How to register a company in Bulgaria (2026)
This guide separates Bulgaria's verified euro and registry facts from capital, fee and process details that require a current Registry Agency check.
Company facts
| Fact | Published value |
|---|---|
| Legal form | single-owner / multi-owner limited liability company |
| Local form | ЕООД / ООД |
| Minimum capital | not published — we could not confirm this at an official source on 2026 |
| State fee | 28.12 EUR for electronic filing of an ООД/ЕООД first registration (56.24 EUR on paper) (Registry Agency — tariff extract for the Commercial Register (30.12.2025); effective 2026) |
| Registration time | not published — we could not confirm this at an official source on 2026 |
| Registry | Bulgarian Commercial Register and Register of NPLE |
| Portal | https://portal.registryagency.bg/ |
| Notary required | not published — we could not confirm this at an official source on 2026 |
| Foreign sole owner | not published — we could not confirm this at an official source on 2026 |
| Corporate tax | 10 % of taxable profit (PwC Bulgaria overview; effective 2026) |
| VAT threshold | 51130 EUR annual domestic turnover (National Revenue Agency VAT registration; effective 2026-01-01) |
Step by step
- Choose the recorded legal form and confirm that the intended activity does not require a separate licence.
- Prepare the articles, ownership evidence, identity documents and translations required by the current Registry Agency route.
- Confirm the capital and filing fee in the current euro-denominated registry instructions rather than relying on older lev guidance.
- Submit through the official registry channel and retain the application, payment and registration response.
- Confirm corporate-tax and VAT treatment separately because incorporation does not settle the €51,130 calendar-year VAT threshold.
- Check the worker category and the 1 August 2026 contribution ceiling before making the first employment offer.
Taxes the new company will meet
The record publishes 10% corporate tax, 20% VAT and a €51,130 calendar-year VAT-registration threshold, with the filing deadline and special treatments tied to the current NRA source.
Employing your first person
Before hiring, verify the worker category, the applicable contribution aggregate and whether the €2,300 maximum insurable-income ceiling applies for the relevant period.
Editor's note
The registration evidence states that The registration page reports the verified legal-form, registry, euro and portal facts, but it leaves unresolved capital, fee and some timing details unpublished rather than importing pre-euro values from older guidance.
A founder should confirm the current Registry Agency route and the applicable euro-denominated charge, then read the NSSI notice before hiring because the 1 August ceiling step changes the payroll planning context.