338 result(s) for tax authority
US-Owned Companies Treated Equally With Other Firms, Says Tax Office
- 5 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
US-affiliated companies in Hungary are treated equally with other, non-US, firms, the national tax and customs authority (NAV) said in a report published on the government’s website. The report followed an investigation launched in the wake of press reports suggesting that NAV conducted illegal procedures and in some cases failed to launch procedures causing the central budget VAT-revenue losses ...
Tax Officer Killed, Another Seriously Injured In SE Budapest
- 24 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A tax officer was stabbed to death while his partner was seriously injured in southeast Budapest. According to a joint statement from the economy ministry and tax authority NAV, the two officers were doing their job when they were attacked.
Authority Seizes 417 Kilos Of Drugs At Serbian Border
- 24 Feb 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities seized 417 kilos of drugs from a Dutch van at the Röszke border crossing with Serbia, the tax office said. The 410 packs of illicit drug, believed to be marijuana, was discovered in a secret compartment of the vehicle’s trailer.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Xpat Opinion: Goodfriend A Good Friend In Time Of Need
- 12 Feb 2015 7:35 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in July, this column bemoaned the delay by the U.S. Senate in approving Colleen Bell as the next American ambassador to Hungary. Shortly after that, current events forced America’s top local representative, André Goodfriend, to transform himself from a mild−mannered chargé d’affaires into a superhero, and we were perfectly happy to ...
25% Of VAT May Be Lost To Fraud In Hungary
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Some 16% of VAT is lost in EU member states, but the figure could be 25% in some East European countries, including Hungary, Together-Dialogue MEP Benedek Jávor said Wednesday at a European Parliament conference on VAT fraud.
Hungary’s Tax Experts Tell Us What To Expect
- 4 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Andrea Butkovics, CEO at Colling Accounting & Consulting
Hungarian VAT Fraud Site Still Operating
- 2 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
The central organiser of the fraud scam that evaded VAT payments by falsely claiming to have exported electronics appliances to Slovakia was Hódmezõvásárhely-based Bravotech, Népszabadság reports. The company is the owner of Electro-Quality, Bemutatoterem.net, Ármátrix and Expert Magyarország.
Data Leaks In Goods Tracking System In Hungary
- 13 Jan 2015 7:58 AM
- tech
Users of the electronic freight goods tracking system Ekáer were able to download business information about other companies, including competitors, Népszabadság learnt from large market players. The tax authority admitted that there were malfunctions and said they have been amended.
US-Owned Companies Treated Equally With Other Firms, Says Tax Office
- 5 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
US-affiliated companies in Hungary are treated equally with other, non-US, firms, the national tax and customs authority (NAV) said in a report published on the government’s website. The report followed an investigation launched in the wake of press reports suggesting that NAV conducted illegal procedures and in some cases failed to launch procedures causing the central budget VAT-revenue losses ...
Tax Officer Killed, Another Seriously Injured In SE Budapest
- 24 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A tax officer was stabbed to death while his partner was seriously injured in southeast Budapest. According to a joint statement from the economy ministry and tax authority NAV, the two officers were doing their job when they were attacked.
Authority Seizes 417 Kilos Of Drugs At Serbian Border
- 24 Feb 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities seized 417 kilos of drugs from a Dutch van at the Röszke border crossing with Serbia, the tax office said. The 410 packs of illicit drug, believed to be marijuana, was discovered in a secret compartment of the vehicle’s trailer.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Xpat Opinion: Goodfriend A Good Friend In Time Of Need
- 12 Feb 2015 7:35 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in July, this column bemoaned the delay by the U.S. Senate in approving Colleen Bell as the next American ambassador to Hungary. Shortly after that, current events forced America’s top local representative, André Goodfriend, to transform himself from a mild−mannered chargé d’affaires into a superhero, and we were perfectly happy to ...
25% Of VAT May Be Lost To Fraud In Hungary
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Some 16% of VAT is lost in EU member states, but the figure could be 25% in some East European countries, including Hungary, Together-Dialogue MEP Benedek Jávor said Wednesday at a European Parliament conference on VAT fraud.
Hungary’s Tax Experts Tell Us What To Expect
- 4 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Andrea Butkovics, CEO at Colling Accounting & Consulting
Hungarian VAT Fraud Site Still Operating
- 2 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
The central organiser of the fraud scam that evaded VAT payments by falsely claiming to have exported electronics appliances to Slovakia was Hódmezõvásárhely-based Bravotech, Népszabadság reports. The company is the owner of Electro-Quality, Bemutatoterem.net, Ármátrix and Expert Magyarország.
Data Leaks In Goods Tracking System In Hungary
- 13 Jan 2015 7:58 AM
- tech
Users of the electronic freight goods tracking system Ekáer were able to download business information about other companies, including competitors, Népszabadság learnt from large market players. The tax authority admitted that there were malfunctions and said they have been amended.


















