Bulgaria Tax News

Court of First Instance Bruges decides that non-deductible part of the foreign dividend deduction can be included in loss carry-forward

25 March 2013

Supreme Court: Business merger facility not applicable to contribution to subsidiary followed by subsequent contribution to grant daughter company of all assets except a business building

9 February 2013

Draft amendments to tax laws submitted to parliament

9 February 2013

Treaty between Bulgaria and Switzerland signed

23 October 2012

Netherlands Supreme Court decides that Dutch thin capitalization provisions in the case of financing companies are not incompatible with ICCPR and ECHR

3 September 2012

Supreme Court decides interest paid on debt-claim towards low-taxed group company resulting from transfer of immovable property not deductible

29 July 2012

Court of First Instance Leuven decides that fine imposed by European Commission due to violation of EC competition law is not deductible

29 July 2012

Protocol to treaty between Armenia and Bulgaria enters into force

25 July 2012

Treaty between Qatar and Bulgaria – details

25 July 2012

Treaty between Austria and Bulgaria – details

12 May 2011

Treaty between Austria and Bulgaria enters into force

27 April 2011

Treaty between Bahrain and Bulgaria enters into force

27 April 2011

Treaty between Bulgaria and Qatar enters into force

30 March 2011

Treaty between Bulgaria and Germany enters into force

14 March 2011

Withholding tax – amendments adopted by parliament

28 February 2011

Proposed amendments – withholding taxation

26 October 2010

Treaty between Germany and Bulgaria – details

25 May 2010

Changes to Corporate Income Tax Law enacted

20 January 2010

Dutch dividend withholding tax exemption extended to certain EEA countries

16 September 2009

ECJ: Cobelfret extended to domestic situations and potentially to dividends received from third countries

16 July 2009

Treaty between Bulgaria and Estonia – details

16 July 2009

ECJ: Netherlands' non-exemption of dividends paid to certain EEA countries from withholding tax found incompatible with EEA Agreement

16 July 2009

ECJ finds Finnish dividend withholding tax regime incompatible with EC freedom of establishment

16 July 2009

Treaty between Qatar and Bulgaria – first round of negotiations

7 June 2009

Treaty between Bulgaria and Estonia – details

7 June 2009

Treaty between Bulgaria and Austria ratified

13 May 2009

European Commission refers Germany to ECJ over taxation of outbound dividends

10 April 2009

Treaty between Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates enters into force

22 February 2009

Treaty between Estonia and Bulgaria enters into force

22 February 2009

Treaty and protocol between United States and Bulgaria enter into force

23 January 2009