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The Tax and Customs Board expects a clear business justification for the transaction
Tax The Tax and Customs Board expects a clear business justification for the transaction
Kristjan Järve and Madis Laas discussed the necessity of the recently published guidelines by the Tax and Customs Board and the process of their preparation in the show "Kasvukursil".
Kristjan Järve
Kristjan Järve
| 3 min read | 14 May 2025
The defense tax comes with treacherous pitfalls, but some can be sidestepped
Tax The defense tax comes with treacherous pitfalls, but some can be sidestepped
The details of the defense tax that will take a bite out of corporate profits appear to be rife with inequality and unfairness, and a closer look reveals situations where taxes must be paid by those who haven’t turned an actual profit.
Kristjan Järve
Martin Luik
| 7 min read | 29 Nov 2024
Defense tax on corporate profits: preparations should begin this year
Tax Defense tax on corporate profits: preparations should begin this year
On 25 September 2024, the Estonian government submitted a draft law on the defense tax to the Parliament, which introduces a temporary defense tax consisting of three components, including a 2% tax on corporate profits. Most companies will have to pay the defense tax for the first time on 10 September 2026.
Urzula Välb
Kristjan Järve
| 9 min read | 16 Oct 2024
Compulsory deletion of a company leaves only poor options on the table
Legal Compulsory deletion of a company leaves only poor options on the table
Last year, an amendment to the Commercial Register Act was passed, which meant more fines for companies for the purpose of making the Estonian business environment more transparent.
Kristel Tiits
Kristjan Järve
| 7 min read | 12 Jun 2024
Providing consultation to Pro Optika in preparation for expansion
Mergers and aquisitions Providing consultation to Pro Optika in preparation for expansion
Grant Thornton Baltic provided consultation to OptiPRO OÜ, which operates a retail chain of optometry stores under the brand Pro Optika and acquired the holding company of the Pere Optika chain, Optiland Eesti OÜ. After receiving a merger permit from the Competition Authority, the transaction was completed on June 10, 2024, and OptiPRO OÜ acquired a stake in Optiland Eesti OÜ.
3 min read | 14 May 2024
Chemical tests
Case study We helped strengthen the cooperation between two large chemical companies
In 2023, the German family company Bodo Möller Chemie bought the distribution rights of the brands Loctite, Teroson and Technomelt from Henkel and established a subsidiary Bodo Möller Chemie Baltics OÜ to deal with the resale of Henkel's adhesives and sealants in the Baltics. The founding of the subsidiary was advised by Grant Thornton Baltic.
2 min read | 26 Jan 2024
man in the home office
Tax Taxation of dividends 2023 and the 2025 tax reform
Spring is here, which means it’s the time that many companies reporting their financial results have made the decision to pay out dividends. This brings up a number of questions for management and financial teams. We try to answer the most frequently asked ones below.
Nadežda Mihhailitšenko
Kristjan Järve
| 6 min read | 24 Apr 2023
We advised OÜ Rannu Seeme in the transaction of the exit of a shareholder
Transaction advisory We advised OÜ Rannu Seeme in the transaction of the exit of a shareholder
Grant Thornton Baltic's transaction advisory team helped OÜ Rannu Seeme develop the conditions for the exit of the partner, including advising on the execution and formalization of the transaction.
1 min read | 21 Dec 2022
We advised the importer of Audis on the sale of a stake
Transaction Advisory We advised the importer of Audis on the sale of a stake
In the spring and summer of 2022, Fourings OÜ, which brings together companies engaged in the sale and maintenance of Audis in Estonia, sold a 50 percent stake to the investment company UG Investments.
1 min read | 21 Nov 2022
We advised a venture capital fund’s investment into the start-up Qualitista
Due diligence We advised a venture capital fund’s investment into the start-up Qualitista
In August 2022, Grant Thornton Baltic concluded a financial and tax due diligence for an Estonian start-up company Qualitista.
2 min read | 21 Nov 2022
Grant Thornton Baltic saade Kasvukursil Äripäeva raadios
Transaction advisory Selling a company in hard economic times is harder but not impossible
Experts say that activity on the transactions market has returned to previous levels in contrast to the slump in the spring, but it should be remembered that more restrictive conditions are added to contracts in hard times.
Kristjan Järve
Erik Suits
| 7 min read | 11 Nov 2022
We advised a venture capital fund’s investment into the start-up Jobbatical
Transaction advisory We advised a venture capital fund’s investment into the start-up Jobbatical
The Nordic venture capital fund Inventure invested 11.6 million euros in the Estonian startup Jobbatical in 2022.
2 min read | 03 Oct 2022
Employer video accounting Grant Thornton Baltic
GRANT THORNTON MOCUMENTAL Behind and in front of the lens – let’s get acquainted!
In our new videos, you can learn about Grant Thornton Baltic's main areas of activity - accounting, auditing and advisory - as well as our culture: yes, we are not dry numbers people, but we appreciate humor, and we are helpful and solution-seeking with both clients and colleagues.
Less than a minute | 07 Jul 2022
Grant Thornton Baltic saade Kasvukursil Äripäeva raadios
Transaction advisory The experience of a businessman who sold his life’s work: how to get top dollar from the Chinese
A businessman who started a company in Estonia even before the country had regained independence, Kevin Probert-Ehaver, recently sold his life’s work – the three Baltic companies in BK Group – to a major Chinese corporation, Hikvision. The transaction proved more complicated than planned, but in the end he managed to negotiate a price that was triple what was originally offered.
Kristjan Järve
Kristjan Järve
| 5 min read | 10 Feb 2022
Key changes in tax legislation in the Baltics in 2022
Tax Key changes in tax legislation in the Baltics in 2022
In the beginning of the year, several tax changes were introduced in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
1 min read | 20 Jan 2022
We advised German company RAUMEDIC
Case study We advised German company RAUMEDIC
Grant Thornton Baltic OÜ advised German company RAUMEDIC AG on the acquisition of aktsiaselts A&G. RAUMEDIC AG is a leading developer and manufacturer of systems and components and a partner to medical and pharmaceutical industries. Core business of aktsiaselts A&G is production of medical supplies.
2 min read | 13 Jan 2022
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