Bookkeeping

What is a double taxation treaty?

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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Cash accounting at your Hungarian company

Small companies operating in industries where long delays are typical between invoicing and settlement sometimes struggle with paying VAT on time – since the VAT content of their invoices must be paid according to the date of delivery, not settlement. Cash accounting was designed to counterbalance this, but it has some serious drawbacks.

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Tax returns in Hungary in 2026

Tax season has just started: drafts for the 2025 tax returns created by the Hungarian Tax Authority always become available in the middle of March. You can already check yours online with your Ügyfélkapu or DÁP login. If your monthly reports were all alright throughout 2025, this will only take a few minutes. Make sure to submit your tax returns by May 20.

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Cash remains essential in Hungary in 2025

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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Who needs a cash register in Hungary?

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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Stricter rules for issuing EU VAT invoices in Hungary

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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Introducing E-receipts: another step towards digitalization in Hungary

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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