Estonia

Company Formation in Estonia

Setting up a business in Estonia for tax year 2026, from the Commercial Code, State Fees Act, Income Tax Act and Value-Added Tax Act as consolidated on Riigi Teataja, and the Centre of Registers (RIK) e-Business Register help pages. Covers the legal forms (private limited company OÜ, public limited company AS, sole proprietor FIE, general and limited partnerships, branch of a foreign company), share capital (an OÜ from one cent, an AS from EUR 25,000), paying in the capital, the online and notary routes, the 2026 state fees (EUR 265 online, EUR 200 otherwise, EUR 20 for an FIE), e-Residency, and the first tax and filing duties after registration. Use for 'set up a company in Estonia', 'OÜ share capital', 'Estonian company registration fee', 'e-Residency company'. Out of scope: company tax detail (ee-corporate-income-tax), payroll (estonia-payroll), VAT returns (estonia-vat-return), cross-border (ee-cross-border).