# Taxation in Hungary

Taxation in Hungary (2017), Source: Deloitte. :
| Corporate income tax rate | 9% |
| Branch tax rate | 9% |
| Minimum tax | Applied to 2% of adjusted gross profit |
| Capital gains tax rate | 9% |
| Tax basis | Worldwide income |
| Participation exemption | Yes |
| Loss relief | Carryforward: Indefinite, but limitations apply Carryback: Generally not available |
| Double taxation relief | Yes |
| Tax consolidation | For VAT purposes |
| Transfer pricing rules | Yes |
| Thin capitalization rules | Yes (ratio 3:1) |
| Controlled foreign corp. rules | Yes |
| Tax year | Calendar year, but different fiscal year may be elected |
| Advance payment of tax | Monthly/quarterly |
| Return due date | Last day of the fifth month following of the end of the fiscal year |
| Withholding tax | Dividends: 0% Interest: 0% Royalties: 0% Branch remittance tax: 0% |
| Social security contributions | 13% of gross wages for the employer (from 2022) |
| Capital tax | No |
| Building tax/land tax | May apply at municipal level |
| Real estate transfer tax | 4% up to a value of HUF 1bn (€3.3 million) and 2% on the excess, capped at HUF 200 million (€0.65 million) |
| Local business tax | maximum 2% of net sales revenue |
| Innovation contribution | 0.3% |
| Financial transaction tax | 0.3% of transferred amount maximum HUF 6000 (€20) |
| VAT | 27% (standard), 18%, 5% |
| Hungary quick tax facts for Individuals (2017), Source: Deloitte. ||||
| Income tax rate | 15% |
| Capital gains tax rate | 15% |
| Tax basis | Worldwide income |
| Double taxation relief | Yes |
| Tax year | Calendar year |
| Return due date | 20 May (Tax authority prepares it electronically to everyone automatically) |
| Withholding tax | Dividends: 15% Interest: 15% Royalties: 15% |
| Healthcare contribution | 14% or 22% on some income maximum annual HUF 450 000 (€1460) |
| Social security contributions | 18.5% of gross wages for the employee |
| Net wealth tax | No |
| Inheritance and gift tax | 9% or 18% |
| Real estate tax | May apply at municipal level |
| VAT | 27% (standard), 18%, 5% |
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Taxation in Hungary is levied by both national and local governments. Tax revenue in Hungary stood at 38.4% of GDP in 2017. The most important revenue sources include the income tax, Social security, corporate tax and the value added tax, which are all applied at the national level. Among the total tax income the ratio of local taxes is solely 5% while the EU average is 30%.
Income tax in Hungary is levied at a flat rate of 15%. Additionally there are two others contributions levied on income, a "social security contribution" of 18.5% (that is deducted from the gross salary) and an "employer's tax" of 13% (which is not part of employee's wage, but paid by the employer). Thus the effective income tax is a flat rate of 46.5%. A tax allowance is given through a family allowance (Hungarian: családi adókedvezmény), which is equal to the allowance multiplied by the number of "beneficiary dependent children". For one or two children the allowance is HUF 62,500 per child, for three or more HUF 206,250 per child. The allowance can be split between spouses or life partners.
In 2025, young people will be exempt from personal income tax until the age of 25, which can mean an annual maximum of HUF 1,146,000 in income tax contributions. The same relief applies to mothers under 30. Mothers who have raised or are raising at least four children and have been entitled to family allowances for a minimum of 12 years will benefit from a lifetime exemption. On 22 February 2025, the government announced that mothers with two or three children would receive a full lifetime income tax exemption.
The standard rate of value added tax is 27% as of January 2012 — the highest in the European Union. There is a reduced rate of 5% for most medicines and some food products, and a reduced rate of 18% for internet connections, restaurants and catering, dairy and bakery products, hotel services and admission to short-term open-air events.
In January 2017, corporate tax was unified at a rate of 9% — the lowest in the European Union. Dividends received are not subject to taxation, provided that are not received from a Controlled Foreign Company (CFC). Capital gains are included in corporate tax, with certain exemptions.
Capital gains are taxed at a flat rate of 15%.

## History

After the Ottoman conquest of central parts of Hungary, the most common tax was the Ottoman administration's levy on Christians the dhimmi. Under Austro-Hungarian rule, taxes were mostly levied by Austria, but Hungary was later given more financial autonomy in the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867. In 1988, liberalization of the Soviet-influenced Kádár government introduced tax reform, establishing a comprehensive tax system of central and local taxes, consisting mainly of a personal income tax, a corporate income tax and a value added tax.