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- Retroactive change in tax residency: does the employer need to recalculate the salary?
- A leader is not born, but grown
- Cash transactions and signatures
- Corporate events and taxes: what to keep in mind
- Kodupaber AS expands its reach with Grant Thornton Baltic’s support
- I want a vacation without the paperwork! Employees expect digital solutions from employers
- Why a good audit is more than just a legal obligation
- New service: debt collection
- Whistleblower channel as a safety net for protecting employees’ mental health
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- „On the first day, everyone said they were going on sick leave.” How the software change went wrong
- Accounting errors cost money and trust, but e-invoices help avoid mistakes
- We reviewed the acquisition report of Eesti Energia
- In memory of Aivar Kangust
- When trust becomes a threat: how Google and Microsoft are being exploited in cyberattacks
- Reminder – the VAT rate is set to increase soon!
- The Tax and Customs Board expects a clear business justification for the transaction
- Lithuania’s 2026 tax reform – what to expect?
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- Will sustainability reporting be easier in the future?
- Quick guide: common standards and certifications in the world of information security
- DORA and NIS2: Simple Steps to Protect Your Business
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- The first three months of the whistleblower reporting channel – how has it gone?
- Can Omnibus help us out of the bureaucratic tangle?
- Three women’s journey to the top
- What is DORA and what should you know about it?
- Advice from an auditor: even if you’re running late, at least get half of the ESG report done
- Auditing ESG reports helps avoid greenwash
- Number of companies required to get an audit set to decrease this year
- Grant Thornton Baltic ready for auditing sustainability reports
- Confusion surrounding Whistleblower Protection Act falls on entrepreneurs’ shoulders
- Amended Version of the Defense Tax Act
- Packaging undertakings, be prepared for audits of packaging reporting!
- We’re overcontrolling currently: reporting has become a burden for society
- The defense tax comes with treacherous pitfalls, but some can be sidestepped
- Teleworking White Book: state of the art in 15 countries
- Overview of 2025–2026 tax changes
- Please meet: our new partners!
- Obligations related to the Global Minimum Tax in Estonia
- Defense tax on corporate profits: preparations should begin this year
- Studying management in Vietnam
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- What do businesses have to consider when the Whistleblower Protection Act enters force?
- The Commercial Register’s printing press has snapped into action
- What’s this, we have to review our company’s cybersecurity?! What are the new Eurorules?
- E-invoices are dead, long live e-invoices!
- When does an Estonian company have to appoint a contact person?
- Compulsory deletion of a company leaves only poor options on the table
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- When to fire your accountant?
- Providing consultation to Pro Optika in preparation for expansion
- Experience: a working group dedicated to supporting values-based corporate culture
- Working during a longer period of illness is now allowed, if one feels up to it
- A good auditor: ever harder to find
- Is the logic of transfer pricing in place and is documentation updated?
- A compassionate employer also looks after employees’ mental health
- Problems in practice with compulsory dissolution of companies
- E-residents run up against obstacles applying for a new digital ID
- Yes, employment contracts can be terminated extraordinarily via Messenger
- Sponsorship of MTÜ Peaasjad starts
- The need for more women executives
- Construction contractors, are you up to date with key legislative amendments?
- Estonian businesses prefer outsourcing payroll
- What are the prevailing winds on the accounting service market?
- How to meet equity requirements established by law?
- Unexpected situations in the business world, with no quick solutions
- Financial forecasting as a key managerial tool
- Key changes in tax legislation in the Baltics in 2024
- We helped strengthen the cooperation between two large chemical companies
- What to consider in choosing accounting software?
- Business is growing, but no staff – auditors at an impasse due to rising prices
- Primero Finance: our choice of internal auditor ticks all the boxes
- Legislative amendments affecting accounting and payroll in 2023, 2024 and 2025
- Gaily Kuusik: “I value my work and colleagues highly!”
- Grant Thornton Baltic attains ISO 27001:2022 certificate for Information Security Management System
- Interest rates on loans granted to employees should be reviewed
- Payroll service from Grant Thornton Baltic
- Where oh where did all the auditors go?
- In what cases is it worth choosing a financial year that is different from the calendar year?
- The most important changes in labour law in 2024
- Three threats the mid-market saw coming for 2023
- We advised the management of Kiwa
- We advised Sirowa on the acquisition of a competitor
- What does the enforcement of the MICA regulation bring to cryptocurrency service providers in Estonia?
- Five reasons to halt transactions
- What is happening in the accounting services market?
- Piret Lemsalu: “We’ve never had internal auditors this good!”
- We advised the majority shareholder of Baltika in evaluating the fair value of the share capital
- Estonia is at the forefront of the world's crypto scene
- Golden age for fraud: red flags help recognize the no-goodniks
- Changes to sickness benefit, working time and minimum wage
- We advised the management of Kilingi-Nõmme Economic Cooperative (Coop)
- Erasmus+: we value highly the cooperation of the internal auditors
- What is an internal audit and its value to a company?
- Attention, beneficiaries of government grants or EU programmes!
- The ten commandments of cash flow management: how to keep a business viable in uncertain times?
- Amendment to the minimum share capital requirement in the Commercial Code: an apparent cause for cheer but practical concerns remain
- Selling a business in 7 steps
- The compensation system set forth in the Employment Contracts Act got overhauled
- From a VASP to a CASP: A comprehensive guide to MiCAR
- Taxation of dividends 2023 and the 2025 tax reform
- Artificial intelligence shakes up the accounting sector
- Tax-related information exchange about sellers using digital platforms
- Key elements of the proposed tax reform in Lithuania
- Did the stock-take check out?
- Women again in the spotlight. But let’s not stop at just women!
- A golden age for fraud: red flags for potential investments
- For Estateguru, having an internal auditor is a sign of quality
- ESTO: An outside set of eyes gives additional assurance
- For the e-Governance Academy, an internal auditor is seen as a good colleague
- Hüpoteeklaen AS: Internal auditors help keep companies trustworthy
- Sink or swim: well-organized HR work also gives a smaller company a competitive advantage.
- Grant Thornton Baltic's family of sworn auditors has expanded!
- We were recognized for long-term cooperation
- How The Manager Can Support Recruitment Processes
- We advised OÜ Rannu Seeme in the transaction of the exit of a shareholder
- Tartu musketeers – one for all and all for one
- Grant Thornton supports pharma company J. Molner’s IPO
- The formula for successful recruitment: salary alone isn’t tempting enough
- Let the coconuts fall where they will. Remote work is now more precisely regulated
- Taxation of employee share plans
- Last season was crowned with success
- We advised a venture capital fund’s investment into the start-up Qualitista
- We advised the importer of Audis on the sale of a stake
- Negative net assets and related issues
- Deleting a branch of a foreign company from the Commercial Register
- Recruitment as a company’s calling card
- Selling a company in hard economic times is harder but not impossible
- Three decades on a path of growth
- A new partner at Grant Thornton Baltic
- The Commercial Register will get a separate act and the Commercial Code will be amended
- We advised a venture capital fund’s investment into the start-up Jobbatical
- What is due diligence?
- Behind and in front of the lens – let’s get acquainted!
- Clampdown on crypto companies creates a shortage of auditors
- Internal audit set to become compulsory in local governments
- The future of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting explored
- Mandatory sustainability reporting for large companies
- Amendments to Employment Contracts Act enter into force on 1 August
- IFRS Interim Example Financial Statements 2022
- Good work gets deserved recognition
- Grant Thornton Baltic supports accounting client in becoming publicly listed
- Another start-up goes public, with an assist from Grant Thornton Baltic
- Planning and communication are front and centre in crisis management
- Developments in Estonia on the global minimum tax front
- Six important questions about whistleblowing
- Our auditors’ work receives top rating
- Opening the door to diverse talent
- Some useful advice on declaring income
- Towards a sustainable business
- Creating competitive advantage through sustainability
- COP26 provides a turning point for mid-market companies
- Grant Thornton Baltic provides support for Airobot’s public market debut
- The ABCs of hiring a new employee
- The experience of a businessman who sold his life’s work: how to get top dollar from the Chinese
- Keeping hand on the global business pulse
- Changing the perception of whistleblower as martyr means new obligations for companies
- Key changes in tax legislation in the Baltics in 2022
- A sworn auditor who seeks challenges and excitement at work and leisure
- Know the rules for video surveillance
- VAT reduction possible on bad debts from 2022
- We advised German company RAUMEDIC
- Amendments to transfer pricing regulation put more focus on profit shifting
- A properly formed supervisory board can be the key to the business take off
- Grant Thornton Baltic helps Hepsor to make its stock market debut
- Changes were made to the regulations of tax havens
- We advised international insurance broker Howden on entering the Estonian market
- Chief accountants and CFOs: don’t forget an important task before Christmas!
- Child leave system to change next year
- Example Financial Statements 2021
- Audit your auditor
- The key to profitable business: data-based decision-making
- Audit, review or neither?
- Turning a blind eye to data protection can end up costing millions
- Processing of employees’ personal data in the context of the coronavirus pandemic
- Whistleblowing and reporting misconduct
- Documenting transfer prices to keep tax risks under control
- Transfer pricing in case law: use of comparison data to determine transfer price
- Deadline for workplace risk assessments is approaching
- Tips for maximizing the longevity of a family business
- Inclusively leading through change
- What future awaits the Automotive Industry?
- 3 suggestions on how to return to normal working life
- European tax reform brings savings to companies
- Attention, packaging undertakings!
- Key changes in tax legislation in the Nordic Baltic region in 2021
- Transfer pricing: OECD supplements guidance on financial transactions
- Streamlining accounting and auditing of packaging reports
- Error-strewn data in the Commercial Register
- New guide provides tips for conducting a public procurement to contract for audit services
- Key business questions facing technology companies in 2021
- Anastasia Borovaja: “Working to make sure both the team and customers are satisfied!”
- Easy tips for turning data into a goldmine
- Home offices have been the biggest game-changer in employment relationships
- What possibilities do employers have to stay afloat in a crisis?
- The Estonian Auditors’ Association has made suggestions for development of the Commercial Register.
- Aivar Kangust: entrepreneurs could be less hesitant to ask for advice
- Survey: the risk of money laundering is recognized, but no action is taken
- Financial advisory: we advised Stell Eesti AS on the acquisition of Kyyrix OÜ
- Financial advisory: analysis of the energy networks
- Transfer pricing in case law: Finnish tax authority vs. A Oy
- Women, men and equality
- Global transfer pricing guide – new tool for international companies
- Key changes in taxation of temporary agency work came into force
- Consolidation and Brexit
- Key changes in tax legislation in the Baltics in 2021
- Annual reports – an unsung marketing method
- Listed companies get extension for complying with new requirement
- Why determine the value of assets at a company and how to choose the right method?
- What is the difference between a good and a mediocre financial manager?
- Let’s open the cookies(jar)
- Whats up with WhatsApp?
- Transmission of personal data to the US – mission impossible?
- Information security audit helps a company save money
- We advised BlackFin on its investment in financial start-ups
- Transfer pricing 2020 – three problems and three solutions
- IT audit – it may look like an expense, but in real life, it’s savings
- Streamlining accounting and auditing of packaging reports
- Marge Litvinova | 5 questions for the Head of People & Culture
- Assurance and advisory services: Amserv Grupp AS
- Increased outsourcing is grist for our mill
- Grant Thornton Baltic has new partners in Estonia and Lithuania
- Remote working leads the concept of employment injury to absurd
- Overcoming the crisis through strategic repositioning and business model innovation
- The ever-saturating sphere of e-commerce: how to stay alive and prosper?
- Riin Veidenberg has been awarded the qualification of a certified internal auditor
- Comparison: best customer relationship management (CRM) software 2020
- Pillar II: In October, the ball is in the hands of pension collectors
- Anyone involved in business may be involved in money laundering
- Superficiality in assessing consumer creditworthiness – unintentional mistake?
- A race for digital business models
- Unemployed people can temporarily work, and their benefits increase
- Business plan and financial forecasts: Milrem Robotics Type X
- A five-year leap in two months: remote work as a new norm
- Collecting debts during the crisis
- Prosecuting offenders will be easier and the penalties will be bigger in the future
- The activities of companies in preventing money laundering are being scrutinized
- Internal auditor: in-house or service provider?
- Distributing non-declared equity contributions are not automatically subject to income tax
- Maili Torma, a data protection specialist at Grant Thornton Baltic, received the ISO27001 lead auditor certificate.
- Our experience: the main shortcomings in preventing money laundering
- Auditor’s liability and insurance
- Business plan Business plan as the backbone of the companyas the backbone of a company
- How will the new situation affect accounting and auditing?
- How to account for the Unemployment Insurance Fund's temporary subsidy?
- New paternity leave system comes into effect from 1 July
- Remote authentication – a possibility to carry out a notarial transaction from home
- How to use a crisis situation to improve risk management?
- Entrepreneur's plan B: re-establishing business through reorganization
- Commercial Code: the minimum nominal value of a share in private limited company shall become one cent
- The debtors are not obliged to submit bankruptcy petitions in the coming months
- How to organize a general meeting of shareholders regarding to COVID-19?
- Is the emergency situation a force majeure, which exempts from fulfilling contracts?
- There are opportunities for labour cost savings
- How to apply for employee benefits from temporary subsidy program?
- Surety and loans from KredEx
- Managing your company liquidity and cash flow during a crisis
- Who ensures that remote workers have a healthy working environment?
- Latvia and Lithuania: government support for businesses affected by COVID-19
- Should the influence of the coronavirus be recognized in the 2019 financial statements?
- Grant Thornton Baltic advises AS Baltika in reorganization proceedings
- Towards a sustainable business
- Tax payments in emergency situation (as of 24.04.2020)
- Who and under what conditions receive unemployment benefit?
- What can employers do to minimize losses from coronavirus?
- How to protect copyright in employment relationships?
- We evaluated Graanul Invest's factories in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
- Estonian entrepreneurs are passing the torch to a new generation
- 5 ideas for getting more benefits out of the work done by auditors
- Important fact to remember when selling your shareholding in a company
- A pay raise for employees returning from childcare leave?
- A reference for preparing annual reports
- Alongside optimism, possible dangers also lurk for farmers
- 2019 was the most successful year in recent times
- The workforce crisis not relenting: now is the time to recruit for tomorrow
- Key changes in tax legislation in the Baltics in 2020
- Bottlenecks in the Electricity Market Act from the perspective of electricity undertaking
- Remote work – securely flexible?
- How to seek the return of a contribution transferred to the registrar’s account upon founding a private limited company?
- Some guidelines for stock-taking
- Change in recognition of operating lease agreements in accounting
- Why is it a good idea to have your company’s financial statements audited?
- Time to set goals and compile a budget
- What ensures a good auditor-client working relationship?
- Stock-taking helps prevent and detect fraud
- The CFO as the company’s digital innovation leader
- Cash equivalents in IAS 7
- Max Headroom, and IAS 36 impairment disclosures
- Why are companies still taking the phishing bait?
- A no-deal Brexit
- What is a source document?
- The nine steps for determining transfer pricing
- 15 years in Tartu
- A local government establishes a position of internal auditor – what is the next step?
- Calculation of parental benefit to change starting 1 September
- Transaction advisory: Balti Spoon OÜ acquires Polish veneer factory
- Grant Thornton Baltic advised investors who acquired ISS Estonia
- Don’t forget to dismiss your temporary employee after the contract ends!
- Lithuanian company EUGESTA aqcuired well-known Estonian coffee equipment vendor
- How to make a company grow in speed of Formula 1?
- When an employment relationship ends in discord
- How much does internal audit cost?
- Influence of start-ups on the Estonian economy just keeps increasing
- Working on public holidays must be paid at double the rate
- What happens if a company gives a loan to a board member or shareholder?
- Processing of personal data in employment relations
- The General Data Protection Regulation – 12 months later
- GDPR in Lithuania
- Why do we need the GDPR?
- Secure your company’s best performing digital assets!
- The other data protection topics in addition to the GDPR
- What if your accountant isn’t working a few cubicles away?
- The formula for rapid growth
- The ice has finally started moving
- A very successful year for Grant Thornton
- Untapped opportunities for Estonian online sellers
- A new crisis or the new normal?
- Want total certainty? Ask for advice!
- 8 reasons to outsource payroll
- It is time to submit the INF 14 parts I-III!
- Occupational safety obligations of employer are getting a bit easier
- Changes in employment register filings
- Changes to Commercial Code make doing business easier
- Key changes in tax legislation in the Baltics in 2019
- Innovation and how to manage it
- A formula for alleviating workforce problems
- How to acquire a company so you won’t regret it later?
- Grant Thornton Baltic's payroll service received an international award
- Why manage people instead of money and financial results?
- New rules on VAT will simplify e-commerce
- The overlooked side of employer branding
- Is your company managed based on a competitive strategy?
- United Motors to acquire Peugeot and Hyundai distributor
- It can’t get any better
- New guide on transfer pricing
- The General Data Protection Regulation – five months of chaos!
- Is the workload for accountants rising again?
- Taxation of the digital economy still unclear
- Obligation to disclose data regarding beneficial owners
- 5 steps to company's GDPR compliance
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- Why is it good to map data and create a data inventory
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- Two addresses for Estonian companies managed from abroad
- Gender balance and other ways of increasing diversity
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- Party in 2018, hangover in 2019?
- New global CEO takes office
- Grant Thornton Baltic helping to make Estonia more successful
- Estonian companies managed from abroad must designate contact person
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- Major changes in tax legislation in 2018
- Reminder: main changes in tax legislation in 2017
- LEI code – new obligation for companies that hold securities
- Grant Thornton’s data protection officers at your service
- When a cyber criminal breaks into the house
- Changes to be introduced to resolution of labor disputes
- Military vehicle maintenance company was sold to the Finns
- Basic income tax exemption requires cooperation
- Case study
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- Handling cash – requirements that tend to be forgotten
- A bronze medal for Estonia’s female execs!
- Optimism of entrepreneurs is record high
- Estonia’s entrepreneur of the year: the biggest risk is laziness
- Passing the torch smoothly in a family business
- Estonia taking over EU Presidency: great opportunity to foster digital technology innovation
- Private sector involved in developing Estonia’s e-residency programme
- Locking down the value of data
- Changes in internal audit standards
- Changes in internal audit standards
- The trend in the Year of the Rooster – ethics and fraud in companies
- Preparing an annual report and changes in the rules
- Packaging companies to begin undergoing checks
- Will businesses start planning taxes differently?
- Employees posted to Estonia must be registered with the Labour Inspectorate
- Fraud cases with VAT payments
- Management judgments in financial statements
- Payment of dividends
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- Key tax changes in the Baltic states
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- Landmark German ruling points up challenges of international tax law
- Money is a bigger motivator for female executives than for male counterparts
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- Reminder: important day arrived for creditors and credit intermediaries!
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- First anniversary of e-residency program
- IASB releases new Standard on leases
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- Commercial register scrutinises companies' equity
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