managing a company from abroad

Minimum wage is raised to 390€ by 2015

On 19 September 2013, Estonian Employers’ Confederation and the Estonian Trade Union Confederation agreed minimum wage increase by 35 euros both next year and the year after that. This year, minimum wage in Estonia has been 320 euros pursuant to the resolution of the government on 10 January which approved the previous such agreement entered…

Funded pension payments change in Estonia

From the 15th of May to 15th of September this year, Estonian banks are accepting applications for raising the payment rate for the mandatory funded pension payments for the following four years. Raising the payment rate does not concern people who were born between the years 1942-1954 and who submitted an application in the fall…

New minimum salary in Estonia is 320 euros

New minimum gross monthly salary in Estonia is 320 euros. Estonian government approved the new minimum with its decree yesterday 10th of January 2013. The Estonian Trade Union Confederation and The Estonian Employers’ Confederation signed on 21st of December 2012 an agreement, which stated a new minimum gross monthly salary of 320 euros in effect…

How to start business in Estonia for a Finnish

Estonian labor tax rates 2013

New minimum gross monthly salary of 320 euros is not yet approved Minimum gross monthly salary is still 290 euros, until the government approves new minimum with its decree. The Estonian Trade Union Confederation and The Estonian Employers’ Confederation signed an agreement on 21st of December 2012, which stated a new minimum gross monthly salary…

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Certificates of registration now in English

From the beginning of January there is a possibility to see and print out the company’s registry card in English. This helps to save time and money which before was spent on the translation services and notarial authentication. The Estonian Minister of Justice Kristen Michal comments that the further development of e-Business Register in order…

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…

Changes in the Estonian Commercial code

Starting from 01.01.2012 there have been some changes in the Commercial Code. The most significant change entered into force from 01.01.2012 is a requirement, that the person has to submit to the registrar specific data concerning one’s address and the person who is not a subject of the Estonian population register has to submit his/her…