Hungary approves new CbC exchange agreement with the US
On 2 November 2023, Hungary formally approved signing a new Country-by-Country (CbC) exchange agreement with the United States. The agreement—Decree No. 1482/2023—was published in the Official Gazette. This follows the previous CbC exchange
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Hungary: MOF introduces draft legislation on BEPS 2.0 pillar two to parliament
On 31 October 2023, the Hungarian Ministry of Finance presented the draft legislation to the parliament regarding the implementation of EU Directive 2022/2523 on the global minimum tax. As previously reported, the Ministry of Finance released
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Hungary: MoF initiates public consultation regarding a draft bill on pillar two
On 17 October 2023, Hungary’s Ministry of Finance initiated a public consultation process regarding a draft law for implementing the corporate minimum tax under Pillar 2 as per the Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022. The
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Hungary publishes decree amending extra-profit tax provisions for several industries
On 17 July 2023, Hungary published Government Decree 317/2023 in the Official Gazette amending Government Decree 197/2022 on temporary windfall taxes on additional profits. One of the most important changes is the extension of the windfall tax to
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Hungary extends windfall taxes until the end of 2024
On 31 May 2023, Hungary released Government Decree 206/2023 in the Official Gazette amending Government Decree 197/2022 regarding temporary windfall taxes on additional profits. The decree includes extension of certain taxes until 2024 and making
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Hungary releases decree amending provisions on windfall taxes on petroleum products
On 29 March 2023, the Hungarian Official Gazette published Government Decree No. 100/2023 amending the provisions on windfall taxes on petroleum products imports from Russia. Under the decree, a windfall tax has been introduced on the profits of
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Hungary: MoF publishes decree amending TP rules on transfer pricing documentation
On 28 December 2022, the Hungarian Ministry of Finance published Decree 27/2022 (XII.28) which amends the Decree 32/2017 (X.18) on the documentation requirement related to the determination of arm’s length prices. Increase threshold
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Hungary: Government raises windfall tax on petroleum product producers
On 7 December 2022, Hungary published Decree 496/2022 increasing the tax rate for temporary windfall taxes. Accordingly, from 8 December 2022, oil companies will have to pay a special monthly tax rate of 95% (previously 40%) on the price difference
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Hungary: MoF publishes draft transfer pricing decree on TP reporting obligation
On 9 December 2022, the Hungarian Ministry of Finance issued a draft transfer pricing decree detailing a new transfer pricing reporting obligation. Accordingly, taxpayers are required to prepare a transfer pricing report on a transaction basis or on
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Hungary submits a draft legislation to Parliament on APA and CbCR
On 18 October 2022, Hungarian Ministry of Finance has submitted a draft legislation to the Parliament proposing the amendments of advance pricing arrangements (APAs) and introduction of public CbC reporting. Effective from 1 January 2023, the
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Hungary gazettes the 2023 Budget bill including transfer pricing changes
On 27 July 2022, the Hungarian Official Gazette published the Budget Bill (Law XXIV of 2022) providing for amendments to the Hungarian transfer pricing regulations. The law was passed by the parliament on 19 July 2022. The law includes the following
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Hungary: Parliament adopts a bill imposing additional requirement for TPD
On 19 July 2022, the Hungarian Parliament passed a bill introducing important changes to the transfer pricing rules. The law introduces a significant additional reporting requirement for intra-group transactions and requires transfer pricing
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Hungary: Finance minister presents 2023 budget bill to parliament
On 22 June 2022, the Hungarian finance minister submitted the 2023 Budget Bill in parliament providing following tax measures related to transfer pricing changes. The bill proposes to revise the regulation of the application of the interquartile
See MoreMLI enters into force for Hungary
On 1 July 2021, the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI) entered into force for Hungary. The agreement has come to into effect from the first day of the fourth month
See MoreOECD: Peer review reports on making tax dispute resolution more effective
On 25 May 2021 the OECD released a further batch of eight Stage Two peer review reports in relation to making dispute resolution mechanisms more effective under BEPS Action 14. The minimum standard under BEPS action 14 is concerned with
See MoreHungary: MOF extends filing deadline of corporate return
On 21 April 2021, the Finance Ministry of Hungary published a Decree extending filing deadlines for all major business income tax returns due to COVID-19. Accordingly, annual returns for corporate income tax, local business tax, and energy
See MoreIMF: Report looks at fiscal policy in Hungary
On 3 May 2021 the IMF issued a concluding statement following a consultation with Hungary under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Following a 5% contraction in output during the pandemic in 2020 the economy is expected to recover
See MoreHungary publishes law for the ratification of BEPS MLI
On 3 March 2021, the Hungarian President ratified the law, that was approved by the Hungarian Parliament on 22 February 2021, and promulgated the MLI in Hungary. The ratification process was completed on 4 March 2021 by publishing the approved bill
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