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This article is also available in German: Die Registry Agency in Bulgarien: Ein Überblick
If you want to start a business, register a property, or access public records in Bulgaria, there’s one central hub you can’t miss: the official online portal of the Registry Agency.
It is available at https://portal.registryagency.bg/en/
This website is the digital heart of many bureaucratic and legal processes in Bulgaria and offers a wide range of services to both citizens and entrepreneurs.
The portal serves as a central platform for the management and access of state registers, especially:
It is aimed not only at domestic users but also at foreign founders, investors, and companies that are or plan to become active in Bulgaria – people like you.
The portal combines a wide range of functions and enables both registration and research in various areas. These include, among others:
The online portal is currently available in two languages:
Although some detailed pages and functions (e.g., specific forms or instructions) are only available in Bulgarian, the English version provides a solid foundation for orientation and access to many of the services.
In future blog posts, we’ll take a closer look at individual functions of this portal. If you have a question, feel free to send it to us via our contact form.
The statements this page relies on, each labelled with where it comes from. The superscript number refers to the source list below.
2 statements are still awaiting a check against their primary source.
A Bulgarian company comes into existence on entry in the Commercial Register kept by the Registry Agency.1, 2
Limited companies must keep ongoing accounts and file their annual financial statements with the Commercial Register.1, 2, 3
Registry Agency (Commercial Register)Authority
Keeps the Commercial Register. A Bulgarian company comes into existence on entry there, and annual financial statements are filed there.
Open source →State Gazette (Darzhaven vestnik)Legal basis
The official gazette. Bulgarian statutes - the Commerce Act, the Corporate Income Tax Act, the Personal Income Tax Act, the VAT Act - apply in the version published there.
Open source →National Revenue Agency (NRA)Authority
Responsible for corporate income tax, personal income tax, VAT registration and social-security contributions.
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