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Understanding SAF-T in Hungary: Key Requirements, Deadlines, and Compliance for Businesses

  • SAF-T is a standardized electronic format for exchanging accounting and tax data between businesses and tax authorities in Hungary.
  • It aims to improve financial transparency, streamline audits, and enhance compliance.
  • Hungary is preparing to introduce SAF-T as part of its digital tax reporting transformation.
  • The rollout of SAF-T in Hungary is planned in phases, but the official start date is not yet confirmed.
  • Businesses should stay informed about future announcements to ensure compliance when SAF-T becomes mandatory.
  • Currently, there are no fixed SAF-T submission deadlines in Hungary.
  • SAF-T is not yet mandatory but is expected to become a requirement soon.
  • Businesses should prepare their accounting systems to support SAF-T Hungary format.
  • SAF-T Hungary will include master data, transactional data, and reporting data in a standardized XML format.
  • Companies will need to generate and submit SAF-T files according to future official guidance.

Source: rtcsuite.com

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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