What a self-employed accountant must file in Estonia in 2026
This profile assumes a self-employed professional providing accounting or bookkeeping services, without employees, so it focuses on the tax and reporting calendar that applies to sole traders and small professional-services providers, plus any anti-money-laundering duties that apply to accountants specifically. It leaves out obligations tied to employing staff or operating in other sectors. If you run your practice through a company, or you also employ staff, check the company profiles instead.
This page assumes a specific starting profile: self-employed accountant, in Estonia. It's a starting point, not tailored advice - your actual obligations depend on your exact sector, turnover and how you operate.
Because Estonia taxes company profit only on distribution rather than annually, a resident company that pays out dividends or other profit distributions must declare and pay income tax (currently 22/78 of the net distribution) via TSD Annex 7 together with form INF 1 (recipients of dividends and equity payments) by the 10th day of the month following the month of payment.
A self-employed person (FIE, sole proprietor) registered in the Estonian commercial register must pay quarterly social tax advance payments on their business income, reconciled against actual income in the annual tax return.
VAT-registered businesses in Estonia must submit their VAT return (form KMD, with the KMD INF annex where applicable) to the Tax and Customs Board (EMTA) and pay any VAT due by the 20th day of the month following the taxable period, which is one calendar month. Registration as a VAT payer is mandatory once taxable turnover with a place of supply in Estonia exceeds €40,000 since the start of the calendar year.
VAT-registered businesses that make intra-Community supplies of goods, or supply certain B2B services to VAT payers in other EU member states, must file a recapitulative statement (Vorm VD) listing those transactions and counterparties by VAT number.
Because Estonia taxes company profit only on distribution rather than annually, a resident company that pays out dividends or other profit distributions must declare and pay income tax (currently 22/78 of the net distribution) via TSD Annex 7 together with form INF 1 (recipients of dividends and equity payments) by the 10th day of the month following the month of payment.
VAT-registered businesses in Estonia must submit their VAT return (form KMD, with the KMD INF annex where applicable) to the Tax and Customs Board (EMTA) and pay any VAT due by the 20th day of the month following the taxable period, which is one calendar month. Registration as a VAT payer is mandatory once taxable turnover with a place of supply in Estonia exceeds €40,000 since the start of the calendar year.
Businesses registered for the EU VAT One Stop Shop (Union scheme, used for cross-border B2C sales of goods and digital/other services to consumers in other EU member states above the €10,000 combined threshold) must submit their OSS VAT return via EMTA electronically by the last day of the month following each calendar quarter, and pay any VAT due by the same date. The deadline is fixed and is not shifted when it falls on a weekend or public holiday.
Because Estonia taxes company profit only on distribution rather than annually, a resident company that pays out dividends or other profit distributions must declare and pay income tax (currently 22/78 of the net distribution) via TSD Annex 7 together with form INF 1 (recipients of dividends and equity payments) by the 10th day of the month following the month of payment.
VAT-registered businesses in Estonia must submit their VAT return (form KMD, with the KMD INF annex where applicable) to the Tax and Customs Board (EMTA) and pay any VAT due by the 20th day of the month following the taxable period, which is one calendar month. Registration as a VAT payer is mandatory once taxable turnover with a place of supply in Estonia exceeds €40,000 since the start of the calendar year.
Generative AI systems that were already on the market before 2 August 2026 get until 2 December 2026 to implement machine-readable marking and detection of AI-generated output. From the same date AI systems built to generate non-consensual intimate or sexual imagery are prohibited outright.
Because Estonia taxes company profit only on distribution rather than annually, a resident company that pays out dividends or other profit distributions must declare and pay income tax (currently 22/78 of the net distribution) via TSD Annex 7 together with form INF 1 (recipients of dividends and equity payments) by the 10th day of the month following the month of payment.
A self-employed person (FIE, sole proprietor) registered in the Estonian commercial register must pay quarterly social tax advance payments on their business income, reconciled against actual income in the annual tax return.
VAT-registered businesses in Estonia must submit their VAT return (form KMD, with the KMD INF annex where applicable) to the Tax and Customs Board (EMTA) and pay any VAT due by the 20th day of the month following the taxable period, which is one calendar month. Registration as a VAT payer is mandatory once taxable turnover with a place of supply in Estonia exceeds €40,000 since the start of the calendar year.
Each EU country must provide at least one certified EU Digital Identity Wallet so citizens and businesses can identify themselves, sign documents with qualified e-signatures and share verified attributes (company registration, licences) across the EU. Public administrations must accept it for online services.
The Ministry of Finance is drafting a VAT Act amendment that would make structured e-invoices mandatory for domestic B2B transactions between VAT-registered businesses and require all invoices (not just those above €1,000) to be declared in the VAT return annex, aimed at closing an estimated multi-million-euro VAT collection gap.
Because Estonia taxes company profit only on distribution rather than annually, a resident company that pays out dividends or other profit distributions must declare and pay income tax (currently 22/78 of the net distribution) via TSD Annex 7 together with form INF 1 (recipients of dividends and equity payments) by the 10th day of the month following the month of payment.
From this date cloud and data-processing providers may no longer charge customers for switching to another provider or for exporting their data (egress). Contracts must already allow termination and migration within 30 days, and providers must offer export in machine-readable formats.
VAT-registered businesses in Estonia must submit their VAT return (form KMD, with the KMD INF annex where applicable) to the Tax and Customs Board (EMTA) and pay any VAT due by the 20th day of the month following the taxable period, which is one calendar month. Registration as a VAT payer is mandatory once taxable turnover with a place of supply in Estonia exceeds €40,000 since the start of the calendar year.
Businesses registered for the EU VAT One Stop Shop (Union scheme, used for cross-border B2C sales of goods and digital/other services to consumers in other EU member states above the €10,000 combined threshold) must submit their OSS VAT return via EMTA electronically by the last day of the month following each calendar quarter, and pay any VAT due by the same date. The deadline is fixed and is not shifted when it falls on a weekend or public holiday.
Because Estonia taxes company profit only on distribution rather than annually, a resident company that pays out dividends or other profit distributions must declare and pay income tax (currently 22/78 of the net distribution) via TSD Annex 7 together with form INF 1 (recipients of dividends and equity payments) by the 10th day of the month following the month of payment.
VAT-registered businesses in Estonia must submit their VAT return (form KMD, with the KMD INF annex where applicable) to the Tax and Customs Board (EMTA) and pay any VAT due by the 20th day of the month following the taxable period, which is one calendar month. Registration as a VAT payer is mandatory once taxable turnover with a place of supply in Estonia exceeds €40,000 since the start of the calendar year.
Because Estonia taxes company profit only on distribution rather than annually, a resident company that pays out dividends or other profit distributions must declare and pay income tax (currently 22/78 of the net distribution) via TSD Annex 7 together with form INF 1 (recipients of dividends and equity payments) by the 10th day of the month following the month of payment.
A self-employed person (FIE, sole proprietor) registered in the Estonian commercial register must pay quarterly social tax advance payments on their business income, reconciled against actual income in the annual tax return.
VAT-registered businesses in Estonia must submit their VAT return (form KMD, with the KMD INF annex where applicable) to the Tax and Customs Board (EMTA) and pay any VAT due by the 20th day of the month following the taxable period, which is one calendar month. Registration as a VAT payer is mandatory once taxable turnover with a place of supply in Estonia exceeds €40,000 since the start of the calendar year.
Because Estonia taxes company profit only on distribution rather than annually, a resident company that pays out dividends or other profit distributions must declare and pay income tax (currently 22/78 of the net distribution) via TSD Annex 7 together with form INF 1 (recipients of dividends and equity payments) by the 10th day of the month following the month of payment.
VAT-registered businesses in Estonia must submit their VAT return (form KMD, with the KMD INF annex where applicable) to the Tax and Customs Board (EMTA) and pay any VAT due by the 20th day of the month following the taxable period, which is one calendar month. Registration as a VAT payer is mandatory once taxable turnover with a place of supply in Estonia exceeds €40,000 since the start of the calendar year.
Businesses registered for the EU VAT One Stop Shop (Union scheme, used for cross-border B2C sales of goods and digital/other services to consumers in other EU member states above the €10,000 combined threshold) must submit their OSS VAT return via EMTA electronically by the last day of the month following each calendar quarter, and pay any VAT due by the same date. The deadline is fixed and is not shifted when it falls on a weekend or public holiday.
A self-employed person (FIE) must file an annual income tax return (Vorm E) declaring business income and expenses for the previous calendar year, separate from the standard personal income tax return.
Because Estonia taxes company profit only on distribution rather than annually, a resident company that pays out dividends or other profit distributions must declare and pay income tax (currently 22/78 of the net distribution) via TSD Annex 7 together with form INF 1 (recipients of dividends and equity payments) by the 10th day of the month following the month of payment.
VAT-registered businesses in Estonia must submit their VAT return (form KMD, with the KMD INF annex where applicable) to the Tax and Customs Board (EMTA) and pay any VAT due by the 20th day of the month following the taxable period, which is one calendar month. Registration as a VAT payer is mandatory once taxable turnover with a place of supply in Estonia exceeds €40,000 since the start of the calendar year.
Because Estonia taxes company profit only on distribution rather than annually, a resident company that pays out dividends or other profit distributions must declare and pay income tax (currently 22/78 of the net distribution) via TSD Annex 7 together with form INF 1 (recipients of dividends and equity payments) by the 10th day of the month following the month of payment.
A self-employed person (FIE, sole proprietor) registered in the Estonian commercial register must pay quarterly social tax advance payments on their business income, reconciled against actual income in the annual tax return.
VAT-registered businesses in Estonia must submit their VAT return (form KMD, with the KMD INF annex where applicable) to the Tax and Customs Board (EMTA) and pay any VAT due by the 20th day of the month following the taxable period, which is one calendar month. Registration as a VAT payer is mandatory once taxable turnover with a place of supply in Estonia exceeds €40,000 since the start of the calendar year.
Every company registered in Estonia must prepare, have shareholders/members approve, and electronically file its annual report with the Business Register within 6 months of financial year end. Filing is done via the e-Business Register (e-äriregister, run by RIK). For calendar-year filers that means 30 June.
Estonian companies must keep their beneficial owner (ultimate beneficial owner, UBO) data in the e-Business Register accurate and confirm/update it, in practice done alongside each annual report submission.
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Because Estonia taxes company profit only on distribution rather than annually, a resident company that pays out dividends or other profit distributions must declare and pay income tax (currently 22/78 of the net distribution) via TSD Annex 7 together with form INF 1 (recipients of dividends and equity payments) by the 10th day of the month following the month of payment.
VAT-registered businesses in Estonia must submit their VAT return (form KMD, with the KMD INF annex where applicable) to the Tax and Customs Board (EMTA) and pay any VAT due by the 20th day of the month following the taxable period, which is one calendar month. Registration as a VAT payer is mandatory once taxable turnover with a place of supply in Estonia exceeds €40,000 since the start of the calendar year.
Businesses registered for the EU VAT One Stop Shop (Union scheme, used for cross-border B2C sales of goods and digital/other services to consumers in other EU member states above the €10,000 combined threshold) must submit their OSS VAT return via EMTA electronically by the last day of the month following each calendar quarter, and pay any VAT due by the same date. The deadline is fixed and is not shifted when it falls on a weekend or public holiday.
Because Estonia taxes company profit only on distribution rather than annually, a resident company that pays out dividends or other profit distributions must declare and pay income tax (currently 22/78 of the net distribution) via TSD Annex 7 together with form INF 1 (recipients of dividends and equity payments) by the 10th day of the month following the month of payment.
VAT-registered businesses in Estonia must submit their VAT return (form KMD, with the KMD INF annex where applicable) to the Tax and Customs Board (EMTA) and pay any VAT due by the 20th day of the month following the taxable period, which is one calendar month. Registration as a VAT payer is mandatory once taxable turnover with a place of supply in Estonia exceeds €40,000 since the start of the calendar year.