month to convert share capital

Estonian companies having their share capital nominated in Estonian kroon can convert share capital to € for free until the end of 2011.  Starting from 1st of January 2012 no amendments to articles of association or share capital are accepted if nominated in Estonian kroon. Share capital conversion process via Commercial Register website is exempt…