How should the concepts of “distributed dividend” and “paid dividend” be distinguished, and more specifically, does a decision of the General Meeting to pay a dividend in the amount of over 1000 BGN /or its equivalent in euros/ and a paid dividend in the amount of less than 1000 BGN /or its equivalent in euros/ contradict the provisions of the Cash Payments Restriction Act?
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In view of the territorial scope of Bulgarian legislation, when examining the presence of a place of business activity outside the territory of Bulgaria, it is necessary to be taken into account the definition of this concept, which is contained in the agreements for the avoidance of double taxation between Bulgaria and the relevant country.
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It often happens that a Bulgarian company with a VAT registration in Bulgaria also operates in another EU member state and has a VAT number from that country. If the company pays a value added tax (VAT) and a corporate tax in this country, a number of questions arise related to its tax treatment in Bulgaria:
– should invoices issued by the foreign VAT number be reflected in the financial statements under Bulgarian accounting legislation?
– should income and expenses related to activities in another EU member state be reflected in the annual tax return for corporate tax due?
When the sole owner of the capital/partner, shareholder is a natural person who also has the status of a sole trader (ET), the question may arise whether the company’s receivables from the sole trader, which arise from commercial transactions (sale of goods and services, etc.) should be declared?
When executing a contract for property management and maintenance in Bulgaria, a question arises for the tax treatment of the funds received by the company which manages and maintains the property in connection with the contract.
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.
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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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.
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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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.
