Company Registration Guides for Bulgaria
Everything you need to know about registration, documents, taxes and company management — free and in plain language.
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How to Register a Company in Bulgaria
Step-by-step guide to registering an EOOD or OOD in Bulgaria: documents, costs, timeline, and online filing. Updated for...
Read guide →EOOD vs OOD in Bulgaria
Comparison of EOOD (single-member LLC) and OOD (multi-member LLC) in Bulgaria: ownership, management, documents, costs a...
Read guide →Company Registration Costs in Bulgaria 2026
Full cost breakdown for registering a company in Bulgaria in 2026: government fees, notary, bank, and Firmify pricing. T...
Read guide →How to Register an EOOD in Bulgaria
Step-by-step guide to registering an EOOD (single-member LLC) in Bulgaria: documents, capital, fees, and timeline. Updat...
Read guide →How to Register an OOD in Bulgaria
How to register an OOD (multi-member LLC) in Bulgaria: partnership agreement, partners, capital, and the registration pr...
Read guide →Check and Reserve a Company Name in Bulgaria
How to check if your company name is available? How to reserve a name via application D1? Complete guide. Today. For fou...
Read guide →Do I Need a Lawyer to Register a Company?
When you don't need a lawyer for EOOD/OOD registration and when it's better to consult one. Cost comparison and steps. T...
Read guide →Firmify vs Lawyer vs DIY — Which to Choose?
Compare Firmify, a lawyer, and DIY for EOOD/OOD registration in Bulgaria: cost, time, risk, and when each option fits. T...
Read guide →Registering with Firmify — How It Works in Practice
What registering an EOOD/OOD with Firmify looks like end to end: the real steps, a day-by-day timeline, the documents yo...
Read guide →How Long Does Company Registration Take?
Full timeline breakdown: 15 min for documents with Firmify, 1 day for notary and bank, 1–3 business days for Commercial ...
Read guide →EOOD vs Freelance — Which Is More Profitable?
Comparison of EOOD and freelance status for freelancers and IT professionals: taxes, social contributions, liability, an...
Read guide →Freelance Profession in Bulgaria — Complete Guide 2026
How to register as a freelancer (svobodna profesiya) in Bulgaria. BULSTAT registration, taxes, social insurance, account...
Read guide →BULSTAT Registration for Freelancers
How to register your BULSTAT/EIK number in Bulgaria as a self-employed freelancer. Documents, online process, fees. BULS...
Read guide →Freelance vs EOOD — When to Incorporate?
Analysis: when is it more tax-efficient to switch from freelance to EOOD in Bulgaria? Tax thresholds, limited liability,...
Read guide →Digital Nomad Tax Guide: Bulgaria 2026
Tax and legal guide for digital nomads in Bulgaria. How to register, pay taxes, and work with EU/global clients as a sel...
Read guide →Register as Self-Employed in Bulgaria — Guide for Foreigners
Guide for EU and non-EU citizens on how to register as a self-employed freelancer in Bulgaria. Residency, BULSTAT, taxes...
Read guide →Documents & signing
Documents for Company Registration in Bulgaria
What documents are required to register an EOOD or OOD? Articles of association, declarations, specimen — complete list....
Read guide →Signing Documents for Company Registration
How to sign documents for EOOD or OOD registration? QES, notarized specimen, electronic filing, and signing in Firmify. ...
Read guide →Signing Help
Steps for signing documents in Firmify: Evrotrust, PDF upload, B-Trust, and BISS. All instructions in one place. Today. ...
Read guide →Sign PDF Outside Firmify
How to sign a PDF with a qualified signature on your computer and upload the files to Firmify? Step-by-step instructions...
Read guide →Evrotrust in Firmify
How does the Evrotrust integration work in Firmify? Typical flow and what to do if you encounter issues. Today. For foun...
Read guide →B-Trust, Smart Card, and BISS
Installation, browser setup, and signing with a smart card or BISS in Firmify. Summary for users. Today. For founders. U...
Read guide →Online Company Registration in Bulgaria
How to register a company online via the Commercial Register portal? Advantages, requirements, and procedure. Today. For...
Read guide →Business Documents — Offers, Pro Formas, Invoices
Offers, pro forma invoices, and customer invoices with Firmify: what they contain and how they are generated. Contracts ...
Read guide →Do I Need a Notary for Company Registration?
The manager's specimen requires mandatory notarization. Everything else can be signed with a QES. What exactly is notari...
Read guide →After registration
VAT Registration in Bulgaria
When is VAT registration mandatory in Bulgaria? Thresholds, types, procedure, and documents. Updated for 2026. Today. Fo...
Read guide →Corporate Tax in Bulgaria
Bulgaria has a flat 10% corporate income tax — one of the lowest in the EU. Dividend tax, social contributions, and prac...
Read guide →EOOD Escrow Account: Bank Capital Document
Before EOOD registration, capital is deposited in a bank escrow account. Application A4 needs the bank's document for th...
Read guide →AFR 2026 Deadline: 30 September
Publication in the Trade Register is due by 30 September 2026 (automatic for non-audited companies filing via the NSI sy...
Read guide →Company Costs in Bulgaria
Full cost breakdown for registering and maintaining a company in Bulgaria: government fees, notary, accounting, social c...
Read guide →Legal Documents for a Company in Bulgaria
Generate a GDPR privacy policy, terms of service, NDA, and service agreement for your business. EU-compliant documents. ...
Read guide →Employment Contract & HR Documents — Firmify
Minimum wage, NKPD codes, probation period, remote work. Generate employment contracts and HR documents online. Today. F...
Read guide →Accountant & Lawyer for Your Company — Firmify Directory
Find a verified accountant or lawyer for your company. Compare prices, specializations, and cities. Free inquiry. Today....
Read guide →Firmify Partner Program
Become a Firmify partner and earn 20% commission for every referred client. Free participation for accountants, lawyers,...
Read guide →What to Do After Receiving Your EIK?
Checklist of mandatory steps after company registration: bank account, accountant, social contributions, VAT, AFR, and G...
Read guide →Manager Social Insurance for EOOD — Types & Obligations
Self-insurance, management contract, minimum thresholds for 2026. Complete guide for EOOD and OOD managers. Today. For f...
Read guide →Public procurement radar: CPV and profile
How Firmify’s TED radar works: CPV codes, keywords, saving your profile and match scores — advisory only, no legal guara...
Read guide →AI assistance for TED notices
When the AI draft appears, what it contains, and product boundaries — not a substitute for experts or official documents...
Read guide →Firmify tenders workflow (TED → case → pack)
Step-by-step: CPV profile and keywords, notice list and saved filter, workspace, tasks, AI checklist, Stripe payment, ZI...
Read guide →TED document pack breakdown
What enters each DOCX/README, Stripe checkout + webhook fulfilment after PAID, ZIP regeneration rules, disclaimers—not l...
Read guide →How to find the CPV code for your business
Practical guide to finding the right CPV code by sector — IT, construction, consulting, transport and more. Includes a r...
Read guide →Requirements for public procurement in Bulgaria
What documents and requirements are typical for public procurement in Bulgaria — ЦАИС ЕОП, TED, NRA certificates, financ...
Read guide →Art. 97a VAT Filing in Bulgaria
Complete guide to Art. 97a VAT registration in Bulgaria: monthly VAT return, VIES declaration, deadlines, and how to sel...
Read guide →VIES Declaration in Bulgaria
Who must file a VIES declaration in Bulgaria, when, and how? What goes into Appendix 4? A practical guide for businesses...
Read guide →OKD-5 Declaration — Self-Employed Registration at NRA
How to file the OKD-5 declaration at NRA to register as self-employed in Bulgaria. Deadlines, insurable income, online f...
Read guide →Changes & lifecycle
Dissolving an EOOD/OOD in Bulgaria
How to dissolve an EOOD or OOD in Bulgaria? Voluntary liquidation: two phases, creditor deadlines (3 or 6 months), fees,...
Read guide →Share Transfer in EOOD/OOD
How to transfer shares in an EOOD or OOD?Notarial certification of the signatures and of the content, performed simultan...
Read guide →Application A4 — Amendments to EOOD/OOD
How to file application A4 for EOOD/OOD changes to address, manager, capital, or company name. Deadlines, fees, and docu...
Read guide →EOOD/OOD euro capital conversion — 2026 guide
How to update your founding act / partnership agreement in euro by 31.12.2028. Rate 1.95583, G1 or A4, free documents in...
Read guide →Accounting
How to use the Firmify accounting module
Complete guide to the Firmify accounting module: setup, chart of accounts, invoices, VAT and NRA filing, bank import, re...
Read guide →Monthly accounting checklist for EOOD
Complete monthly checklist for an EOOD with no employees: collect documents, enter into Firmify, VAT return, close the p...
Read guide →VAT return with Firmify — guide
Step-by-step guide to filing a Bulgarian VAT return through Firmify and the NRA portal. Today. For founders. Updated for...
Read guide →How to record a purchase invoice in Firmify
Step by step: recording a supplier invoice in Firmify, field explanations, VAT rates, and automatic journal entry. Today...
Read guide →How to issue an invoice with Firmify
Step-by-step guide to issuing invoices in Firmify: counterparty, line items, VAT rates, and downloading the PDF. Today. ...
Read guide →How to close an accounting period in Firmify
When and how to close an accounting period in Firmify: check DRAFT entries, VAT, close and open a new period. Today. For...
Read guide →Annual financial report with Firmify
How to prepare the annual financial report with Firmify: balance sheet, income statement, NSI and Commercial Register de...
Read guide →Accounting glossary — Bulgaria
Plain-language explanations of accounting terms used in Bulgaria: assets, liabilities, debit, credit, VAT, GFO, and more...
Read guide →DIY bookkeeping for EOOD in Bulgaria — realistic guide
When is self-managed bookkeeping suitable for an EOOD, when is an accountant mandatory, and how to choose between Firmif...
Read guide →DIY bookkeeping vs an accountant — what each really costs
A realistic cost comparison of self-managed bookkeeping with Firmify and full accounting services — monthly fees, KEP, G...
Read guide →DIY bookkeeping — mistakes, fines and liability
What can go wrong with self-managed bookkeeping: common mistakes, VAT and Accountancy Act fines, when risk becomes unacc...
Read guide →The hybrid bookkeeping model for a small EOOD
Run the books yourself during the year and let an accountant close it: who does what, what it costs, what to hand over, ...
Read guide →Switching from an accountant to DIY bookkeeping
How to move from an accounting firm to self-managed bookkeeping with Firmify: notice, handover documents, opening balanc...
Read guide →Bank statement import in Firmify — complete guide
How to upload your bank CSV or XML into Firmify, understand account code suggestions, and confirm transactions as journa...
Read guide →Payroll in Firmify — salaries and social insurance
How to calculate and record employee salaries, social insurance contributions, and manager self-insurance in Firmify. Bu...
Read guide →Fixed assets and depreciation in Firmify
How to record asset purchases, set up depreciation schedules, run monthly depreciation, and dispose of assets — with Bul...
Read guide →Taxes and Social Security for Freelancers in Bulgaria 2026
How taxes and social insurance are calculated for freelancers in Bulgaria. NPR 25% deduction, 10% income tax, social sec...
Read guide →Freelance vs EOOD tax calculator guide
Guide to Firmify's freelance tax calculator: NPR, social insurance, EOOD comparison, and limitations. Free 2026 tool. To...
Read guide →Freelance Accounting in Bulgaria
How to do your own accounting as a freelancer in Bulgaria. Income, expenses, VAT, annual return — all free with Firmify....
Read guide →VAT for Freelancers in Bulgaria 2026
When is VAT registration mandatory for freelancers in Bulgaria? EUR 51,130 threshold (calendar year), Art. 97a for EU se...
Read guide →Choosing Insurance Income for Freelancers in Bulgaria
How to choose the right insurable income as a freelancer in Bulgaria. Minimum, maximum, pension impact, contribution rat...
Read guide →Annual Tax Return Art. 50 — Freelancers
How to file your annual tax return under Art. 50 of the Personal Income Tax Act as a freelancer in Bulgaria. Annexes, de...
Read guide →Developer
Firmify Public API — Developer Documentation
REST API for programmatic document generation and Firmify integration. Authentication, endpoints, rate limits, and code ...
Read guide →Firmify Public API — Developer's Guide
A practical guide to integrating the Firmify API: creating keys, generating documents, handling payments, and webhook ca...
Read guide →Firmify Public API Changelog
History of changes to Firmify Public API v1 — new endpoints, deprecations, and breaking changes. Today. For founders. Up...
Read guide →Guides by city
Specialized guides for company registration in the largest cities in Bulgaria