Bulgaria 2026

What you actually
keep

Income tax here is a flat 10% — but not on everything you earn. A slice comes off first as a statutory allowance, and whether that slice is 25% or 40% is worth more than most people realise.

How much do you invoice?

Your monthly income before anything is deducted.

€ per month
€500€5,000€10,000€20,000
What kind of work is it?

Plain language is fine — we work out the legal category ourselves.

You keep
€0€0 a year

After 10% income tax and social security contributions.

You keep €0
Social security €0
Income tax €0
Effective rate on everything you invoice 0%

The 25% and 40% question

€0more a year, if the higher allowance applies to you

Shall we just handle it?

Tell us what you do and what you invoice. We will confirm which allowance applies to you, register you, and set the contribution base properly — and if you do not need us, we will say that instead.

We reply by e-mail within one business day. No obligation.

How this is worked out. Income tax is 10% under the Personal Income Tax Act, charged after the statutory expense allowance under Art. 29(1) — 25% for most liberal professions and civil-contract work, 40% for copyright and licence income, performing artists, craft outside the patent-tax rules, and, from 1 January 2026, lawyers and notaries. Contributions are 27.8%, or 31.3% with the optional cover, on a base between EUR 620.20 and EUR 2,300 a month from 1 August 2026 (EUR 550.66 and EUR 2,111.64 before that). This is an estimate on the figures you entered, not advice on your case, and which allowance applies is a legal question decided on your contracts. Registration and turnover thresholds are covered on the freelancer service page, and a separate calculator compares this with an EOOD.