LEGAL ISSUES Number 6 
June  2010

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www.bulgaria-legal.com

Incorporating GS Georgieva & Partners
Dear Client
 
 
URGENT INFORMATION
 
galina
The deadline for submission of the financial reports to the Company Register is 30th of June.  Late submission may lead to fines starting from 500 BGN.
 
Please keep in mind that re-registration of companies to the new company register has to be done by November this year.
 
The companies that do not re-register by this date will be liquidated and all assets disposed of.  If your company has no assets it will still be liquidated, and the liquidators will fine the owners of the companies.
 
Within two months at the latest, after the re-registration, you are obligated by law to submit the financial reports for years  2007, 2008 and 2009 (if the re-registration is done this year).  The fines will be substancially higher for non-submission.
 
If you require advice on these matters please call us on +359 52 604422 in Bulgaria or 0191 6408899 from the UK
 
Sincerely,
Galina Georgieva
Bulgaria Legal
Important Information 
Changes To Company Owned Properties
 
As per the amendments to the Law for Local Taxes, all companies that own properties and who have submitted a declaration to the municipality as per art.17 from the above mentioned law, have to submit declarations as per art.14, which is generally referred to as a declaration for physical persons.  The idea of that law is to get a fair idea of what the property is, what it is used for and who owns it, as well as enough information for taxation.
 
Declaration of art. 14 LLTF has to be submitted before 30/06/2010. This will adjust the property tax assessment, and we hope this to be a tax relief for owners who will now pay for residential properties, rather than non-residential.
 
I cannot advise you whether the tax will be significantly reduced because of that new declaration but by law you have to submit that additional declaration, as there will be substantial fines applied after June 2010.
 
If you decide to use our services to submit these declarations, our fee is 30 EUR per property declaration. 
Bulgarian Wills
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willOverseas Wills
The subject of death is something that is never discussed when buying foreign real estate however, this is an area which should not be dismissed especially if you do not want your dependents to be left with a host of problems.
Although you may have amended your existing personal Will a legally recognised Will in the country of purchase is strongly recommended.
Think for a moment about the following scenario. You have spent thousands of euros on foreign real estate and something happens to you. Your dependents are left with a host of problems in the country you have purchased and in addition you could have family members who might contest your overseas real estate?
Contact us for further information on our Will Writing service
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You have probably contacted us with a property or company related enquiry but did you know that Bulgaria Legal also operate in the following areas?
 
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accountantBulgaria Legal have now appointed a fully chartered Chief Accountant who is able to file clients financial reports and also annual  tax reports which are due for the coming years.  If you would like to take advantage of this service at our preferential client discount rate then please contact Hristo on accounts@bulgaria-legal.com
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