EU harmonised marketplace transaction reporting requirements and data sharing Hungary has implemented the legislation for Directive on Administration Cooperation (DAC 7) from 1 January 2023. The first reports by digital platforms will therefore will be due in 2024. The EU-wide agreement on the exchange of
Beginning of end of self-prepared VAT returns Hungary is to join Italy and Spain in offering taxpayers pre-completed VAT returns – eVAT – from 12 November 2021. They were originally planned for 1 July 2021, but the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) had to
Real-time invoice reporting phased to pre-filled VAT returns plans suspended Hungary first introduced live invoice reporting in July 2018 for B2B transactions above HUF 100,000. The regime has since been extended to all transactions – B2C consumer (April 2021) and the threshold withdrawn (June 2020).
Hungary has exempted (no penalties) foreign e-commerce sellers from the April 2021 obligation to submit B2C live invoices via the RTIR real-time reporting system. This is provided they opt to use the upcoming OSS return, part of the 2021 EU ecommerce package reforms effective 1
The Hungarian Parliament is reviewing an extension of the temporary Value Added Tax cut on housing and construction. The rate will be maintained at 5% instead of the standard rate of 27%. The cut was first introduced in October 2020 for the calendar year of
Mandatory electronic reporting of goods freight movements to fight VAT fraud Hungary has launched (February 2021) an electronic registration portal for mandatory notifying the tax authorities of qualifying cross-border freight transport. It is aimed at ensuring and stocks movements may be verified against subsequent VAT
Hungary has increased its standard Value Added Tax rate from 25% to 27% from 1 January 2012. This indirect tax rise is to help stabilise the government’s rising deficit with the aftereffects of the 2007/08 financial crisis and the ongoing Euro currency crisis. The reduced
