The extended deadline for publishing the 2019 Annual Financial Statement is approaching

18 August 2020

Due to the state of emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria, the term for publication of the 2019 annual financial statements (AFS) of the companies in the Commercial Register has been prolonged until  30^th of September 2020.

Еarlier this year some amendments to the requirements for publication of the financial statements of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises were adopted aiming to reduce the administrative burden in this regard. According to the legislative amendments, the fact that the annual financial statements have been approved by the respective competent body of the company is evidenced by submitting a sample declaration signed by the legal representative of the company.

This means that in case a company falls within the legislative criteria for either micro, small or medium-sized enterprise, a resolution of the respective company body for approval of the 2019 AFS would not be subject to publication in the Commercial Register. However, such document should be prepared, signed and stored in the company for internal purposes in order to certify the proper approval of the financial statements for the respective year.

The abovementioned simplified procedure for publication of financial statement is applicable to the companies which financial parameters as of 31 December 2019 do not exceed at least two of the following criteria:

If a company covers the criteria for either micro, small or medium-sized enterprise for the financial year 2019, only the abovementioned standard declaration will be necessary for publication of the AFS in the Commercial Register.