Hungary has announced plans to reform its invoicing framework in line with the EU VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) directive, introducing mandatory structured e-invoicing for domestic B2B, intra-EU B2B, and B2G transactions. The proposal also introduces new reporting requirements, including a buyer-side “Accounts on Receipt” (AOR) obligation requiring invoice data to be reported within five days, while invoices must comply with the EN 16931 EU e-invoicing standard and be transmitted through secure automated channels Read more

Hungary’s e-receipt system introduces receipts that exist only in digital form and are issued through e-cash registers, becoming legally valid once stored in the central receipt repository and accessible to customers via a dedicated application. Read more

Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) has launched a new digital VAT refund system at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, introducing electronic terminals that allow non-EU travelers to process VAT refunds quickly and select their preferred refund method. Read more

Hungary has expanded the scope of the reduced 5% VAT rate under Act CXXVII of 2007 to include certain fresh, chilled, or frozen meat and slaughter by-products of domestic cattle, as listed under Annex 3, Part I, Line 60, provided they meet both the specific CN tariff headings (0201, 0202, 0206) and the legal product definition. Read more

From 1 September 2026, Hungary will introduce mandatory receipt data reporting, requiring all receipt information to reach the tax authority, with real-time compliance automatically fulfilled by businesses using NAV-connected online or e-cash registers, while non-connected issuers must submit aggregated daily reports within three days. Read more

The KOBAK Portal, operated by Hungary’s NAV, is the mandatory central platform for registering, activating, and managing the full lifecycle of both online and e-cash registers under the new digital fiscal rules. Read more

Hungary is not announcing a fiscal revolution with headlines or sweeping political rhetoric. Instead, it is executing one methodically, through regulation, architecture, and time. For retailers and POS vendors operating in the country, the shift now underway will redefine what fiscal compliance means—not as a box to be checked, but as a system embedded directly into everyday transactions. At first... Read more