Hungary Tax Calculator (2026) — Add or Reverse Tax
Hungary charges a 27% ÁFA, a 9% corporate tax rate, and a 15% top personal income tax rate.
How to use this calculator:
- Purchase mode — add ÁFA to a pre-tax price, or reverse a tax-included total to find the pre-tax price and exact tax paid.
- Profit / salary modes — enter an amount to see the corporate tax owed or a ceiling estimate of personal tax at the top marginal rate.
Understanding Hungary's Tax System
Hungary levies ÁFA at a standard rate of 27%. Its statutory corporate income tax rate is 9%, below the 23.37% global average. The top personal income tax rate is 15%.
Highest VAT in the world, lowest corporate rate in the EU, flat personal tax.
Region
Europe
ÁFA rate
27%
vs. world average corporate rate
14.4 points below the 23.37% global average
Why Reverse Tax Calculation Matters
Receipts and invoices usually show only the tax-included total — not the pre-tax price. Reversing the calculation matters for bookkeeping, expense claims, and cross-border price comparisons. Because dividing by (1 + rate) isn't the same as simply subtracting the rate, doing this by hand is a common source of errors — select "Reverse" in the purchase-mode calculator above to handle it exactly.
History & Context
Hungary moved from a progressive personal income tax (17%/32% brackets) to a flat 16% rate in 2011, then cut it further to 15% in 2016 — nearly a decade without change since. Corporate tax was unified into a single 9% flat rate in January 2017, replacing an earlier two-tier 10%/19% system and becoming the lowest standard corporate tax rate anywhere in the EU.
Hungary's combination of the EU's lowest corporate tax (9%) and a simple flat personal rate (15%) — paired paradoxically with the EU's (and the world's) highest VAT rate (27%) — reflects a deliberate policy tilt: tax consumption heavily while keeping taxes on income and business investment as low as possible.
Business Use Case
A company deciding where to incorporate in the EU purely on headline corporate tax rate would find Hungary's 9% rate hard to beat — less than half Germany's roughly 30% effective rate — though Hungary's 27% VAT means the tax advantage shifts entirely to producers and investors rather than consumers.
Real-World Examples
ÁFA on a purchase
A Ft1,000.00 purchase in Hungary at 27%:
- Tax: Ft1,000.00 × 27% = Ft270.00
- Total: Ft1,270.00
Corporate tax on profit
Ft1,000.00 in company profit in Hungary at 9%:
- Tax: Ft1,000.00 × 9% = Ft90.00
- After-tax profit: Ft910.00
Frequently Asked Questions — Hungary Taxes
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References & Sources
Rates last verified for 2026. Tax rates change through national budgets — always confirm current figures with a qualified local tax advisor before making business or relocation decisions. This tool is for estimation and educational purposes only and is not tax, legal, or accounting advice.
Jordan Hayes
Verified AuthorLead Content Editor & Personal Finance Specialist
Jordan Hayes is a personal finance content strategist with 9+ years building educational finance and health resources. He has written and fact-checked over 200 personal finance guides covering mortgage amortization, retirement planning, tax strategy, and budgeting. His work applies IRS publications, Federal Reserve data, and peer-reviewed research to make complex calculations accessible.