The year 2026 will bring several significant tax changes across the Baltic States, affecting both businesses and individuals. In this overview, Grant Thornton Baltic tax experts summarise the key tax developments in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – covering income tax, VAT, social taxes and excise duties, among others.
In the beginning of the year, several tax changes were introduced in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Some of the changes will become effective in 2022. In addition to several individual changes, there are also general changes that shall be applicable in all Baltic states as of 2022.
Grant Thornton Baltic tax specialists prepared an overview of the changes that have taken place in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which you can find here [ 318 kb ].
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In Estonia:
Urzula Välb
Senior Tax Manager
P +372 626 0500
E-post Urzula.Valb@ee.gt.com
In Latvia:
Mārtiņš Lubgans
Head of Tax
P +371 672 873 44
E-post Martins.Lubgans@lv.gt.com
In Lithuania:
Vykintas Valiulis
Partner, Head of Tax and Advisory services
Tel +370 620 74 145
E-post Vykintas.Valiulis@lt.gt.com
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