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• Foreign businesses can now request VAT refunds in Hungary without a Hungarian tax number
• The EU Court of Justice ruled that foreign businesses can submit documents in the appeal stage for VAT refund requests
• This ruling will lead to a more liberal approach by tax authorities in ongoing and future refund procedures
• The strict approach of Hungarian tax authorities in the past hindered foreign businesses from getting VAT refunds
• The EU Court of Justice emphasized the importance of content over form in processing VAT refund requests
• The ruling also applies to domestic taxpayers during tax audits, allowing them to refer to the decision for document submission deadlines
• The deadline for submitting additional documents for VAT refund requests is not considered as a forfeiture of rights

Source: a2ztaxcorp.com

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