Filing a tax return based on the work of an unreliable accountant in the past Here is our problem for today. A Bulgarian company has entrusted its accountancy to a person or to a company (we will call it the “bad accountant”) that has acted in bad faith. The badContinue Reading
EU citizenship – nothing compares to you Passports come in all forms and shapes. There are many passport rankings, trying to determine which are the “strongest” passports in the world. All these rankings however only take into consideration the number of countries one can visit visa-free. The passport of SingaporeContinue Reading
Or why you should NOT trust an “international lawyer/consultant” in Bulgaria DISCLAIMER: The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this article are fictitious. No identification with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, and products is intended or should be inferred. This is a story that once againContinue Reading
Receiving dividends in Bulgaria by a Greek tax resident There is so much common history between Bulgaria and Greece, dating back to the 7th century AD. Nowadays Bulgarians are visiting the Greek beaches more than their own and Northern Greece’s tourist industry is now mainly dependent on Bulgarian tourist’s money.Continue Reading
The NEXO scandal brings bad news for the “regular tax dodgers” The people in Bulgaria are very well aware of the scandal that unveiled in recent weeks with the crypto platform Nexo. For those who are not aware of what happened though, as reported by Reuters, four Bulgarian nationals haveContinue Reading
Does a Bulgarian company need to invoice and pay VAT when it is providing services to a company registered in Switzerland? Many of our clients are providing service to Swiss companies. And they are often confused as to whether they should invoice VAT (value added tax) to these services. TheContinue Reading
The decisions of the Supreme Court, the importance of “intention” and “knowledge” and why a professional tax audit is a must… Negligence by many foreigners about their tax responsibilities in Bulgaria Foreigners doing business in Bulgaria often underestimate the consequences of fiscal non-compliance. Many tend to believe that eventual non-paymentContinue Reading
Tax evasion in Bulgaria and criminal responsibility Bulgaria enjoys the lowest EU flat tax rate of only 10%. But as is often the case, the coin has two sides. The dark side of the Bulgarian legislation is the ultra low level of tax evasion that triggers criminal responsibility. Anyone whoContinue Reading
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. Albert Einstein Taxes in Bulgaria – what to do when you get the taxman knocking on your door Everyone knows already that Bulgaria applies the lowest EU tax rate – 10% only. Both companies and individuals pay theContinue Reading
