Management service or hidden employment?
How to avoid the risk of requalifying authorisation agreements into employment agreements?
Tax changes in Estonia 2025
The Estonian Parliament passed the Social Tax, Income Tax and other Acts Amendment Act On 15 June 2015. The Act comes into force in stages. The first amendments come into force on 01.01.2016. The main tax amendments The social tax rate will reduce. The social tax will be 32.5 % instead of the current 33…
Apply for e-Residency in Estonian embassies
Starting from April 2015 it is possible to apply for the Estonian e-Residency in Estonian embassies and consulates general all over the world. What will change? Previously an applicant had to make two visits to the Estonia Police and Border Guard office to apply for e-Residency. First, to apply for the e-Residency and the second…
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…
Tax residency of a company
When does an Estonian company attract tax residency in a foreign country? The exemption from corporate income tax, a special characteristic of Estonia, attracts foreign entrepreneurs to register companies in Estonia. Estonian entrepreneurs in turn are acting more and more actively in foreign countries while trying to retain a minimal tax burden. This is why…
2015 changes to the Income Tax Act
The changes to the Income Tax Act came to force on 1st January Several changes of the Income Tax Act (abbreviated ITA) came to force from January 2015. 1Office brings out the most important changes of the Income Tax Act for entrepreneurs operating in Estonia. The basic exemption of a natural person increased by 120…
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…
VAT charging of electronic services
From the 1st of January 2015 the new VAT order will begin to apply to B2C electronic services providers due to directive 2008/8/EC of the European Commission. The specified services will start to be taxed in the country where the recipient of the service is located. Which electronic services will taxation change for? The changes…
Investing into Estonian startups made easier
The draft of the Commercial Code and the Law of Property Act amendment act has been prepared in cooperation of the Development Fund and the Ministry of Justice, with which the regulation of the Commercial Code concerning companies is wished to be changed to correspond to the needs of startups. The amendments of the law…
Estonian e-residency announced
Estonia is well known for the continuous development of its e-services. At the end of April the government of Estonia approved the draft of the Estonian e-residency. Basically the wish is from now on to give foreigners the opportunity to get a digital identity, which works in Estonia and also in the European Union. An…