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Taxes in Hungary

Q: How much tax do you pay in Hungary?

Personal income: 15%. Company tax: 9%. Flat 15% income tax and 9% company tax, the lowest in the EU. Dividends pay 15% plus a capped social contribution.

Budapest

EUCompany 9%

Personal income15%

Company tax9%

Minimum days183

Cost of residencyCheap

How to get residency

EU citizens: residence registration. Non-EU: permit through a company, job or the investment residency programme.

Days you must stay

183 days or a permanent home in Hungary.

Small print

Flat 15% income tax and 9% company tax, the lowest in the EU. Dividends pay 15% plus a capped social contribution.

Personal income tax7/10

Company tax9/10

Cost of residency8/10

Ease7/10

Life and connections7/10

If you move here

To stop paying tax at home you must live in Hungary most of the year, have your centre of life there and, if you own a company, run it from there. A tax residency certificate from Hungary is your best proof.

Also check whether an exit tax applies to you and read the tax treaty, if there is one.

Am I still tax resident at home? · Calculate the exit tax · Compare Hungary with other countries

Sources · reviewed on 2026-11-01

Official source under review. Data for this country is based on the rules known on the review date.

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