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title: "Why register your company in Bulgaria"
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description: "10% corporate tax, 5% dividend tax, the euro since 2026, EU and Schengen. What you gain, what to know, and how we register your company."
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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.

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- 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.

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

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