Key changes from 2013: Definition of significant mistakes in the financial statements. Simplified financial statements for micro-entrepreneurs. Accounting of subsidies. Loss-in-value of inventories. Consolidated financial statements. Early payment discount. Data content of the financial statements when changing to a business year different from the calendar year. Use of electronic documents in the accounting.
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The calculation of the personal income tax based on an adjusted, increased tax base ("superbrutto") will be repealed. Benefits in kind (cafeteria) will be more expensive. New tax rules of insurance contributions.
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Key changes from 2013: Obligatory representation by tax lawyers or tax consultants in certain procedures. Changes in the area of competence of the customs authority and tax authority. Amended rules of binding ruling requests. Simplification of administration requirements. New rules in the suspension and deletion of tax identification numbers. Risk analysis carried out by the tax authority. Certificates issued by the tax authority. Self-revision. Reporting of the online access to electronically issued invoices to the tax authority.
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Key changes from 2013: Amendments in the special tax schemes for small entrepreneurs ('KATA', 'KIVA'). When calculating the local business tax base, the net revenues may be reduced by the costs of goods sold and mediated services with limitations. The calculation method of temporary activities subject to local business tax has been changed. The uniform rate of the inheritance tax and the gift tax will be 18%. The 2% reduced transfer tax for the acquisition of residential property cannot be applied anymore. The special transfer tax rules for transactions that were concluded below the market price will not be applicable.
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Comprehensive tax law changes were adopted in Hungary in June 2012, parts of which will take effect or have taken effect already in 2012. Other changes relate to 2013. Concerning the corporate income tax changes, we summarize the tax rules for the waiver of dividend liabilities.
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Comprehensive tax law changes were adopted in Hungary in June 2012, parts of which will take effect or have taken effect already in 2012. Other changes relate to 2013. It is important to review the changes in VAT for 2013 already now, because the required modification of the information systems may take time. Similarly to transactions within the EU, summarizing statements will be introduced for the reporting of domestic transactions. Above a certain threshold it will be obligatory to indicate the customer's VAT number on the invoices.
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Comprehensive tax law changes were adopted in Hungary in June 2012, parts of which will take effect or have taken effect already in 2012. Other changes relate to 2013 (Act LXIX of 2012). With regard to the tax procedure law, we draw your attention to the limitations introduced for petty cash payments, as well as to the modified rules of the tax registration procedure.
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Comprehensive tax law changes were adopted in Hungary in June 2012, parts of which will take effect or have taken effect already in 2012. Other changes relate to 2013. The most important changes to the real estate transfer tax relate to the tax exemption of the sale of immovable property between related parties and the amended conditions of the reduced 2% tax rate available for property traders.
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Comprehensive tax law changes were adopted in Hungary in June 2012, parts of which will take effect or have taken effect already in 2012. Other changes relate to 2013. Our article summarizes the most important changes concerning personal income tax. The law changed the range of the tax exempt employee benefits and the procedural rules of the declarations concerning the application of the 27% tax base increase.
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