July 2025 Accounting Act e-invoicing legislation approved Parliament Estonia’s Parliament has approved on 18 September 2024 e-invoicing rule changes to the Accounting Act Amendment Act. This seeks to introduce optional mandatory e-invoicing from 1 July 2025 (delayed from the original Jan 2025). This is available
Confirmed: military emergency VAT rise following Jan 2024 2% increase Estonia’s government has confirmed a July-announced temporary VAT increase. The rate will rise from 22% to 24% from 1 July 2025. The rise would expire, and the rate return to 22% from 1 January 2029.
Ending Covid-related reduced VAT rate cuts from 1 January 2025 The Baltic state of Estonia is to unwind two reduced VAT rate cuts from 2022. The two reduced rate changes are: accommodation services and accommodation services with breakfast will be reclassified from the 9% reduced
Intrastat reporting threshold to increase 1 January 2024 Estonia has raised its Intrastat reporting thresholds for 2024 as follows Arrivals: increased to €700,000 per annum from €400,000 Dispatches: increased to €350,000 per annum from €270,000 Read more in our Estonia VAT guide. Check EU intrastat
15.6% inflation prompts targeted VAT cuts ahead of proposed standard rate rise to 22% in 2024 Whilst headline inflation rate in the Baltic state of Estonia is falling back – dropping from the August 25% peak to 15.6% in March – the parliament, Riigikogu, is
Parliament review VAT rate cuts to food, restaurants and other services The Riigikogu, the Parliament of Estonia, is reviewing a Bill to reduce to the reduced VAT rate of 5% the following supplies: Food excluding alcohol and tobacco Restaurant and catering feed and mixed feed
Supplementary support for transport and the press sector as war in Ukraine extends The Baltic state of Estonia and passed measures to reduces taxes to reflect the ongoing security position in the region following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The changes include: Excise diesel is
12.4% inflation prompts cut in fuel VAT rates 30 April 2022 Estonia is the latest country to turn to a temporary Value Added Tax rate cut to help combat spiking prices on the global energy markets. VAT on petrol, diesel, heating oil and gas will
Harmonised VAT on e-publications and paper equivilants Estonia has introduced a range of tax measures to help businesses and consumers during the COVID-19 health and economic crisis. The Value Added Tax measures include: Electronic book and educations books will be reclassified to the 9% reduced
