Bulgaria, Malta sign new tax treaty
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lyudmila Petkova, signed an agreement in Brussels with Malta to avoid double taxation between the two countries on 10 December 2024. The Agreement was signed on the Maltese side by Clyde
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Bulgaria: Ministry of Finance releases draft state budget bill for 2025
The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance released a draft bill for the 2025 state budget on 9 December 2024 which includes several key proposals affecting tax policies, resource extraction, and VAT registration. One of the primary provisions in the bill
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Bulgaria: Ministry of Finance announces 2025 State Budget draft
Bulgaria's Ministry of Finance has issued an announcement on the draft law for the 2025 State Budget on 4 December 2024, which will be submitted to the National Assembly. "An analysis of revenues and expenditures for the next calendar year
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Bulgaria: Parliament considers corporate tax amendments to implement GloBE rules, extend certain tax exemptions
Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers has submitted a proposal to parliament for amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act, focusing on refining Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) rules and extending regional tax relief measures on 2 December
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Bulgaria: National Assembly reviews VAT Act amendments to align with EU small business scheme
Bulgaria's National Assembly is reviewing a draft bill, presented on 2 December 2024, to amend the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act to implement the EU small business scheme for cross-border supplies. The draft bill is under parliamentary review and
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Bulgaria to sign CARF MCAA for crypto-asset reporting
The Council of Ministers of Bulgaria has approved the signing of the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement for the Automatic Exchange of Information under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF MCAA) on Wednesday, 13 November 2024. The
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Iraq to negotiate income and capital tax treaty with Bulgaria
The Iraqi Council of Ministers approved the negotiation and signing of an income and capital tax treaty with Bulgaria on 1 October 2024. The council has authorised the Director General of the General Commission for Taxes to initiate discussions
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Bulgaria consults proposed tax amendments to align with EU laws, enhance VAT administration
The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance released proposals for amendments to the various tax legislations for public consultation on 18 September 2024. The proposed changes aim to align with European Union (EU) laws and enhance the administration of VAT
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Bulgaria: Cabinet approves intent to sign STTR MLI
Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers approved a letter of intent to join the Multilateral Convention for Implementing the Pillar Two Subject to Tax Rule (STTR MLI) on 11 September 2024. The signing ceremony for the STTR MLI is set to take place on
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OECD reports advances on harmful tax practices in Armenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Eswatini, and Hong Kong
The OECD released an announcement on 27 August 2024 highlighting that jurisdictions have made further progress in addressing harmful tax practices through the implementation of the international standard under BEPS Action 5. This is evidenced by
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Bulgaria adopts euro as national currency
Bulgaria published the law for the introduction of the euro in the Official Gazette, on 20 August 2024, paving the way for Bulgaria to shift away from using Lev, in line with EU regulations. The purpose of the law is to supplement and facilitate
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Bulgaria approves pending CbC report exchange agreement with the US
Bulgaria's Council of Ministers approved the pending Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the US regarding the exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC) reports. Bulgaria’s Ministry of Finance signed a country-by-country (CbC) exchange agreement
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Bulgaria approves CbC exchange agreement with US
Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers approved the Bulgaria – United States Agreement on the Automatic Exchange of Country-By-Country (CbC) Reports (2024) on 17 July, 2024. This automatic exchange of CbC reports will enhance international tax
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Bulgaria greenlights tax treaty negotiations with Australia
The Council of Ministers in Bulgaria authorised negotiations with Australia regarding an income tax on 29 May, 2024. The government of Australia is entering into new tax treaty negotiations as part of its expansion of the tax treaty
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US, Bulgaria sign CbC exchange agreement
Bulgaria's Ministry of Finance signed a country-by-country (CbC) exchange agreement with the US on 30 May, 2024. The automatic exchange of CbC reports will enhance international tax transparency and aid tax administrations in targeting resources
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Bulgaria signs AEOI agreement with USA
The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance announced, on 30 May 2024, the signing of an agreement with the United States for the automatic exchange of information (AEOI). Lyudmila Petkova, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Bulgaria, alongside
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Bulgaria and Malta approve revised income tax treaty
The caretaker government of Bulgaria approved an amendment to the draft income tax treaty with Malta, authorising the Minister of Finance to sign the agreement, on Wednesday, 15 May, 2024. The initial draft, approved on 8 July, 2020, and
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Bulgaria implements public CbC reporting with a higher threshold
Bulgaria has adopted a new law (Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Accountancy Act) that aligns the country with the EU's public Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting requirement (Directive 2021/2101). This means large companies will be required
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