A company in Bulgaria

Why register your company in Bulgaria

Bulgaria taxes company profit at 10% and the owner's dividend at 5%. It has been in the EU since 2007, a full Schengen member since 2025, and uses the euro since 1 January 2026. We register your EOOD or OOD for €199.

EU member since 2007: the single market, an EU VAT number and VIES.
A full Schengen member since 1 January 2025.
The euro has been Bulgaria's currency since 1 January 2026: no currency risk within the euro area.
0% withholding tax on dividends paid to parent companies in the EU and EEA (Corporate Income Tax Act, Art. 194).
The lowest price level in the EU: 63% of the EU average (Eurostat, 2025).
The lowest labour cost in the EU: €12 an hour against an EU average of €34.90 (Eurostat, 2025).

10% corporate tax on profit

5% dividend tax for individuals

70 double taxation treaties

1 day the Commercial Register decides by the end of the next working day

Taxes in Bulgaria and elsewhere

The headline rates for 2026. Local taxes and special regimes are not included.

Country	Corporate tax	Dividend tax (individual)
Bulgaria	10%	5%
United Kingdomdepending on profit	19–25%	10.75–39.35%
Germanyincluding local trade tax	30–33%	26.375%
France	25%	31.4%
Romaniamicro-companies: 1% of revenue	16%	16%
Greece	22%	5%
Turkey	25%	15%
Ukraine	18%	10%
Israel	23%	25–30%
Egypt	22.5%	10%

Sources: the Bulgarian Corporate and Personal Income Tax Acts; PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries for the other countries, checked October 2026.

What you should know

Tax follows where the company is really managed. If you run it from another country, that country may tax it.
As a person you pay tax where you live. The 5% is a final tax only for Bulgarian residents.
An owner who works in the company pays social security: at least about €172 a month from 1 August 2026.
The manager's signature is certified by a notary, and the bank decides whether and when to open an account.
The company keeps double-entry books and files an annual return and accounts. That is what we do, from €17 a month.

How we register your company

All in, filing online: €199 + €28.12 state fee = €227.12, plus the notary.

1Write to us: legal form, name, owners and manager.
2We prepare the documents and send them to you online.
3The manager has their signature certified by a notary.
4We file the application online; the company receives its number (ЕИК) on registration.

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