Receivables of a company from a sole trader (ST/ ET) who is the sole owner of the capital/partner or shareholder in the company

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?

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Tax treatment of the funds received for the performance of a contract for management and maintenance of property

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.

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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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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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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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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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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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Tax treatment of the income realized remotely from Bulgaria by a natural person working for a foreign company located in another country

In the conditions of a changeable situation, some of the companies manage to adapt by implementing their commercial activity through remote work of their employees. A situation often arises when a person hired on work abroad has to perform his duties remotely from the territory of another country. Until one moment this person has paid taxes in the country where the company has its registered office, and subsequently, after beginning the remote performance of his duties in another country, the question arises about the tax treatment of the income realized through remote work.

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Declaring an asset sold by a non-trading company

In the situation of a sale of a company asset (e.g. a car) in a reporting period during which no commercial activity has been carried out in Bulgaria by a company, the question arises whether this company can be defined as a person that has not carried out activity within the meaning of the Law on accounting and whether it should declare the amount of the sale of the asset.

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