Extension of deadlines for reporting and payment of corporate and personal income tax

The Law on Measures and Actions during the State of Emergency, announced by a decision of the National Assembly as of March 13, 2020, promulgated in the State Gazette, issue 28 of 24.03.2020, introduced extended deadlines for declaring and paying the various types of taxes. The 2019 annual reporting on corporate income tax, expenses tax, […]

Nina BotevaFounding Partner, Nina Boteva Law Office

Amendments to the Law on the Commercial Register and the Register of Non-Profit Legal Entities

At the end of April 2020, the National Assembly of Bulgaria adopted amendments to the Law on the Commercial Register and the Register of Non-Profit Legal Entities (hereinafter only the Law or LCRRNPLE). The amendments to the Law aim on the one hand to reduce the administrative burden for businesses and on the other hand […]

Nina BotevaFounding Partner, Nina Boteva Law Office

Employers’ Compensations

On 1 April 2020 in the State Gazette was published Ordinance № 55 laying down the conditions and procedure for payment of compensation to employers in order to preserve the number of employees in the period of state of emergency, announced by a decision of the National Assembly of 13 March 2020 (hereinafter referred to as Ordinance № 55). Two weeks after the […]

Nina BotevaFounding Partner, Nina Boteva Law Office

Standstill Period Concerning The Monetary And Non-Monetary Consequences Of Covid-19

As of 13 March 2020, the Bulgarian Parliament enacted the State of Emergency Act and declared a state of national emergency, initially set to last a month and subsequently extended by amendments to the act as of 9 April (“Amended Act”), to end on 13 May 2020. In compliance with the law, the Bulgarian government […]

Nina BotevaFounding Partner, Nina Boteva Law Office

The Intermediary Conundrum

Authors Medha Srivastava, Partner and Mehul Arora, Associate  INTRODUCTION With the enactment of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”) the legislature introduced the concept of an ‘intermediary’. At the time the IT Act was enacted, the definition of the term intermediary1 was as follows: “Intermediary with respect to any particular electronic message means any person who […]

Torben Welch participates in the IR Global Real Estate Virtual Series – Weathering The Crisis: What Future For Real Estate?

Foreward by Andrew Chilvers Real Estate across the globe has taken a huge hit by the Covid-19 crisis as businesses and retailers close indefinitely, while customers are locked in their homes. In the US and UK, the ‘brick-and-mortar’ retail sector has been in a sensitive state for some time as people have been deserting the […]

Torben WelchPartner, Messner Reeves LLP

What is The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)?

Apr 21, 2020  By Yavan Brar Managing Partner, Head of Corporate & Commercial Law What is CBILS? CBILS is a new scheme announced by the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, that facilitates the provision of facilities of up to £5m for smaller businesses across the United Kingdom who are experiencing lost or deferred revenues, resulting in an adverse […]

Alex CanhamPartner, Herrington Carmichael LLP