Estonia — corporate tax, VAT, and dividend treatment
Estonia corporate income tax (22%), VAT (22%), and dividend withholding (7%), with cross-country context.
Country notes
Estonia applies a distributed-profits corporate income tax: retained profits are not taxed at the corporate level. Tax is levied on distributions at the company level.
Key data
| Corporate income tax | 22% |
|---|---|
| Standard VAT | 22% |
| Dividend withholding (default) | 7% |
| Currency | EUR |
| EU member | Yes |
Cross-country context
| Corporate income tax | 22% |
|---|---|
| Median across covered countries | 22 |
| Lowest in the data set | 9 (United Arab Emirates) |
| Highest in the data set | 30 (Germany) |
| Rank within the data set | #7 of 13 |
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Methodology
Applies the headline corporate income tax rate from the country profile to the entered profit before tax. Reduced rates, SME thresholds, surtaxes, dividend layers, and jurisdiction-specific deductions are not modelled. Result is an estimate for orientation, not tax advice.
These calculations are informational estimates based on headline rates and transparent assumptions — not tax, accounting, or legal advice. Verify with a qualified local advisor before relying on the results.
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Sources
- Maksu- ja Tolliamet — Estonian Tax and Customs Board (accessed )
- Rahandusministeerium — Estonian Ministry of Finance (accessed )
- Republic of Estonia — Estonian e-Residency programme (accessed )
- European Commission — European Commission — policy and country information (accessed )
- Eurostat — Eurostat — official statistics of the European Union (accessed )
- OECD — OECD — economic and tax statistics (accessed )
- Stripe — Stripe — supported countries (accessed )
- Wise — Wise — service availability (accessed )
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