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How to acquire a company so you won’t regret it later?
Mergers and aquisitions How to acquire a company so you won’t regret it later?
This year, a number of large-scale purchase and sale transactions have provided much fodder for discussion in the media – Nelja Energia, Luminor and Utilitas are three examples. The large transactions always stand out, but this year has seen many mid-sized and small company acquisitions as well.
10 Dec 2018
Is your company managed based on a competitive strategy?
Leadership Is your company managed based on a competitive strategy?
According to Michael Porter, whose book Competitive Strategy is one of the most highly regarded works on management, a company develops a competitive advantage over its rivals when it purposefully differentiates activities from others in order to create unique value.
28 Nov 2018
Innovation and how to manage it
Innovation Innovation and how to manage it
Food synthesizers, halo environments and a number of other exciting gadgets seen on TV seem like an unattainable dream a Star Trek fan might have come up with. But for how long?
17 Sep 2018
Is the workload for accountants rising again?
Amendments to the Taxation Act Is the workload for accountants rising again?
Next year, amendments to the Taxation Act are expected to enter into force. One of the amendments calls for more data to be added to the employment register, which will however increase the workload for accountants.
07 Sep 2018
Taxation of the digital economy still unclear
Digital taxation Taxation of the digital economy still unclear
International commerce is increasingly digital. But the global taxation system is still aimed at traditional “brick and mortar” needs. The action plan of the OECD’s package of measures to combat base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) acknowledges the need for modernisation. This has been partly achieved after the BEPS Action Plan was released in October 2015.
Kristjan Järve
Kristjan Järve
| 06 Sep 2018
The General Data Protection Regulation – five months of chaos!
GDPR The General Data Protection Regulation – five months of chaos!
25 October will mark five months since the entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation . There was much confusion before that. Companies wondered whether employees’ birthdays could be printed out and tacked to the wall in the break room. Maybe Christmas presents could no longer be given to employees’ children because that, too, would require the children’s personal data to be “processed”.
05 Sep 2018
New guide on transfer pricing
International taxation New guide on transfer pricing
Grant Thornton has released a new guide to help international entrepreneurs navigate transfer pricing regulations in different countries.
31 Aug 2018
It can’t get any better
IBR It can’t get any better
This year is the point where the economy peaked – it can’t get any better. We already see economic growth tapering off in Estonia, the EU and elsewhere. But will we lose our footing as we slide downhill or will we be able to softly glissade down the easy slopes?
Mati Nõmmiste Grant Thornton Baltic juhtiv partner
Mati Nõmmiste
| 17 Aug 2018
Obligation to disclose data regarding beneficial owners
Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act Obligation to disclose data regarding beneficial owners
From the 1st of September 2018, all Estonian companies will be required to submit data on their beneficial owners to the Commercial Register of Estonia.
Kristel Tiits
Kristel Tiits
| 16 Aug 2018
5 steps to company's GDPR compliance
GDPR 5 steps to company's GDPR compliance
The date when the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force, May 25th, came and went with many companies still unsure about what needs to be done to be compliant with the GDPR.
27 May 2018
Obligation to publicly disclose beneficial owners of companies
Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act Obligation to publicly disclose beneficial owners of companies
In September, a new amendment to the Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act will enter into force, requiring companies to disclose data on their beneficial owners.
Kristel Tiits
Kristel Tiits
| 21 Mar 2018
Why is it good to map data and create a data inventory
GDPR Why is it good to map data and create a data inventory
According to the GDPR people have right to query data processors about the data they hold about them. People have right to ask what data a processor holds about them, for what purpose and what is done to the data. They also have a right to rectify and erase data. Data processor is obliged to reply within 30 days of the request being made to comply with the regulation.
21 Mar 2018
Gender balance and other ways of increasing diversity
Women in business Gender balance and other ways of increasing diversity
In the last few decades, the topic of female executives has received consistent attention in the industrialised West.
Mati Nõmmiste Grant Thornton Baltic juhtiv partner
Mati Nõmmiste
| 20 Mar 2018
Two addresses for Estonian companies managed from abroad
Changes in Commercial Code Two addresses for Estonian companies managed from abroad
Starting 15 January 2018, Estonian companies managed from abroad will have the obligation to designate a contact person. That means all Estonian companies whose management board is located abroad must appoint an Estonian-based contact person.
19 Mar 2018
A reminder about preparing holiday schedules
Employment Contracts Act A reminder about preparing holiday schedules
By the end of the first quarter – 31 March – all companies must draw up and communicate to employees a holiday schedule for the current year.
27 Feb 2018
Party in 2018, hangover in 2019?
International Business Report Party in 2018, hangover in 2019?
Businesses both in and outside Estonia are very optimistic about this year’s outlook. But I recommend taking the rose-coloured glasses off and committing to making investments this year in order to improve effectiveness.
Mati Nõmmiste Grant Thornton Baltic juhtiv partner
Mati Nõmmiste
| 15 Jan 2018
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