Lithuania – 2026 Tax Comparison (MB vs UAB company types)
A clear, numbers-based comparison of MB vs UAB company types in Lithuania, showing how taxes, social contributions, and dividends differ for solo founders in 2026.
January 23, 2026
Published 20 Dec 2024
They’re giving it away! Property in the Baltics: Every day feels like Xmas!
Our 4th newsletter reveals today that Lithuania offers more than 6,000 pristine lakes, breathtaking landscapes, and affordable real estate near Vilnius. Explore its hidden tourism gems, thriving crypto landscape, and must-see events in 2025.
1 There are over 6000 lakes in Lithuania!
Flying in to Vilnius, I’m often reminded of the old gravel country roads where I grew up in rural NZ. Pock marked with hundreds of puddles after a summer rain. It’s the same out of my window. Tiny puddles amid a sea of green.
Then.. Whammo! Skyscrapers.. runway and cheap vodka leaving duty free.
Job done. Home again.
Lithuania’s capital can be breathtaking. Hundreds of lakes mark the landscape, interrupted by ancient Forrests and city villages…
It’s fair to say the Lithuanian tourism board, in my humble opinion, needs to be sacked. In fact, so hidden are most of the gems, that I share a running joke with friends. Every time I discover a new treat here it’s.. – “Lithuania: Who knew?!!”.
Last summer it was the lakes. Dozens of them within minutes of the CBD.
Many of the inner city lakes have even been developed with board walks, man made beaches, resorts, sport facilities, picnic areas and restaurants.
Within easy reach of the city on a hot summers day (yes, it often goes well over 30 degrees here in summer), you can finish work around mid-day and head out for a lazy wallow in a pristine lake, pausing just long enough for some smoked meat and a cold local larger.
To be fair, not all local watering holes have a castle view, but Trakai Caste – (Pictured opposite), and its surrounding lake tick all the boxes as a great place to start.
2 Why do 89% of Lithuanians own their own home? Here’s what €80k gets you 25 min from the CBD in Vilnius (Lithuania)..
– As you enter the grounds, you will walk along decorative stone-paved paths towards the garden building, adjacent to the gazebo with a barbecue area, and beyond that you will reach the sauna building. Yep, sauna building!
– The farmhouse is neat and tidy, well built and furnished. It is for sale with all the furniture and appliances.
– The area is full of green perennial trees, fruit trees and ornamental plants. On the plot you will find a greenhouse of 21 sq.m. for your summer delights.
– The area is fenced.
– The property is located at the end of the street, so no passing cars.
– Convenient access road to the territory.
– Surrounded by farmhouses and a resident neighbourhood. The settlement is located in the vicinity of the forests of Šilėnai and Elniakampis.
– Fast and easy access to Vilnius city – only 22 kilometres to the centre.
General Information:
Address – Rugelių 1-oji g., Beržiškių k.,
Vilnius district;
Plot area – 6.7 acres;
Year of construction of the garden house – 2013;
3 Massive changes afoot in Europes Silicone Valley? -Update for Crypto Fans and Fintech Developers
Anybody that’s been involved in the rapidly developing Crypto or Fintech industries, knows the growing, and never ending complexities around operating a legitimate business in that space.
Governments around the world are finding ways that they can clip the ticket, and to be fair, sometimes even make digital transactions on crypto marketplaces and exchanges safer for the novice trader or investor.
Perhaps the biggest change in the last few years has been government’s taking a view that any business which accepts crypto as a form of payment, is effectively trading in securities. They then lump those companies effectively in the same category as Goldman Sachs, or other Wall Street traders, who bundle junk bonds and sell them to grandmothers.
Clearly, this means massive compliance, and registration costs for innovative startups and small businesses wanting to accept crypto payments.
Many argue that a site selling digital art to keyboard warriors, has little, to nothing in common with HSBC and thus shouldn’t need a securities (or adjacent) license, or to do complex “Know Your Client” checks on members. To do so, simply stymies innovation and growth.
In an evolving story out of Estonia though, for the first time a government in Europe has spoken out and suggested that crypto currencies are in fact, you know, currencies. Not a security like a mortgage or term deposit. This could mean that multiple businesses on the fringe of these industries are about to explode.
Whether it’s accepting crypto payments to buy a new car, or even trading properties represented by NFT’s, if the Estonian government does take a view that cryptocurrency is not a security, then I predict, hundreds, or thousands of tech startups will once again flock to Tallinn for registration, and the good people of Estonia will be circling back to the good ol’ days of gold running through the streets of Europes’ startup capital.
Watch this space.
4 Rockin’ Rod’s Comin’ to Town! 2025 – Lithuania
…And that’s not all, rip up your jeans and tussle your hair, Guns N’ Roses is following weeks later….
As I’ve said above, I was shocked to find the natural beauty in Lithuania, and thousands of lakes to enjoy… It’s fair to say though my mind was totally blown when I learnt some of the greatest talent on the planet pumps tours through the place. Up close and personal!
Lithuania is lucky enough to host some of the best musicians on the planet, in an arena, slightly smaller than the Bristol boys cricket club.
Basically it’s a basketball hall, with some of the world’s greatest talent gyrating and pumping to our hearts content, meters away from the sweaty brow! You can damn near reach out and touch them (and I think many do).
For a unique, concert experience, with amazing local bars and clubs to follow, we highly recommend checking show dates in Lithuania on your next trip to Europe. You’ll thank us for it!
5 Shameless self promotion wrapped up as news… no not the BBC, this time it’s BCP!
If you’ve found any of these snippets in the last few weeks, interesting, or the information above engaging, we’d love to hear from you.
We mostly work with Australasians, who want to stay more than 90 days in Europe, get a far better tax deal, or explore a great lifestyle in all of the 27 EU member states. The content I share, as a Kiwi, is targeted towards things that I find interesting.. so I hope you do too.
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