Contribution to a newly created commercial company of real estate, purchased with a tax credit, by a VAT registered person

A situation is possible in which a person registered in Bulgaria under the Value Added Tax Act (VATA) owns real estate, purchased with a tax credit, with which the person wants to register a new company. Several important questions arise in this hypothesis. First of all, is it possible to contribute with real estate purchased with a tax credit to a new company that is not a VAT registered person. The second important question that should be answered is what would happen to the tax credit for the real estate in the event that the new company is a registered or non-registered person for VAT purposes.

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Invoicing period of company income and expenses

A situation is possible in which the activities of a Bulgarian company have been actually carried out in a previous month or accounting period, but due to the established reporting organization, invoicing has been carried out in the following month. In this case, the question arises to which period the invoiced company income and expenses refer. Continue reading “Invoicing period of company income and expenses”

Taxation of an individual upon receipt of a liquidation share in an LTD.

I. General provisions:

Each partner in a limited liability company (LLC) in Bulgaria is entitled to a liquidation share. Each partner has a partnership share of the company’s property, the amount of which is determined according to his share in the capital. The share in the capital determines the property rights of the partners, one of which is the right to a liquidation share.

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Requirements for the documents with which a Bulgarian company is exempted from double taxation

When providing services to foreign clients, Bulgarian companies find themselves in a situation where they must document the payment of taxes abroad to the Bulgarian tax authorities.

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Submission of declarations and reports in the event of a change in the management of the EOOD (LTD.)

In the event of a change in the manager of a limited liability company (LLC) registered in Bulgaria, the question arises from which moment the newly elected manager should be entered in the VAT and Intrastat declarations, in the company’s reports, etc.

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Declaration of income received under a civil contract

When concluding a civil contract in Bulgaria, the question arises as to what tax the income received under it is taxed.

Taxable under the Personal Income Tax Act (PITА) is the income from all sources acquired by a taxable person during the tax year, except for income that is exempt from tax by law.

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Taxation of an individual upon receipt of a dividend in an LTD.

I. General provisions:

Each partner in a limited liability company (LLC) in Bulgaria has the right to participate in the distribution of the company’s profit. Each partner has a partnership share of the company’s property, the amount of which is determined according to his share in the capital. The share in the capital determines the property rights of the partners, one of which is the right to part of the profit (dividend right).

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Tax treatment of services provided by a branch of a foreign trader located in another EU member state to Bulgarian branch of this trader

The registration of a branch of a foreign merchant in Bulgaria does not lead to the creation of a new legal entity, but only to a territorially and organizationally separated part of it.

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Deduction of tax credit for expenses for travel and business trips of the managers of a foreign company, incurred in connection with the activity of its branch in Bulgaria

When registering a branch of a foreign trader in Bulgaria, a question arises whether the expenses for travel and business trips of the managers of the foreign trader, which are reported in Bulgaria, are subject to tax credit deduction.

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Place of reporting of expenses for travel and business trips of managers of a foreign company, made in connection with the activity of its branch in Bulgaria

When registering a branch of a foreign merchant in Bulgaria, the question arises in which country should the expenses for travel and business trips of the managers of the foreign merchant be accounted for.

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