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How to open a Bulgarian company from Spain 🇪🇸

Spain adds a monthly autónomo charge and one of the EU's more aggressive CFC regimes to a 25% corporate rate. Founders who genuinely relocate to Bulgaria cut both the rate and the administrative weight.

Spanish rate
25% corporate tax plus 19% to 28% on dividends
Bulgaria
10% corporate, 5% dividends
Setup
Remote, 3-7 business days

Why Spanish founders move to a Bulgarian EOOD

  • 10% corporate tax with no per-month self-employed quota to pay before profit exists
  • Dividends at 5% instead of the Spanish savings-income scale up to 28%
  • Setup in days rather than waiting on NIE, notary and Registro Mercantil steps
  • Capped social contributions and predictable annual costs

The remote registration process, step by step

  1. 1

    Reserve the company name

    We check availability in the Bulgarian Commercial Register and reserve your EOOD or OOD name. Takes a few hours; the reservation holds for six months.

  2. 2

    Sign the incorporation pack

    Articles of association, founder declarations and specimen signature. You sign in front of a notary or a Bulgarian consulate near you, or you give us a power of attorney and sign once.

  3. 3

    Open the capital accumulation account

    The statutory minimum share capital is BGN 2 (about €1). The bank issues a deposit certificate the register requires.

  4. 4

    File with the Commercial Register

    Electronic filing at the Registry Agency. Standard processing is 2 to 4 business days, and you receive an EIK (company number) on approval.

  5. 5

    Register for tax and, if needed, VAT

    The EIK doubles as your tax number. VAT registration is mandatory above the BGN 166,000 turnover threshold and voluntary below it; intra-EU sellers usually register voluntarily on day one.

  6. 6

    Open the operating bank account

    A Bulgarian business account for local payments, plus an EMI such as Wise or Revolut Business for multi-currency invoicing. Most non-resident directors need one video call.

  7. 7

    Appoint an accountant and start filing

    Monthly VAT returns, payroll if you hire, and an annual corporate return filed by 30 June. The 10% flat corporate tax applies from your first invoice.

Tax residency

The 183-day rule plus the centre-of-economic-interests test makes Spanish residence easy to keep by accident. Spain's CFC rules can also attribute a passive foreign company's income back to you.

Exit tax and leaving Spain

Spain's exit tax applies to large shareholdings (broadly above €4m in value, or €1m with a 25% stake) after ten years of residence. Most founders fall below it, but check before moving.

Banking and payments

Spanish clients settle to a BG IBAN through SEPA. Keep an EMI for card and marketplace payouts.

VAT on sales into Spain

Spanish B2B is reverse-charged; consumer sales run through OSS at 21%.

Mistakes Spanish founders make

  • Deregistering from autónomo but keeping the family home and school in Spain
  • Structuring the EOOD as a passive holding, which invites CFC attribution
  • Assuming Beckham-law status can coexist with a foreign managed company

Questions Spanish founders ask

Will Spain tax my Bulgarian company?

It can, if you remain Spanish resident and the company is managed from Spain or falls inside the CFC rules. An operating business run from Bulgaria is a different case.

Can I keep clients in Spain?

Yes. Cross-border B2B invoicing is normal; the question is where the work is directed from.

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