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Tax, company registration and immigration card Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania

12 September 2011
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Latvia

Lithuania

Estonia

Share capital (EUR)

1-2900

2900  

2 500

 

State fees

 

180

60

150

 

Notary fees total

 

200

230

 60

 

Fees

 

380 

290

210

Time to register LLC

 

4 business days

 

3 business days

 

 

5 business days 

 

Special requirements

Notarized application form and agreement of the Board members 

 

- Notarial POA, if establisher of the company is individual;

- Company name shall not be similar to trademarks registered in EU.

Notarized foundation resolution, application form and specimen signatures 

 

Time to register VAT

 

10 business days

 

14 business days 

3 business days 

 

VAT thresholds

 

49 801 

 

29 000 

16 000

Immigration

 salary

requirements

 

 

 

1.Employee salary net : 633.18 

 Sum payable for employer : 786.06

2. Board member  net salary :  1266.36 

Sum payable for  employer:  1571.77  

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Minimal salary requirement is 278,02 before taxes/month. Minimum wage of migrant workers is 983 before taxes.

 

Time of permit

5 years

(for Head of representative office-4 years;

for Employee - on Agreement  duration (max 5 years) 

1 year

(permanent residence permit – 5 years)

2 years for employment or on the basis of legal income. 

5 years for undertaking business

Prolongation requirements

Permanent residence permit: after 5 years staying in Latvia.

For receiving of the permanent residence permit, the person can be outside Latvia without interruption less than 6 months within 1 year period or less than 1 year in total.

Permanent residence permit: after 5 years residing in Lithuania uninterruptedly.

 

Permanent residence permit: after 5 years of permanent  staying inEstonia.

Permanent stay in Estonia includes temporary absence from Estonia, if such absence does not exceed 6 consecutive months and a total of 10 months during five years. 

 PIT Rate

25 %

(dividends-10%)

15%

(dividends-20%)

21%

VAT rate

 

22%

 

21%

20%

CIT rate

15 %

 

15% 

21% on gross dividends (tax is calculated on the net amount at the rate of  21/79); undistributed profits are not taxed 

For questions, please, contact Valters Gencs, attorney at law at info@gencs.eu


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