Bulgaria: Parliament approves the Budget for 2020
On 5 December 2019, Bulgaria's parliament has approved the 2020 budget Act for 2020. The budget envisages increased spending for pensions, salaries for teachers, and public sector salaries, as well as more funds for healthcare. The 2020 budget
See MoreBulgaria approves changes to the TP documentation threshold
On 21 November 2019, the Bulgarian parliament approved amendments to the thresholds for mandatory preparation of a local transfer pricing file. According to the amendments, the obligation to prepare such documents from 1 January 2020 will not
See MoreBulgaria: Parliament considers draft Bill to implement DAC6
On 14 November 2019, the National Assembly (NA) accepted for consideration a draft bill to transpose an EU directive on the mandatory automatic exchange of information in relation to reportable cross-border arrangements (DAC6). The NA is currently
See MoreBulgaria proposes changes to the Corporation Tax Act
On 12 November 2019, a proposal to changes the Corporation Tax Act was submitted to Parliament. The law proposed the following measures: propose to amendments the thin capitalization rules in order to increase the level of expenditure that is
See MoreBulgaria submits proposal to amends the TP documentation threshold
On 12 November 2019, some of policy makers submitted to Parliament a proposal to amend the rules on thresholds for the Transfer Pricing (TP) documentation rules. It is proposed that the obligation to prepare such documents will not apply to persons
See MoreBulgaria: Council of Ministers approves the Budget for 2020
On 31 October 2019, the Council of Ministers approved the draft budget for 2020 and submitted it to the National Assembly for final approval. The draft budget includes the following measures: Procedures to improve the business environment and
See MoreBulgaria: Draft bill on cross-border arrangements submits for public comment
Recently, the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance issued a draft bill and submitted it for public comment. The draft law transposing the provisions of Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018 (DAC6) on reportable cross-border tax planning
See MoreBulgaria: Draft Law on implementation of hybrid mismatch and exit tax measures submits to NA
On 9 October 2019, a draft Law on “Amendment and Supplementation of the Corporate Income Tax Act” was presented to the National Assembly (NA). The bill proposes provisions transposing the exit taxation measures of the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance
See MoreBulgaria modifies the CFC Rules
The recently published Bulgarian Law amending and supplementing the Tax and Social Security Act includes some modifications and explanations of the rules for Controlled Foreign Companies (CFC), which were introduced with effect from 1 January 2019,
See MoreBulgaria publishes new mandatory TP documentation requirements
On 13 August 2019, amendments to the Tax and Social Security Procedure Code (TSSPC) were published in the State Gazette. The law introduced the mandatory new transfer pricing (TP) documentation requirements in Bulgaria. Documentation
See MoreBulgaria approves CbC Exchange Agreements with U.S.
On 10 July 2019, Bulgaria's Council of Ministers approved two agreements with the United States allowing for the automatic exchange of country-by-country reports. The CbC report is one element of the three-tiered standardized approach to transfer
See MoreBulgaria approves new mandatory TP documentation requirements
On 31 July 2019, the National Assembly approved at second (final) reading amendments to the Tax and Social Security Procedure Code (TSSPC), which introduced the new transfer pricing (TP) documentation requirements. New rules for TP
See MoreBulgaria: Parliament adopts amendments to TP documentation bill at first-reading
On 5 June 2019, the Bulgarian Parliament adopted at first reading amendments to the Tax and Insurance Procedure Code, which introduced the new transfer pricing (TP) documentation requirements. One of the most important changes is in relation to
See MoreBulgaria increases VAT registration threshold
Bulgaria is considering raising its VAT registration threshold. The current threshold will rise from BGN 50,000 to BGN 100,000 sales per annum. The new threshold will effective as from 1 January 2019. In addition, it is proposed a new reduced
See MoreBulgaria: Council of Ministers approves the proposals of new mandatory documentation rule for transfer pricing
On 15 May 2019, the Council of Ministers approved the proposals of the Ministry of Finance to amend the Rules of Procedure on taxes and social security. The amendments concern the introduction of compulsory transfer pricing documentation and the
See MoreBulgaria: NRA publishes corporate income tax return form for 2018 with barcode
On 4 February 2019, the National Revenue Agency (NRA) published the annual tax return under Art. 92 of the CITA for 2018 with BARCODE on the website of NRA. Detailed instructions for downloading, completing and submitting the statement are added to
See MoreBulgaria includes new CFC rule and updates interest limitation rule
On 27 November 2018, Bulgaria published a Bill on amendment and supplement to the Corporate Income Tax Act in the Official Gazette. The Bill includes a new interest limitation and controlled foreign company (CFC) rules in accordance with the EU
See MoreBulgaria: MoF proposes new mandatory documentation rule for transfer pricing
On 5 November 2018, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) published a draft consultation, proposing new mandatory documents for transfer pricing documentation, and a penalty for failure to comply with up to 1% of the value of undocumented transactions. The
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