Annual threshold for VAT restoration rises to BGN 160,000 from 1 January 2024 The Bulgarian National Assembly is reviewing a rise in the annual VAT registration threshold from 1 January 2024. It will increase from the current BGN 100,000 (approx. €51,000) to BGN 160,000 (approx.
2024 – Many businesses taken out of the intra-community reporting requirement Bulgaria has significantly raised the annual reporting thresholds for Intrastat for 2024. Intrastat is EU-wide (usually) monthly reporting regime for businesses to report the movement of goods between EU states. It is split between
Plans for OECD-based Standard Audit File for Tax of transactional-level VAT data Bulgaria is set to join other countries implementing SAF-T, the OECD-backed standard schema for the exchange of information between tax payers and authorities. With the support of the European Commission, it has been
New quarterly reporting of cash and receivables from Nov 2023 Bulgaria’s 2023 Budget has imposed a new quarterly report for all VAT registered businesses to declare cash holdings and certain receivables. The submissions must be made by the end of the month following the reporting
Potential early ending to temporary VAT rate cut introduced at height of COVID pandemic Bulgaria is looking to bolster it’s finances with a range of tax changes, including ending from 1 July 2023 a temporary reduction in VAT rate on catering and restaurant services, as
Cuts to newspapers, hotels and basic foods Bulgaria has gazetted various changes to the VAT Act to cut rates permanently and temporarily on a range of supplies. VAT rate changes The updates include: Newspapers and journals are reduced from 22% standard rate to the 9%
VAT compliance and reporting rules in Bulgaria Below is summary of the major rules provided under Bulgarian VAT rules (VAT Act of 2007; Regulation for the Application of the VAT Act), plus adoption of EU VAT Directive provisions. Check our country VAT guides for other
Raised reporting threshold for intra-community supplies reporting Bulgaria is the first EU country to announce an annual uplifting of its reporting threshold for Intrastat, the EU-wide reporting regime for intra-movement of goods. Only taxpayers exceeding these thresholds of shipping goods between EU states are obliged
Doubling of annual threshold for VAT compliance from 1 January 2023 The Bulgarian parliament has agreed to double the annual VAT registration threshold from 1 January 2023. It will rise from the current BGN 50,000 (approx. €25,600) to BGN 100,000 (approx. €51,300). They estimate that
Temporary tax breaks on domestic fuel and basic foodstuffs as inflation continues rise The Bulgarian government has confirmed a range of emergency VAT rate cuts and rollovers of existing temporary cuts: An extension of the temporary cut to 9% for domestic energy and hearting until
