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The SZÉP Card, the most popular fringe benefit in Hungary, will again include groceries in its scope between December 2025 and April 2026. This is the third time the scope of the SZÉP Card has been extended this way over the last few years, and it is again a temporary measure, timed to support the holiday shopping and party season.
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The pink social security booklet that is used to register social security payments will become obsolete in January 2026. It has been made redundant thanks to the digitalization of payroll related administration in Hungary, and now employers must update their workflows in preparation for its phase-out.
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Is your Hungarian company issuing receipts or invoices? If you issue receipts, get ready for the introduction of the electronic cash register which allows better reporting towards the Tax Authority and offers better customer experience.
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The Hungarian National Bank has just published its latest data on cash usage in Hungary. There are currently 725 million HUF bank notes and 2.6 billion HUF coins in use, worth HUF 9.125 billion in total. The most popular pieces are the HUF 20,000 notes and the HUF 5 coins, so the pieces of the highest and lowest value.
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Many of those Hungarian businesses that are allowed to issue receipts instead of invoices are in fact required to issue those receipts with cash register machines. Read on to learn how this works in Hungary, and how to decide if you should be using a hardware-based cash register.
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Starting from September 15, new and stricter rules have been introduced regarding EU VAT invoices. If you have customers from other EU member states, read on to learn what changed and what you should watch out for.
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As of July 2025, a new option is available to sellers who are issuing receipts instead of invoices: through a dedicated app, they can easily create and immediately report receipts. At the same time, customers may now also use an app to receive receipts, this way reducing paper waste and easily storing e-receipts for future reference.
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Hungary has been making great efforts towards digitalizing administrative processes, including reporting sales and income. As the next step, two new IT tools have been introduced to promote paperless solutions for creating receipts. The below article will discuss receipts in Hungary, and in our next article we will talk about the new solutions.
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While the family tax benefit is being increased from July, eligibility for the tax benefit of mothers of four or more is narrowed down. As a result, payroll specialists need to pay extra attention to calculating taxes for employees this month, while the July take-home-pay of some employees will change in Hungary.
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Under specific circumstances, your employees are entitled to receive cash benefits from the social security system. Social security allowances are usually paid directly by the Treasury, but in some cases, the employer can become a paying agent for them.
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