Bookkeeping

As of July 1, 2025, cash payment is becoming a constitutional right in Hungary. This means that apart from specific cases, Hungarian businesses are required to make it possible for their customers to pay with cash if that is their preferred method. Read on to learn if this will affect your operation.
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From July 1, 2025, electricity and natural gas providers in Hungary can send only e-invoices to their B2B clients. If your business has such a contract, it is time you learn how to store electronic invoices in a secure and compliant way.
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If you are a tax resident in Hungary, you have until May 20, 2025 to submit your tax returns for the year 2024. If you have an Ügyfélkapu or DÁP access, this will take only a few minutes, as the whole procedure is online.
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You can use your personal money to provide the share capital of your Hungarian company. Once that is done, however, your own money and the company’s money are separate, and you cannot make transfers freely or without proper documentation.
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You are required to present the ownership structure of your newly created Hungarian company when you are registering it for various services. This is easiest done in the form of a chart that starts with your Hungarian company and ends in the ultimate beneficial owners.
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Tax returns season has come in Hungary. If you are a tax resident, you will need to file your personal income tax report by 22 May. These days it is really simple: just takes a few clicks on the online platform of the Tax Authority.
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Are you new to business? Or maybe just to flat-rate taxation? Either way, you might wonder how and when you are supposed to first pay the local business tax, since it is normally calculated based on the tax of the previous year – and you might not have a previous year.
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An audit is a procedure where the books of your Hungarian company are closely examined to reveal possible mistakes. Beside voluntary audits done by independent contractors, the Tax Authority can also conduct audits, so make sure your books are in order.
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As the owner of a Hungarian company, you can use the profit of your company for yourself by taking dividends. Before you can do that, your company will always need a balance sheet, and in some cases, an audit as well. Read on to learn about the aspects to consider. Dividend in Hungary in a …
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When you set up a Hungarian company, you probably expect to make money on it. But how much of the company’s revenue can you actually take for yourself? Learn the basics of Hungarian corporate taxes, and how to take dividend from your company. From revenue to profit The money your Hungarian company gets from sales …
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