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05.12.2018
Estonia and Airbnb sign unique agreement on host income tax
Airbnb and the Estonian Tax and Customs Board (ETCB) today signed an agreement that will make it easier for hosts on Airbnb in Estonia to report their income tax. Under the agreement, Airbnb will allow hosts to voluntarily report their earnings via Airbnb to the tax authorities, which will subsequently add the income to the host’s yearly tax returns.
09.10.2018
Banks’ lending decisions will be based on TCB data on applicants’ real income
The Tax and Customs Board (TCB) and the Estonian Banking Association agreed to automate requests for data on the official information of private persons’ wages submitted to the Tax and Customs Board, which will be taken into account by banks when granting a loan. In future, loan applicants can provide the information of their official wages in the internet bank when filling out their loan application.
01.10.2018
Leased cars can again cross the eastern border
It is again possible to cross the border with leased cars without a guarantee payment at the border crossing points of Narva, Koidula and Luhamaa.
26.06.2018
Employment register got a new design
The employment register has a new look since the evening of June 18, which corresponds to the future design of the e-Tax/e-Customs to be completed in 2020.
31.05.2018
Narva Railway Border Crossing Point got a new X-ray equipment
Today the Estonian Tax and Customs Board received the last unit of the five units of X-ray equipment from the Chinese technological company Nuctech, an X-ray equipment installed at Narva Railway Border Crossing Point. New equipment enables to examine the inward goods to Estonia significantly faster than so far and to detect illicit goods more efficiently.
11.12.2017
Tackling cigarette smuggling is the EU-wide priority in the customs field
Under the Estonian Presidency the Council of the European Union has adopted conclusions on the fight against cigarette smuggling and illegal tobacco products. The Customs Cooperation Action Plan of the European Union has also been approved, giving high priority to combatting excise fraud, primarily the production of illicit cigarettes and illegal handling of mineral oils.
23.10.2017
Development of new ETCB e-portal begins
The contracts involve the first phase of development where the structure of the online system will go through a comprehensive overhaul and the user experience of the online services will be improved by 2019.
06.10.2017
Businesses can view ratings of their tax compliance on the ETCB`s e-portal
From this October, ETCB is providing on its E-Tax/E-Customs portal the new service of aggregate tax behaviour ratings, which provide business operators with an overview of the state of their tax matters.
04.10.2017
Tax conference: what has technology got to do wit paying taxes?
On the 5th of October tax and IT specialists will be gathering at the conference „SmartEST Taxation“ in Tallinn to discuss the next-generation smart and secure e-services and how tax data collected can be reflected back to businesses.
18.09.2017
Ecofin ministers discussed the centralisation of the customs union's IT systems
On Saturday, EU economic and finance ministers talked about the idea of centralising the development of the customs union’s IT systems as what would possibly be the most cost-efficient way forward.