Latvia is located in Eastern Europe and has a territory of 64,589 square kilometers. Latvia borders Lithuania, Estonia and Belarus and has access to the Baltic Sea, which allows it to establish maritime trade Baltic states and Scandinavian states, as well as with Poland, Germany and a few other Western Europe states. Latvia has a population of 1,9 million people.
Corporate taxation, VAT taxation, Personal taxation
- Corporate income tax - 0% if profits are not distributed, otherwise the standard tax rate - 20%. Tax returns are filed on a monthly basis. Advance income tax payments are made on a monthly basis
- Dividend withholding tax - 20%
- Interest withholding tax - 0%
- Royalties withholding tax - 0%
- Capital gains tax - 3%
- VAT - Standard tax rate 21% or reduced rates from 0% up to 12% or tax exempt. Tax returns are filed on a monthly or a quarterly basis
- Personal income tax - 15%.
The following are the most common types of companies to incorporate a company in Latvia as:
- Limited liability company (Sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību - SIA)
- Public limited company (Akciju sabiedrība - AS)
- General partnership (Pilnsabiedrība - PS)
- Limited partnership (Komandītsabiedrība - KS)
- European company (Societas Europea)
- Branch office (Filiāle).
Official currency of Latvia is euro (EUR).
Latvia's GDP in 2017-2018 grew by 6,4% and amounted to USD 34.85 billion.
Latvian economy is based on service sector, including logistics, IT and financial services, as well as construction and wood-processing industry. Travel industry is also developing in the state.