At the beginning of 2012, several changes were introduced that affected the registration of companies in Hungary. As a result, the procedure became more expensive, slower and more complicated. Before the issuance of the tax identification number, a separate tax registration procedure is carried out. The tax authority examines - based on the reported data and from the data received from the Company Court - the circumstances that could hinder the issuance of a tax number based on the law. It is possible to appeal against the tax authority's decision, but please beware the short deadlines.
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Under the reverse charge method, the taxable customer is liable to declare the VAT payable instead of the service provider or seller. From 1 July 2012, this method is be extended to the domestic supply of certain agricultural products. The new rule was introduced for a transitional period of 2 years in order to hinder VAT fraud.
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The rules of the family allowance have been modified as of 1 January 2012. The amount of the tax allowance remained unchanged. The personal income tax base may be reduced by HUF 62,500 per month and per dependent individuals if the taxpayer has one or two such dependent family members. If there are three or more dependent family members, the personal income tax base may be reduced by HUF 260,250.
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From 1 July 2012, a new tax is payable on various telecommunication services, such as phone calls, SMS and MMS messages.
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Companies often receive services that are directly recharged to their customers or to other entities within the company group. Special VAT and local business tax rules apply to these services, which are not new, but give rise to a lot of misunderstanding in practice. Therefore, our article summarizes the key aspects that should be considered with regard to such services.
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The new Labour Code entered into force on 1 July 2012. Our article summarizes the key changes, which concern among others the rules of overtime, granting of holidays, termination of employment, work allowances and the liability of managers and certain other employees.
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(*) Our summary was prepared together with the law office Bánki & Partner in cooperation with TaylorWessing e|n|w|c. Contact: Dr. Orsolya Bánki, o.banki@taylorwessing.com, www.taylorwessing.com
From 2013, a new financial transaction tax will be introduced. Among others, the following financial transactions will be taxable: bank transfer, direct debit, cash payment from bank accounts, cash transfer, payment on cheque, etc.
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To promote the maintenance of jobs, employers may receive various allowances from the social contribution of 27% and the training fund contribution of 1.5%. Benefits apply for the employment of persons under the age of 25 and above the age of 55, for the employment of permanently unemployed or unqualified persons, or for employees returning from child care.
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A new insurance tax will be introduces from 2013. At the same time, the insurance surtax of financial service providers will be abolished. The insurance service is taxable if the risk covered is located in Hungary. The tax is payable by the insurance service provider based on the gross insurance fees.
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