Company setup cost
Bulgaria
Official fees paid to the authorities
Official fees only. Excluding professional services (company formation, compliance, KYC, registered office), which vary from firm to firm.
Source: registryagency.bg, mi.government.bg
Professional services from a firm
Range of the starting prices published by firms in the directory, for the services switched on below.
Get quotes from firms in BulgariaEstimated total: official fees of the base option plus the starting prices published by firms for the services switched on below.
Services from a firm
Starting prices published by firms on Accountanty, one price per firm. Most firms do not say whether government fees are included.
- EUR 100 to EUR 400 one-offStarting prices published by 49 firms
- EUR 440 to EUR 1,500 per yearStarting prices published by 51 firms
- EUR 432 to EUR 700 per yearStarting prices published by 8 firms
- From EUR 28 per yearStarting prices published by 7 firms
- EUR 71 to EUR 199 one-offStarting prices published by 18 firms
- From EUR 274 one-offStarting prices published by 7 firms
- From EUR 499 one-offStarting prices published by 5 firms
Breakdown of the estimate
| Registration in the Commercial Register, filed electronically with a QES (BGN 55) | EUR 28.12 | Official, at setup | registryagency.bg |
| Notarisation of the manager's specimen signature, per signature (BGN 6) | EUR 3.07 | Official, at setup | mi.government.bg |
| Company formation by a firm | EUR 100 to EUR 400 | Firms, one-off | Starting prices published by 49 firms |
| Accounting and annual accounts (small company) | EUR 440 to EUR 1,500 | Firms, per year | Starting prices published by 51 firms |
| Registered office or legal address | EUR 432 to EUR 700 | Firms, per year | Starting prices published by 8 firms |
| Annual return or annual report filing | From EUR 28 | Firms, per year | Starting prices published by 7 firms |
| VAT registration | EUR 71 to EUR 199 | Firms, one-off | Starting prices published by 18 firms |
| Bank account opening assistance | From EUR 274 | Firms, one-off | Starting prices published by 7 firms |
| Residence visa | From EUR 499 | Firms, one-off | Starting prices published by 5 firms |
Base: electronic filing with a qualified e-signature and one notarised specimen signature; name reservation not included.
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Taxes in Bulgaria
- Corporate tax: 10% flat
- Tax on dividends paid abroad: 5% final tax on dividends paid to individuals; none on dividends to an EU/EEA company
- VAT: 20%; registration at EUR 51,130 of taxable turnover from 1 January 2026
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Destination taxes only, before tax treaties and before any tax in your country of residence. Facts checked on 2026-11-02; the sources are in the corporate tax calculator.
How the estimate is built
What the figures include
- Firms' figures are starting prices published by firms listed on Accountanty, read from their websites in October 2026: the range runs from the lower to the upper quartile, with at least 8 firms; "from" means 5 to 7 firms; below 5 the price is on request.
- Official fees are added up only for the base option named in the breakdown. Other options and fees that apply only in some cases are listed separately.
- Bulgaria adopted the euro on 1 January 2026. The registry tariff is still in leva: euro amounts are the equivalents at the fixed rate EUR 1 = BGN 1.95583.
- Firms' prices published in leva are converted at the same fixed rate.
All official fees
| Registration in the Commercial Register, filed electronically with a QES (BGN 55) | EUR 28.12 | At setup | registryagency.bg |
| Registration in the Commercial Register, filed on paper (BGN 110) | EUR 56.24 | At setup | registryagency.bg |
| Name reservation, optional, electronic (BGN 20) | EUR 10.23 | At setup | registryagency.bg |
| Notarisation of the manager's specimen signature, per signature (BGN 6) | EUR 3.07 | At setup | mi.government.bg |
Not published by the authorities: Bank charges for the capital (escrow) account; Official tariff amounts in euro (the tariff is still in leva).
Time to register: The registry decides immediately after three working days from filing. Minimum share capital: Minimum capital EUR 1 (BGN 2); at least 70% paid in to register when above the minimum.
Steps
- Optionally reserve the company name registryagency.bg
- Pay the capital into an escrow account at a Bulgarian bank mi.government.bg
- Sign the founding act; the manager's consent and specimen signature are notarised registryagency.bg
- File the application with the Commercial Register, electronically with a qualified e-signature or on paper mi.government.bg
- The registry decides after three working days registryagency.bg
Documents and requirements
- Founding act and the decision appointing the manager registryagency.bg
- Manager's notarised consent and specimen signature registryagency.bg
- Bank certificate of the paid-in capital registryagency.bg
- The manager's consent and specimen signature must be notarised registryagency.bg
Every year
- Annual financial statements published in the Commercial Register, with no state fee registryagency.bg
Sources and notes: Bulgaria
- registryagency.bg read 2026-11-05
- mi.government.bg read 2026-11-05
- registryagency.bg read 2026-11-05
- registryagency.bg read 2026-11-05
- registryagency.bg read 2026-11-05
- nra.bg read 2026-11-02
- nra.bg read 2026-11-02
- nra.bg read 2026-11-02
- nra.bg read 2026-11-02
- nra.bg read 2026-11-02
- nra.bg read 2026-11-02
Official figures checked on 2026-11-05. General information, not legal or tax advice: check the official sources and confirm costs with a firm before you act.