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Romania: +4021 318.67.40

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Snapshot

VAT / 20%

VAT for export / 0%

VAT for EU deliveries / 0%

Fixed exchange rate since 1997 /
1 EUR = 1,95583 BGN

Reimbursement of VAT / 30 days

Corporate income tax / 10%

Tax on dividends to individuals / 5%

Tax on dividends to EU companies / 0%

Minimum Share capital BGN 2 (EUR 1)

Withholding tax / 10%

Personal income tax / 10%

Social expenses / 10%

Representative expenses / 10%

Expenses on vehicles / 10%

Double taxation treaty Bulgaria - Romania

Time-scale for incorporation / 1 week

Why to incorporate a company in Bulgaria ?

It has never been that easy to take full advantage of the common European market by paying the lowest taxes in the whole EU!

Predictable and stable economic and political environment.

Fixed exchange rate BGN/EUR

The lowest operating cost in a European market economy

Low set up cost

Main difference in Taxation

Bulgaria Romania

Regular VAT

20%

24%

Corporate tax

10%

16%

Withholding tax on Dividends for Entity Shareholder

0%

10%

Withholding tax on Dividends for Individual Shareholder

5%

16%

The Corporate taxes in EU

1

Bulgaria

10.0%
2

Cyprus

10.0%
3

Ireland

12.5%
4

Latvia

15.0%
5

Lithuania

15.0%
6

Romania

16.0%
7

Czech rep.

19.0%
8

Poland

19.0%
9

Slovakia

19.0%
10

Hungary

19.0%
11

Slovenia

20.0%
12

Estonia

21.0%
13

Luxemburg

21.8%
14

Greece

24.0%
15

Austria

25.0%
16

Denmark

25.0%
17

Netherlands

25.5%
18

Finland

26.0%
19

Sweden

26.3%
20

Portugal

26.5%
21

United Kingdom

28.0%
22

spain

30.0%
23

italy

31.4%
24

Germany

33.3%
25

france

33.3%
26

belgium

34.0%
27

malta

35.0%

Average EU
September 2011

23.2%