Estonian transfer pricing (siirdehinnad) for tax year 2026: Estonian companies, permanent establishments of foreign companies and sole proprietors (FIE) dealing with associated persons. Covers who is associated under Income Tax Act § 8, the arm's length rule in § 50(4) (companies), § 14(7) (FIE)…
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| Item | Rate or amount | Year | Source URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income tax rate | 22% | 2025 onwards, unchanged in the 2026 and 2027 versions | TuMS § 4(1): https://www.riigiteataja.ee/et/akt/109072026066 |
| Gross-up for company-level objects (distributions, § 50(4) adjustments) | Taxable amount divided by 0.78 before the rate, so tax = 22/78 of the net amount | 2025 onwards | TuMS § 4(1¹); EMTA, Tax rates (2026): https://emta.ee/en/business-client/taxes-and-payment/income-and-social-taxes/tax-rates |
| Associated person: individual holding in a legal person | At least 10% of capital, votes or profit rights | 2026 | TuMS § 8(1) 3): https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/akt/520102026008 |
| Associated persons: common holding in one legal person | More than 25% each | 2026 | TuMS § 8(1) 6) |
| Associated persons: common control | More than 50% held by the same person or associated persons | 2026 | TuMS § 8(1) 4) and 5) |
| Full documentation test: employees | 250 or more, counted with associated persons | 2026 | Regulation No. 53 § 18(1) 3) and 4): https://www.riigiteataja.ee/et/akt/123122021024 |
| Full documentation test: turnover | EUR 50 million or more in the preceding financial year, with associated persons | 2026 | Regulation No. 53 § 18(1) 3) and 4) |
| Full documentation test: balance sheet total | EUR 43 million or more, with associated persons (consolidated, for a permanent establishment) | 2026 | Regulation No. 53 § 18(1) 3) and 4) |
| Low value-adding intra-group services | A 5% mark-up needs no comparables to support it | From 1 January 2022 | Regulation No. 53 § 6(3) |
| Country-by-country report | Group revenue of EUR 750 million or more in the preceding financial year | 2026 | Regulation No. 53 § 18(3) 3); MTVS chapter 2²: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/et/akt/115042026002 |
| Time to hand over transfer pricing information on request | At least 60 days | 2026 | TuMS § 50(7) |
| Interest on late tax | 0.06% a day | 2026 | MKS § 117(1): https://www.riigiteataja.ee/et/akt/116102026009 |
| Fine for not submitting a document on time: legal person | Up to EUR 3,200 | 2026 | MKS § 154(2) |
| Fine for not submitting a document on time: individual | Up to 300 fine units; one fine unit is EUR 8, so up to EUR 2,400 | 2026 | MKS § 154(1); Penal Code § 47(1): https://www.riigiteataja.ee/et/akt/109072026028 |
| Fine for intentionally withholding data or giving false data that cuts tax: legal person | Up to EUR 32,000 | 2026 | MKS § 153¹(2) |
| Coercive payment (sunniraha) to force production of information | Up to EUR 640 the first time, EUR 2,000 the second, EUR 2,640 in total | 2026 | MKS § 67(3) |
| Fine for breaching a country-by-country reporting duty: legal person | Up to EUR 50,000 | From 25 April 2026 | MKS § 155³(2) |
| Time limit for EMTA to assess tax | 3 years from the TSD due date; 5 years if tax was intentionally not paid | 2026 | MKS § 98(1) |
Source-cited draft: not reviewed by an accountant, not for filing.
Estonia taxes company profit when it leaves the company, not when it is earned. Transfer pricing fits that system. If a price between associated persons is not at market value, the profit the Estonian company gave away (income it did not receive, or a cost it should not have borne) is treated like a hidden distribution. It is taxed in the month of the transaction at the corporate income tax rate on a grossed-up basis, 22/78 of the net amount, through the monthly TSD return (Income Tax Act (TuMS) §§ 8(2), 50(4), 4(1) and (1¹), 54(2) and (4)).
The rules sit in three places:
The Estonian Tax and Customs Board (Maksu- ja Tolliamet, EMTA) published a transfer pricing guide in 2011, labelled recommended guidance. It still sits on emta.ee. Its figures (the 21/79 rate of 2011, the documentation scope before 2022) are out of date; this skill uses it only for practice that the law has not changed.
Related skills: ee-corporate-income-tax (the 22/78 distribution tax and the TSD), ee-tax-overview, estonia-income-tax (individuals and FIE), estonia-payroll and estonia-social-contributions (fringe benefits). This skill does not repeat them.
The taxpayers. Three groups, each with its own charging rule (Regulation No. 53 § 1(1)):
The rule applies to domestic transactions as well as cross-border ones. EMTA's 2011 guide says so expressly, and nothing in § 50(4) limits it to foreign counterparties.
Head office and permanent establishment. For the transfer pricing rule, a non-resident and its Estonian permanent establishment are associated, and so are an Estonian resident and its foreign permanent establishment (TuMS § 8(3); Regulation No. 53 § 1(2) and (3)). Business units inside one legal person are also treated as associated where at least one of them is taxed under the tonnage scheme in § 52¹ (TuMS § 8(4), § 50(4¹)).
Who is associated (TuMS § 8(1)). Persons are associated if they have a common economic interest or one has dominant influence over the other. In any event these are associated:
The list is a floor, not a ceiling: the opening test (common economic interest or dominant influence) can catch other relationships.
Fringe benefits go first. If the advantage is a fringe benefit under § 48 (for example a company selling a car below market value to a board member), it is taxed as a fringe benefit, not under the transfer pricing rule (TuMS § 8(2)). See estonia-payroll.
Who must keep full transfer pricing files. Every taxpayer must be able to show its prices are at market value under the general bookkeeping rules. The extra documentation in Regulation No. 53 § 18 applies only to (§ 18(1)):
Meeting any one of the three size tests is enough. Companies below all three, and FIEs, are exempt from the master file and local file, but not from the arm's length rule.
| Item | Rate or amount | Year | Source URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income tax rate | 22% | 2025 onwards, unchanged in the 2026 and 2027 versions | TuMS § 4(1): https://www.riigiteataja.ee/et/akt/109072026066 |
| Gross-up for company-level objects (distributions, § 50(4) adjustments) | Taxable amount divided by 0.78 before the rate, so tax = 22/78 of the net amount | 2025 onwards | TuMS § 4(1¹); EMTA, Tax rates (2026): https://emta.ee/en/business-client/taxes-and-payment/income-and-social-taxes/tax-rates |
| Associated person: individual holding in a legal person | At least 10% of capital, votes or profit rights | 2026 | TuMS § 8(1) 3): https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/akt/520102026008 |
| Associated persons: common holding in one legal person | More than 25% each | 2026 | TuMS § 8(1) 6) |
| Associated persons: common control | More than 50% held by the same person or associated persons | 2026 | TuMS § 8(1) 4) and 5) |
| Full documentation test: employees | 250 or more, counted with associated persons | 2026 | Regulation No. 53 § 18(1) 3) and 4): https://www.riigiteataja.ee/et/akt/123122021024 |
| Full documentation test: turnover | EUR 50 million or more in the preceding financial year, with associated persons | 2026 | Regulation No. 53 § 18(1) 3) and 4) |
| Full documentation test: balance sheet total | EUR 43 million or more, with associated persons (consolidated, for a permanent establishment) | 2026 | Regulation No. 53 § 18(1) 3) and 4) |
| Low value-adding intra-group services | A 5% mark-up needs no comparables to support it | From 1 January 2022 | Regulation No. 53 § 6(3) |
| Country-by-country report | Group revenue of EUR 750 million or more in the preceding financial year | 2026 | Regulation No. 53 § 18(3) 3); MTVS chapter 2²: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/et/akt/115042026002 |
| Time to hand over transfer pricing information on request | At least 60 days | 2026 | TuMS § 50(7) |
| Interest on late tax | 0.06% a day | 2026 | MKS § 117(1): https://www.riigiteataja.ee/et/akt/116102026009 |
| Fine for not submitting a document on time: legal person | Up to EUR 3,200 | 2026 | MKS § 154(2) |
| Fine for not submitting a document on time: individual | Up to 300 fine units; one fine unit is EUR 8, so up to EUR 2,400 | 2026 | MKS § 154(1); Penal Code § 47(1): https://www.riigiteataja.ee/et/akt/109072026028 |
| Fine for intentionally withholding data or giving false data that cuts tax: legal person | Up to EUR 32,000 | 2026 | MKS § 153¹(2) |
| Coercive payment (sunniraha) to force production of information | Up to EUR 640 the first time, EUR 2,000 the second, EUR 2,640 in total | 2026 | MKS § 67(3) |
| Fine for breaching a country-by-country reporting duty: legal person | Up to EUR 50,000 | From 25 April 2026 | MKS § 155³(2) |
| Time limit for EMTA to assess tax | 3 years from the TSD due date; 5 years if tax was intentionally not paid | 2026 | MKS § 98(1) |
ee-corporate-income-tax.estonia-income-tax.| What | When | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Declare a transfer pricing adjustment (company or permanent establishment) | In the TSD for the month of the transaction, by the 10th of the following month: TSD annex 6, part Ia, code 6000 (difference between the transfer price and market value). The tax at 22/78 goes to TSD code 114 | TuMS § 54(2); Regulation No. 60 annex 7 (TSD annex 6) instructions 2 and 22: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/aktilisa/1260/6202/0024/RM_m24_lisa7.pdf |
| Pay the tax | By the 10th of the month after the month of the transaction | TuMS § 54(4) |
| FIE adjustment | In the annual personal income tax return, by 30 April of the following year | TuMS §§ 14(7) and 44(1) |
| Hand over transfer pricing information to EMTA | On request; EMTA must give at least 60 days | TuMS § 50(7) (§ 53(4⁶) for permanent establishments) |
| Prove ability and intention to repay a long loan to the parent group | On request; at least 30 days | TuMS § 50²(1) |
| Quarterly report of loans to shareholders and the parent group | By the 20th of the month after the quarter | TuMS § 56⁵ |
| Country-by-country report (Estonian reporting entity) | By 31 December of the calendar year after the reporting financial year | MTVS § 20⁵(1) |
| Country-by-country notification (which group member is the reporting entity, and where it is resident) | Within six months after the end of the group's reporting financial year | MTVS § 20⁶(2) to (4) |
| Claim to remove double taxation after an adjustment (domestic corresponding adjustment) | Within three years of the first notice of the action that causes double taxation | Regulation No. 53 § 19(2) |
| EU dispute resolution complaint | Within three years of notice of the act or action causing the dispute | MKS § 151⁴ |
There is no separate transfer pricing return or annual documentation filing. The files are kept and handed over only when EMTA asks.
Alpha OÜ, an Estonian distributor, is wholly owned by a parent company in another country, so they are associated (TuMS § 8(1) 2) and 4)). In March 2026 the parent charges Alpha EUR 300,000 for group services for the year. On review, only accounting, payroll and IT support pass the benefit test (Regulation No. 53 § 6(2) and (4)). They cost the parent EUR 200,000 and are low value-adding services, so cost plus 5% is accepted without comparables (§ 6(3)): 200,000 x 1.05 = EUR 210,000. The excess of EUR 90,000 is a cost Alpha would not have borne at market value (TuMS § 50(4)).
The tax is 90,000 x 22/78 = EUR 25,384.62 (TuMS § 4(1) and (1¹)). It belonged in the March TSD, due 10 April 2026. If EMTA assesses it later and the tax is paid 400 days late, interest is 25,384.62 x 0.06% x 400 = EUR 6,092.31 (MKS §§ 115 and 117). Had Alpha declared the difference itself in the March TSD (annex 6, code 6000), there would be no interest.
name: Alpha OU, excess management fee to foreign parent, 2026
inputs:
fee_charged: 300000
parent_cost_of_qualifying_services: 200000
lvais_markup_pct: 5
cit_rate_pct: 22
interest_rate_per_day_pct: 0.06
days_late: 400
steps:
- market_value_fee: parent_cost_of_qualifying_services * (1 + lvais_markup_pct / 100)
- adjustment: fee_charged - market_value_fee
- grossed_up_base: adjustment / (1 - cit_rate_pct / 100)
- income_tax: grossed_up_base * cit_rate_pct / 100
- interest: income_tax * interest_rate_per_day_pct / 100 * days_late
- total_cost: income_tax + interest
expected:
market_value_fee: 210000
adjustment: 90000
grossed_up_base: 115384.62
income_tax: 25384.62
interest: 6092.31
total_cost: 31476.92
Beta AS, an Estonian manufacturer, lends EUR 1,200,000 to a sister company in another EU state on 1 January 2026, interest free, repayable in 24 months. The two companies have the same parent, so they are associated (TuMS § 8(1) 2) and 5)). The term is under 48 months, so the special burden of proof in § 50² does not apply, but the interest rate must still be at market value (TuMS § 50(4)). A benchmarking study puts the market rate for this borrower at 6% a year. The income Beta would have received is 1,200,000 x 6% = EUR 72,000 for 2026, or EUR 6,000 a month.
The TSD is monthly, so Beta declares the forgone interest month by month (TuMS § 54(2)): 6,000 x 22/78 = EUR 1,692.31 each month, EUR 20,307.69 for the year.
Does Beta need a master file and local file? It has 180 employees. In 2025, counted with its associated persons, the group had 230 employees, turnover of EUR 38 million and a balance sheet total of EUR 45 million. Employees (230) and turnover (EUR 38 million) are under the limits, but the balance sheet total is over EUR 43 million, and one test is enough (Regulation No. 53 § 18(1) 3)). So Beta must be able to produce a local file and master file for the loan within the deadline EMTA sets (at least 60 days, TuMS § 50(7)). If the group balance sheet had been EUR 42.9 million, Beta would need only the general documentation, but the 22/78 charge on the forgone interest would be the same.
name: Beta AS, interest-free loan to sister company and documentation test, 2026
inputs:
loan: 1200000
market_rate_pct: 6
months: 12
cit_rate_pct: 22
group_employees: 230
group_turnover: 38000000
group_balance_sheet: 45000000
employee_limit: 250
turnover_limit: 50000000
balance_sheet_limit: 43000000
steps:
- forgone_interest_year: loan * market_rate_pct / 100
- forgone_interest_month: forgone_interest_year / months
- tax_per_month: forgone_interest_month / (1 - cit_rate_pct / 100) * cit_rate_pct / 100
- tax_year: tax_per_month * months
- employee_test: min(1, floor(group_employees / employee_limit))
- turnover_test: min(1, floor(group_turnover / turnover_limit))
- balance_sheet_test: min(1, floor(group_balance_sheet / balance_sheet_limit))
- full_files_required: max(employee_test, turnover_test, balance_sheet_test)
expected:
forgone_interest_year: 72000
forgone_interest_month: 6000
tax_per_month: 1692.31
tax_year: 20307.69
employee_test: 0
turnover_test: 0
balance_sheet_test: 1
full_files_required: 1
| Source | URL | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| Tulumaksuseadus (TuMS), consolidated version in force 1 October to 31 December 2026, §§ 1, 4, 8, 14, 34, 44, 50, 50², 51, 53, 54, 56⁵ | https://www.riigiteataja.ee/et/akt/109072026066 | 2026-10-23 |
| TuMS, consolidated version in force from 1 January 2027 (compared: no change to §§ 4(1), 8, 14(7), 50 or 53) | https://www.riigiteataja.ee/et/akt/109072026067 | 2026-10-23 |
| Income Tax Act, English translation of the version in force from 1 October 2026 (§§ 8 and 50) | https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/akt/520102026008 | 2026-10-23 |
| Rahandusministri 10.11.2006 määrus nr 53, "Seotud isikute vahel tehtud tehingute väärtuse määramise meetodid", consolidated from 1 January 2022 | https://www.riigiteataja.ee/et/akt/123122021024 | 2026-10-23 |
| Maksukorralduse seadus (MKS), consolidated version in force from 17 October 2026, §§ 67, 91¹ to 91¹², 98, 115, 117, 151¹ to 151⁷, 153¹, 154, 155³ (also compared: versions in force from 26 October 2026, 1 November 2026, 1 January 2027 and 1 January 2028, ids 116102026010 to 116102026013, no change to these sections) | https://www.riigiteataja.ee/et/akt/116102026009 | 2026-10-24 |
| Maksualase teabevahetuse seadus (MTVS), consolidated version in force from 25 April 2026, §§ 6, 20³ to 20⁷ | https://www.riigiteataja.ee/et/akt/115042026002 | 2026-10-23 |
| Karistusseadustik (Penal Code), § 47(1) (fine unit EUR 8) | https://www.riigiteataja.ee/et/akt/109072026028 | 2026-10-23 |
| Rahandusministri 29.11.2010 määrus nr 60, annex 7 (TSD annex 6) and instructions, as worded by regulation nr 24 of 22.06.2020 | https://www.riigiteataja.ee/aktilisa/1260/6202/0024/RM_m24_lisa7.pdf | 2026-10-23 |
| EMTA, Tax rates (2026: corporate income tax 22/78) | https://emta.ee/en/business-client/taxes-and-payment/income-and-social-taxes/tax-rates | 2026-10-23 |
| EMTA, Siirdehinna turuväärtuse määramise juhend (2011, recommended guidance) | https://www.emta.ee/sites/default/files/documents/2021-04/siirdehinna-maaramise-juhend.pdf | 2026-10-23 |
| EMTA, transfer pricing hallmarks for cross-border arrangements (updated 8 January 2025) | https://emta.ee/node/382/chapter/23768/pdf | 2026-10-23 |
Not yet confirmed: that the TSD annex 6 layout and code 6000 as worded by regulation nr 24 of 22 June 2020 are unchanged for 2026 periods; whether EMTA accepts or runs bilateral APAs through the treaty mutual agreement procedure (no emta.ee page on APAs was found, and no statute sets one up); which point inside the interquartile range EMTA adjusts to (Regulation No. 53 § 11(8) says only that the result must fall inside the range); whether a 2026 English EMTA page on transfer pricing replaces the 2011 guide.
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