The Hungarian residencies normally require that the applicant have to spend most of their time in Hungary, but this requirement does not apply to guest investors. Thank to this type of residence permit the applicant will have a so-called EU residency.  And they will be able to visa-free travel to the Schengen countries. The period […]

   STEP DIRECTORY – HUNGARY professional licensed trustee ad-hoc trustee Type of trust Revocable, testamentary or inter vivos, discretionary or non-discretionary, private or charity Revocable, testamentary or inter vivos, discretionary or non-discretionary, private or charity Who can be settlor Anyone (corporate or private, local or foreign) Anyone (corporate or private, local or foreign) Limitation of […]

PROBATE PROCESS The local authority of the deceased person’s last place of residence is responsible for preparing the probate proceedings, but they are conducted before the appointed probate notary. All interested parties are obliged to attend the probate proceedings. The procedure is usually governed by the deceased person’s testamentary will or by the applicable legal […]

Under Hungarian law, entities may be natural or legal persons and associations of persons without legal personality. From an estate planning perspective, the main types of companies (legal persons) in Hungary: general partnership limited partnership limited liability company limited company by shares (public or private) The most popular Hungarian legal entity that trustees of a […]

On 4 July 2012, the European Union adopted Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 (the European Succession Regulation) The Regulation applies to deceased testators from 17 August 2015. The aim of the Regulation is to ensure that persons involved in international succession matters, in particular […]

Personal Income Tax Based on the rules valid from 2018, the employer can provide a total of 5 years of tax-exempt housing allowance for a worker whose residence is at least 60 kilometers away from the workplace or travels for three hours or more. In the first 24 months of employment, allowance may be 60 percent […]

March 15, 2017, National Day April 14, 2017, Good Friday April 17, 2017, Easter Monday May 1, 2017, Labour Day June 5, 2017, Pentecost August 20, 2017, St. Stephen’s Day October 23, 2017, Repiblic Day November 1, 2017, All Saints Day December 24, 2017, Christmas Eve December 25-26, 2017, Christmas Days January 1, 2018, New […]

Several VAT rates are used: it has been long overdue in the case of food, the reduction of VAT in hospitality has not really been thought out in detail, and the reduced VAT rate of the Internet is rather a political will than an economic decision. The reporting obligation concerning online billing is significantly tightened […]

The personal income tax has been amended on several points during the year as well. In the following part we present those changes in SZJA, KATA and EHO (health care contribution) that are considered the most important and have taken effect since 16 June 2016 or will take effect from 1 January 2017. SZJA (personal […]

Corporation tax was changed during the year, in order to carry out the “OECD BEPS Action Plan”, and in the autumn two amending packages were brought to the Parliament, which already include new rules for 2018 as well. Since the new rules of small business tax (KIVA) are easier to understand, it has become easy […]