Thursday 14 May 2020

Retailer surtax based on last year’s turnover!? Is there a solution?


The Hungarian Gazette of Tuesday, 14 April 2020 published a decree on the surtax of retail industry. The surtax may result in a significant overtaxation due to the fact that the basis of the advance payment liability is the turnover data of the previous business year based on the decree. Practically, this is the update of the former Hungarian act of 2010 on sector-specific taxes as both the object and the tax rate are the same as in the old act.