Source-cited draft: corporate income tax for Estonia (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.
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| Corporate income tax base and rates | Estonia's corporate income tax is levied only on distributed (and deemed-distributed) profits, not on accrued earnings. Retained and reinvested profits are taxed at 0%, making the timing of distribution the key tax event. | |
| Tax on retained / reinvested profits | 0%Income Tax Act (Tulumaksuseadus) | |
| Tax on distributed profits | 22% of the gross amount, levied as 22/78 of the net distributionIncome Tax Act (Tulumaksuseadus) | |
| Distribution tax formula | CIT = net distribution × 22/78 (e.g. 78 EUR dividend → 22 EUR CIT)Income Tax Act (Tulumaksuseadus) | |
| Reduced 14% rate on regular dividends | Abolished from 1 January 2025 (previously 14/86 on regularly distributed profits)Income Tax Act (Tulumaksuseadus) | |
| Tax base | Profit distributions, fringe benefits, gifts/donations, non-business expenses, and other deemed distributions — not annual accounting profitIncome Tax Act (Tulumaksuseadus) | |
| Withholding tax on dividends to non-residents | 0% (no WHT; the 22% CIT is borne at company level on distribution) |
Estonia's corporate income tax is levied only on distributed (and deemed-distributed) profits, not on accrued earnings. Retained and reinvested profits are taxed at 0%, making the timing of distribution the key tax event.
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Other Estonia computations in the OpenAccountants library.
| Withholding tax on interest to non-residents | 0% (generally no WHT on ordinary interest payments)Income Tax Act (Tulumaksuseadus) |
| Withholding tax on royalties to non-residents | 10% under domestic law (often reduced under double tax treaties)Income Tax Act (Tulumaksuseadus) |
| Withholding tax on certain services performed in Estonia | 10% on payments to non-residents for services rendered in Estonia (treaty relief may apply)Income Tax Act (Tulumaksuseadus) |
| CIT return and payment deadline | Monthly via Form TSD by the 10th of the following month (tax due only when a distribution is made)Income Tax Act (Tulumaksuseadus); Form TSD |
| Advance income tax for credit institutions | Banks pay quarterly advance income tax on profit (rate set in law; confirm current percentage)Income Tax Act (Tulumaksuseadus) |
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