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UAGuides for running an Estonian company
Plain answers on running an Estonian company, in the order a year brings the questions — every figure from an official source, with the date it was checked.
A year of an Estonian company
Four moments bring almost every question. Each names its deadlines and the guide that answers it.
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Opening the company
Once
e-Residency, the application and the share capital — and what the card does not change for your taxes: e-Residency and tax residency.
Business Register
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Every month
Monthly
Payroll taxes on form TSD by the 10th, and the VAT return by the 20th once registered: VAT and OSS.
EMTA
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After the year ends
Yearly
The annual report within 6 months, a quiet year included: the annual report, what to prepare for it, a dormant company.
Business Register
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Paying yourself
When you decide
0% while profit stays in the company, 22% of the gross amount when it is paid out: corporate income tax.
You
Every guide
Grouped by the moments of the year above. Each lists the official source of every figure and every rule.
Opening the company
Every month
After the year ends
The annual report
What goes in, who signs, how it’s filed — and what the registrar can do if it’s late.
6 min readAnnual report checklist
What to prepare, in order: documents, decisions and signatures — a list you can print.
8 min readA dormant company
What a company with no activity still files, and what it doesn’t.
Paying yourself
Official sources: 7 · checked 22 September 2026
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