The digital nation of Estonia welcomes you

132nd

smallest country in the world by land mass. But still more startups per capita than any other country in Europe and no. 3 in the world. Big names like Wise, Skype, Pipedrive and Bolt are among them.

#18

in the World Bank’s Global Ease of doing Business ranking. Estonias stable democracy being a member of EU, NATO, WTO, OECD and Digital5 secures a safe and reliable business environment.

90,000 e-residents

from all over the world run about 6,000 companies as of today. Most of them do this because of the hassle-free digital management, the access to the European single market and the competitive taxation.

e-Residency as your turnkey solution

Estonia has opened the access to its public services and legal system to everybody – even outside Estonia. This idea of “government as a service” let’s you open and run a company based in Estonia from wherever in the universe you are.

You just need to apply for e-Residency at e-resident.gov.ee and undergo some background checks. For a state fee of 100 Euro and in average eight weeks later you can pick up your five years valid e-Residency card at an Estonian embassy near you.

Silva Hunt as your company service provider on the ground cares for your accounting, access to local authorities and assistance for all your management and business development needs.

A competitive corporate taxation for long-term Entrepreneurs

20%

general tax rate: Personal income tax, VAT & corporate income tax on distributed dividends.

Tax advantages are not the biggest reason for running a business through Estonia. But it’s still quite a good one!

The tax system is as easy as it can be: One general tax rate which basically applies for everything with very rare exemptions: 20 percent on income, dividends and as value added tax (VAT). The attractive part: Companies’ profits are only subject to taxation when they are being distributed as dividends. Before that they remain untaxed inside the company.

For entrepreneurs with a long-term perspective this different paradigm makes a massive difference: When you’re growing wealth inside your company for your later retirement the capital gains stay untouched. The effect on the interest on interest rises year by year.

Compared to annually taxed companies like German GmbHs on a period of 30 years you might end up with the double amount. We’re happy to discuss our in-depth comparison spreadsheets with you!

OECD tax competitiveness

Estonia is a GREAT business environment if you…

appreciate minimum bureaucracy.
Everything goes quick and fully digital in Estonia – from the founding act to regular tax declarations and annual reports.
are cool with transparency.
In Estonia all company data is public and – most foreigners are not used to that – even your quartely turnover is public knowledge.
have a long-term approach on growing wealth with your company.
20 percent taxation only on distributed dividends have a great effect on the compund interests.

Estonia might be NOTHING for you if you…

want to avoid taxes as much as possible.
In this case within the EU Cyprus or Bulgaria might be more attractive for you – or Panama if you want to go offshore.
want to keep things anonymous.
In Estonia – like in all Nordic countries – things are very transparent. Appointing a third person to run a company is illegal.
have a short-term perspective on earning money from your company.
Paying 20 percent taxes on distributed dividends isn’t much fun if you want to pay out your profits annually.

All you need on the ground in Estonia

Partnering with our team of experienced local business people your start into your new location independent venture in the Estonia will be quick and hassle-free. Especially if you have advanced demands related to your business.

Learn more about Silva Hunt’s services and pricing

That’s what you’ve been looking for all these years? We will provide you perfect access to it!

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