🚀  We assist you in opening a Holding Company in Estonia. If you don’t want to run a solo company in Estonia, where you would keep 100% shares as a natural person, we can help. You might prefer your home country’s company (e.g., LTD) to be the 100% shareholder in the Estonian company. This creates a tax-efficient structure known as a holding company. We can also help with opening a company in Estonia from scratch, opening a branch, opening a subsidiary, and selling ready-made companies with active VAT registration  Start your holding Company with Eesti Consulting

What is the Holding Company and Its Purpose?

Holding company is like a money manager for various things, such as property, stocks, or other companies. It’s set up to keep the money and risks separate for the owners. This way, if one of the things it owns has money troubles, the owners are less at risk. Big holding companies make money in two main ways:

From What They Own: They get money from the companies they own, either by getting a cut of the profits those companies make or by selling a piece of those companies for more money.

Making Things Easier for Everyone: Holding companies can make extra money by making things more efficient. For example, if they own a few companies, they might provide services like IT or human resources to all of them. This helps everyone save money and makes the holding company more money.

Disadvantages of holding company in Estonia

You can’t create holding company with e-Residency Card

The E-Residency Card is linked to an individual, a natural person, and is tied to their personal signature. However, a holding company is a legal entity where another legal entity, not an individual, holds 100% of the shares in an Estonian company.

This is not the cheapest option.

the notary public is engaged in this proccess

The notary public is engaged in this process. We require a notarized and apostilled Power of Attorney from a foreign company (e.g., 🇩🇪 GmbH or 🇬🇧 British LTD). Acting in front of the notary, we proceed to purchase shares on behalf of the foreign company. The foreign company becomes a 100% shareholder in the Estonian company (🌐).

Advantages of Holding Companies in Estonia

Traveling in tallin is not requred

We handle all tasks entirely remotely. To proceed, we require a notarized Power of Attorney document from you, along with an apostille and a certified translation. Using these documents, we can either establish a new company on your behalf or offer you an already established company for purchase.  More about share transfer in Estonia.

Corporation tax – 0% – deffer corporation tax

Estonia’s corporate tax system operates uniquely under a territorial principle, where companies are taxed solely on distributed profits, encouraging reinvestment and growth. The standard corporate tax rate is 20%. However, starting in 2025, there’s a planned increase in income tax for both corporations and individuals, going from 20% to 22%. Notably, the preferential corporate tax rate of 14%, specifically for regularly distributed profits, and the associated 7% withholding tax on dividends to natural persons will be phased out.

N.B For Holding Companies, the retention and reinvestment of profits continue to be exempt from corporate income tax.

E-Residency card and e-residency marketplace

Enjoy the convenience of managing your company with the E-Residency Card! Apply today to streamline tasks such as signing documents digitally, checking document authenticity, securely sending files, accessing various online services, starting an Estonian company online, and managing it from anywhere globally. Benefit from digital banking, handle online payments effortlessly, and file corporate taxes conveniently if your company is a tax resident in Estonia.   Read more about benefits of opening company in Estonia.

We ensure that all Estonian companies within holding structures have valid VAT Registration (VAT EE number). Our guarantee extends to Estonian shelf companies, ensuring they are in excellent standing with no civil or tax liabilities. Upon your request, we also provide a Certificate of Tax Clearance, VAT Certificate and Certificate of Tax Residency as well.

Example of a Holding Company

LEI number for Estonian Company

What is LEI number?

A Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is an internationally recognized and endorsed identification code, backed by the G20, that uniquely identifies entities involved in financial transactions. Each LEI contains essential information about a company, including its identity and organizational structure. The adoption of LEIs is gaining momentum worldwide, positioning it as a crucial identifier within the global financial landscape. Its widespread use brings about significant advantages, enhancing transparency in capital markets, as well as facilitating processes such as banking operations, Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures, client onboarding, and anti-money laundering efforts. It’s worth noting that Estonian companies are eligible to obtain an LEI number, enabling them to participate in global financial transactions while adhering to regulatory requirements and benefiting from the associated advantages.

How to Apply for LEI Number in few steps?

Apply for LEI number here.

We Have Clients from European Countries

🇩🇪 Germany: GMBH – 100% shares in Estonian OU
🇵🇱 Poland: Sp. z o.o – 100% shares in Estonian OU
🇫🇷 France: S.a.r.l – 100% shares in Estonian OU
🇬🇷 Greece: EPE – 100% shares in Estonian OU
🇮🇹 Italy: S.r.l – 100% shares in Estonian OU
🇪🇸 Spain: S.L. – 100% shares in Estonian OU
🇳🇱 Netherlands: B.V. – 100% shares in Estonian OU
🇧🇪 Belgium: NV/SA – 100% shares in Estonian OU
🇵🇹 Portugal: LDA – 100% shares in Estonian OU
🇸🇪 Sweden: AB – 100% shares in Estonian OU
🇩🇰 Denmark: A/S – 100% shares in Estonian OU
🇦🇹 Austria: GmbH – 100% shares in Estonian OU
🇫🇮 Finland: OY – 100% shares in Estonian OU
🇮🇪 Ireland: LTD – 100% shares in Estonian OU
🇨🇿 Czech Republic: S.R.O. – 100% shares in Estonian OU

Companies founded by e-Residents between 2014-2020

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