Country guides · 2026
Open a Bulgarian company from your country
The registration itself is the same everywhere: fully remote, about €1 of share capital, an EIK in a few business days. What changes is what your home country does next. These guides cover the residency, exit-tax, banking and VAT questions specific to each market.
From the Netherlands 🇳🇱
Home rate: 19% up to €200,000, then 25.8%. Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From Germany 🇩🇪
Home rate: ~30% (corporation tax, solidarity surcharge and trade tax). Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From France 🇫🇷
Home rate: 25% corporate tax plus 30% flat tax on dividends. Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From Belgium 🇧🇪
Home rate: 25% corporate tax plus 30% withholding on dividends. Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From Austria 🇦🇹
Home rate: 23% corporate tax plus 27.5% on dividends. Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From Spain 🇪🇸
Home rate: 25% corporate tax plus 19% to 28% on dividends. Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From Italy 🇮🇹
Home rate: 24% IRES plus 3.9% IRAP and 26% on dividends. Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From Sweden 🇸🇪
Home rate: 20.6% corporate tax with 3:12 rules on dividends. Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From Denmark 🇩🇰
Home rate: 22% corporate tax plus 27% to 42% on dividends. Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From Portugal 🇵🇹
Home rate: 20% corporate tax plus surcharges and 28% on dividends. Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From the United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Home rate: 25% main rate (19% small profits) plus 8.75% to 39.35% on dividends. Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From Ireland 🇮🇪
Home rate: 12.5% trading rate but up to 52% on income and 25% on passive income. Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From Finland 🇫🇮
Home rate: 20% corporate tax plus split capital and earned income on dividends. Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From Poland 🇵🇱
Home rate: 19% (9% small taxpayer) plus 19% on dividends and a health levy. Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From Switzerland 🇨🇭
Home rate: 12% to 21% cantonal and federal tax plus 35% withholding on dividends. Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From Norway 🇳🇴
Home rate: 22% corporate tax plus 37.84% on dividends and wealth tax. Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From Luxembourg 🇱🇺
Home rate: ~23.9% combined corporate tax. Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From Greece 🇬🇷
Home rate: 22% corporate tax plus fixed EFKA contributions. Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From Czechia 🇨🇿
Home rate: 21% corporate tax plus 15% on dividends. Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From the United States 🇺🇸
Home rate: 21% federal corporate tax plus state tax (0% to 11.5%). Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From Canada 🇨🇦
Home rate: ~26.5% combined federal and provincial (15% federal + provincial). Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.
From Australia 🇦🇺
Home rate: 30% company tax (25% for base rate entities). Bulgaria: 10% corporate, 5% dividends.