# Withdrawing money from an Estonian company
- Date Created: [[2020-09-29]]
- [[European Taxation]] [[Taxation in Estonia]] [[Estonian taxation for businesses]]
- You can withdraw money from an Estonian company in a few ways, and each way is treated differently for tax purposes:
- Dividends paid to shareholders
- Expenses spent
- Board member salary
- Payment for the managing shareholder's administrative and management tasks
- Employee salary
- Wages for carrying out the main profit-producing business, such as consulting services
- [[Split between board member and employee salary in Estonia]]