Accountancy
Personal income tax is levied on all kinds of income a natural person earns. In Hungary, it is 15% regardless of how much someone earns, but various tax benefits are available based on age, marital status, disability, and other factors.
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Social security contribution is supposed to cover social services in Hungary including pensions, allowances, and public healthcare. It is most obvious as a payroll tax at 18.5% of the gross salary, which employers deduct and forward to the authorities on behalf of their employees. At the same time, it is also paid by self-employed people, and sometimes its rate may be higher due to minimum expectations.
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Here at Helpers we are trying to make Hungarian administration easier to navigate. Now we have created a new page listing taxes relevant to most Hungarian companies so that company owners can get a quick overview of what to expect when setting up their business in Hungary.
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Update to banking in Hungary: Revolut has opened its Hungarian branch office and has been migrating the accounts of its Hungarian clients to Hungarian bank accounts. This offers better options to both retail and business clients. At the same time, your Hungarian company will still need a Hungarian corporate bank account for compliant operation.
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What to do when your Hungarian business operation has reached its end? You can sell your company if you find the right buyer, but normally, it is best to liquidate it. If it has no issues, that can simply be done by your accountant, although it takes some time. You could also simply abandon it, but that poses several risks.
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When you make a written agreement about anything, it should comply with certain formal requirements to make it a binding document. You are expected to put your signature and initials in specific places, provide appropriate attestation, and use a blue ink pen.
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A double taxation treaty is an agreement between two countries that lets them protect their tax residents from paying taxes twice after the same income – something that might happen if rules of taxation are applied without discretion.
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When you make a written agreement about anything, it should cover certain topics to ensure that both parties are aware of their rights and obligations. If there is a dispute in the future, it can be settled based on the terms laid out in the contract and in the relevant law.
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Extended Producer Responsibility is the concept that manufacturers and distributors are responsible for the entire life cycle of a product, not just up till the point of sale. In line with this, EPR charge is a type of tax that is supposed to cover costs of the treatment of products at the end of their life cycle, namely, waste management and recycling.
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If you own a Hungarian company, you cannot just withdraw cash from its business account and do with it what you want. The company is a separate legal entity, and its money is technically not your money anymore. Every cash withdrawal from a company needs to be justified and documented.
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