Hungary VAT Return (Form 2565 / AFA Bevallas)
Prepare, review, or classify transactions for a Hungary VAT return (form 2565 / AFA bevallas) for any client.
Key facts — Hungary, 2025
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Hungary (Magyarorszag) |
| Standard rate | 27% (highest in the EU) |
| Reduced rates | 18% (accommodation, specified foodstuffs: milk, dairy, flour, bread, eggs, poultry), 5% (medicines, books, newspapers, internet access, restaurant/catering, district heating, live music/theatre, certain new residential property) |
| Zero rate | 0% (exports, intra-EU B2B supplies of goods) |
| Return form | Form 2565 (year-coded: 2465 for 2024, 2565 for 2025) |
| Filing portal | https://nav.gov.hu (eBEV / ANYK) |
| Authority | Nemzeti Ado- es Vamhivatal (NAV) |
| Currency | HUF (Hungarian Forint) |
| Filing frequencies | Monthly (default first 3 years + net AFA > HUF 1M); Quarterly (HUF 250K-1M); Annual (< HUF 250K, no EU trade) |
| Deadline | 20th of month following period |
| NAV Online Invoice | Mandatory for all domestic invoices |
| Companion skill (Tier 1, workflow) | vat-workflow-base v0.1 or later — MUST be loaded |
| Companion skill (Tier 2, EU directive) | eu-vat-directive v0.1 or later — MUST be loaded |
| Validated by | Deep research verification, April 2026 |
| Validation date | April 2026 |
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Hungary VAT Return Skill (Form 2565 / AFA Bevallas) v2.0
Section 1 — Quick reference
Read this whole section before classifying anything. The workflow runbook is in vat-workflow-base Section 1.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Hungary (Magyarorszag) |
| Standard rate | 27% (highest in the EU) |
| Reduced rates | 18% (accommodation, specified foodstuffs: milk, dairy, flour, bread, eggs, poultry), 5% (medicines, books, newspapers, internet access, restaurant/catering, district heating, live music/theatre, certain new residential property) |
| Zero rate | 0% (exports, intra-EU B2B supplies of goods) |
| Return form | Form 2565 (year-coded: 2465 for 2024, 2565 for 2025) |
| Filing portal | https://nav.gov.hu (eBEV / ANYK) |
| Authority | Nemzeti Ado- es Vamhivatal (NAV) |
| Currency | HUF (Hungarian Forint) |
| Filing frequencies | Monthly (default first 3 years + net AFA > HUF 1M); Quarterly (HUF 250K-1M); Annual (< HUF 250K, no EU trade) |
| Deadline | 20th of month following period |
| NAV Online Invoice | Mandatory for all domestic invoices |
| Companion skill (Tier 1, workflow) | vat-workflow-base v0.1 or later — MUST be loaded |
| Companion skill (Tier 2, EU directive) | eu-vat-directive v0.1 or later — MUST be loaded |
| Validated by | Deep research verification, April 2026 |
| Validation date | April 2026 |
Key Form 2565 lines:
| Line | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 01-02 | Domestic supplies at 27% — base / AFA |
| 03-04 | Domestic supplies at 18% — base / AFA |
| 05-06 | Domestic supplies at 5% — base / AFA |
| 07 | Exempt supplies |
| 08 | Intra-EU supplies of goods (0%) |
| 09 | Intra-EU B2B services (0%) |
| 10 | Exports (0%) |
| 11-12 | Intra-EU acquisition of goods — base / AFA |
| 13-14 | EU services received (reverse charge) — base / AFA |
| 15-16 | Non-EU services received (reverse charge) — base / AFA |
| 17-18 | Domestic reverse charge (construction, etc.) — base / AFA |
| 20 | Total output AFA |
| 30 | Total deductible input AFA |
| 31 | Input AFA on domestic purchases |
| 32 | Input AFA on EU acquisitions (reverse charge input) |
| 33 | Input AFA on imports |
| 34 | Input AFA on non-EU services (reverse charge input) |
| 35 | Adjustments |
| 40 | Net AFA payable (Line 20 minus Line 30) |
| 41 | Excess credit (visszaigenyelni hagyott) |
Conservative defaults:
| Ambiguity | Default |
|---|---|
| Unknown rate on a sale | 27% |
| Unknown VAT status of a purchase | Not deductible |
| Unknown counterparty country | Domestic Hungary |
| Unknown B2B vs B2C for EU customer | B2C, charge 27% |
| Unknown business-use proportion | 0% recovery |
| Unknown SaaS billing entity | Reverse charge from non-EU |
| Unknown blocked-input status | Blocked |
Red flag thresholds:
| Threshold | Value |
|---|---|
| HIGH single-transaction size | HUF 1,000,000 |
| HIGH tax-delta on single default | HUF 70,000 |
| MEDIUM counterparty concentration | >40% |
| MEDIUM conservative-default count | >4 |
| LOW absolute net AFA position | HUF 1,750,000 |
Section 2 — Required inputs and refusal catalogue
Required inputs
Minimum viable — bank statement for the period. Acceptable from: OTP Bank, K&H Bank, Erste Bank Hungary, MBH Bank (merged Magyar Bankholding), CIB Bank, UniCredit HU, Revolut Business, Wise Business.
Recommended — sales/purchase invoices, adoszam (tax number), prior form 2565.
Ideal — complete register, NAV Online Invoice records, prior period reconciliation.
Hungary-specific refusal catalogue
R-HU-1 — Alanyi mentes (exempt small enterprise). Trigger: turnover < HUF 18M (2025) / HUF 20M (2026). Message: "Exempt small enterprises do not charge AFA and cannot recover input AFA."
R-HU-2 — KATA subject. Trigger: client is KATA taxpayer. Message: "KATA taxpayers have limited AFA implications. Specialist review required."
R-HU-3 — Partial exemption. Message: "Mixed supplies require aranyositas. Use an adotanacsado."
R-HU-4 — VAT group. Message: "Group registration out of scope."
R-HU-5 — Special schemes. Message: "Margin/travel agent out of scope."
Section 3 — Supplier pattern library
3.1 Hungarian banks (exempt — exclude)
| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OTP, OTP BANK | EXCLUDE | Financial service, exempt |
| K&H, K&H BANK | EXCLUDE | Same |
| ERSTE BANK HU, ERSTE | EXCLUDE | Same |
| MBH BANK, BUDAPEST BANK, TAKAREKBANK | EXCLUDE | Same (merged entity) |
| CIB BANK | EXCLUDE | Same |
| UNICREDIT HU | EXCLUDE | Same |
| REVOLUT, WISE, N26 (fee lines) | EXCLUDE | Check subscriptions |
| KAMAT, INTEREST | EXCLUDE | Interest |
| HITEL, KOLCSON, LOAN | EXCLUDE | Loan principal |
3.2 Hungarian government (exclude)
| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| NAV, NEMZETI ADO | EXCLUDE | Tax payment |
| TB, TARSADALOMBIZTOSITAS | EXCLUDE | Social insurance |
| ONKORMANYZAT, MUNICIPALITY | EXCLUDE | Municipal fees |
| CEGJEGYZEK, COMPANY REGISTER | EXCLUDE | Registration |
3.3 Hungarian utilities
| Pattern | Treatment | Line | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MVM, ELMÜ-ÉMÁSZ, E.ON HU | Domestic 27% | 31 | Electricity |
| FŐVÁROSI VÍZMŰVEK, VÍZMŰ | Domestic 27% | 31 | Water |
| FŐGÁZ, GÁZ | Domestic 27% | 31 | Gas |
| MAGYAR TELEKOM, T-MOBILE HU | Domestic 27% | 31 | Telecoms |
| VODAFONE HU, YETTEL HU | Domestic 27% | 31 | Telecoms |
| DIGI HU | Domestic 27% | 31 | Telecoms/broadband |
3.4 Insurance (exempt — exclude)
| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ALLIANZ HUNGARIA | EXCLUDE | Exempt |
| GENERALI BIZTOSITO | EXCLUDE | Same |
| GROUPAMA BIZTOSITO | EXCLUDE | Same |
| BIZTOSITAS, INSURANCE | EXCLUDE | All exempt |
3.5 Post and logistics
| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| MAGYAR POSTA | EXCLUDE for standard post; 27% for parcel | |
| GLS HU | Domestic 27% | Courier |
| MPL (Magyar Posta Logisztika) | Domestic 27% | Parcel |
| DHL INTERNATIONAL | EU reverse charge | Check entity |
3.6 SaaS — EU suppliers (reverse charge, Line 13-14 + 32)
| Pattern | Billing entity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Google Ireland Ltd (IE) | EU RC | |
| MICROSOFT | Microsoft Ireland (IE) | RC |
| ADOBE | Adobe Ireland (IE) | RC |
| META, FACEBOOK | Meta Ireland (IE) | RC |
| SPOTIFY | Spotify AB (SE) | EU RC |
| DROPBOX | Dropbox Ireland (IE) | RC |
| SLACK | Slack Ireland (IE) | RC |
| ATLASSIAN | Atlassian BV (NL) | EU RC |
| ZOOM | Zoom Ireland (IE) | RC |
3.7 SaaS — non-EU suppliers (reverse charge, Line 15-16 + 34)
| Pattern | Billing entity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| AWS EMEA SARL | LU entity | EU RC (Line 13-14) |
| NOTION | Notion Labs Inc (US) | Non-EU RC |
| ANTHROPIC, CLAUDE | Anthropic PBC (US) | Non-EU RC |
| OPENAI, CHATGPT | OpenAI Inc (US) | Non-EU RC |
| GITHUB | GitHub Inc (US) | Check if IE |
| FIGMA | Figma Inc (US) | Non-EU RC |
| CANVA | Canva Pty Ltd (AU) | Non-EU RC |
3.8 Payment processors
| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| STRIPE (transaction fees) | EXCLUDE (exempt) | Financial service |
| PAYPAL (transaction fees) | EXCLUDE (exempt) | Same |
3.9 Professional services
| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| KÖZJEGYZŐ, NOTARY | Domestic 27% | Legal |
| KÖNYVELŐ, ACCOUNTANT | Domestic 27% | Accounting |
| ÜGYVÉD, LAWYER | Domestic 27% | Legal |
3.10 Payroll (exclude)
| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| TB, JÁRULÉK | EXCLUDE | Social contributions |
| BÉR, FIZETÉS, SALARY | EXCLUDE | Wages |
| SZJA | EXCLUDE | Income tax |
3.11 Food retail
| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| TESCO HU, ALDI HU, LIDL HU, SPAR HU, PENNY | Default BLOCK | Personal provisioning |
| ÉTTEREM, RESTAURANT, VENDÉGLŐ | Default BLOCK | Entertainment |
3.12 Internal transfers and exclusions
| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| SAJÁT ÁTUTALÁS, OWN TRANSFER | EXCLUDE | Internal |
| OSZTALÉK, DIVIDEND | EXCLUDE | Out of scope |
| HITELTÖRLESZTÉS, LOAN REPAYMENT | EXCLUDE | Loan principal |
| ATM, KÉSZPÉNZ | Ask | Default exclude |
Section 4 — Worked examples
Example 1 — Non-EU SaaS reverse charge (Notion)
Input: 03.04.2026 ; NOTION LABS INC ; -5,870 HUF
Treatment: Non-EU RC. Line 15 (base). Self-assessed AFA at 27%. Input in Line 34.
Example 2 — EU service reverse charge (Google Ads)
Input: 10.04.2026 ; GOOGLE IRELAND LIMITED ; -340,000 HUF
Treatment: EU RC. Line 13 (base). Line 14 (output AFA at 27%). Line 32 (input).
Example 3 — Entertainment
Input: 15.04.2026 ; BORKONYHA ÉTTEREM ; -88,000 HUF
Treatment: Restaurant. In Hungary, entertainment/representation: input AFA is deductible IF business purpose documented AND invoice compliant. Unlike Malta's hard block. Default: block (purpose unknown).
Example 4 — EU B2B service sale
Input: 22.04.2026 ; STUDIO KREBS GMBH ; +1,400,000 HUF
Treatment: B2B to DE. Line 09. 0%. Verify USt-IdNr.
Example 5 — Capital goods
Input: 18.04.2026 ; MEDIAMARKT HU ; Laptop ; -638,000 HUF
Treatment: Above HUF 200,000: capital goods. 5-year adjustment. Input AFA at 27% in Line 31.
Example 6 — Motor vehicle
Input: 28.04.2026 ; MOL NYRT ; Fuel ; -32,000 HUF
Treatment: In Hungary, passenger car fuel: input AFA deductible if used for business. Default: 0%.
Section 5 — Tier 1 classification rules (compressed)
5.1 Standard 27% (Sec. 82)
Default. Sales: Line 01-02. Input: Line 31.
5.2 Reduced 18% (Sec. 82(2))
Accommodation, specified foodstuffs.
5.3 Reduced 5% (Sec. 82(2))
Medicines, books, newspapers, internet, restaurant/catering, district heating, performances, certain new residential.
5.4 Zero rate / exports
Exports: Line 10. Intra-EU goods: Line 08. Intra-EU services: Line 09.
5.5 Exempt (Sec. 85-86)
Financial, insurance, healthcare, education, postal, residential rental, gambling.
5.6 Reverse charge — EU (Sec. 140-142)
Goods: Line 11-12. Services: Line 13-14.
5.7 Reverse charge — non-EU
Services: Line 15-16.
5.8 Capital goods (Sec. 135-136)
HUF 200,000 net, life > 1 year: 5-year adjustment (movable), 20-year (immovable).
5.9 NAV Online Invoice
Mandatory for ALL domestic invoices. Real-time reporting to NAV system.
5.10 Blocked input
- Personal use: blocked
- Entertainment: deductible if business purpose (no hard block like Malta)
- Vehicle: no hard block; deductible if business use
Section 6 — Tier 2 catalogue (compressed)
6.1 Vehicle costs — Default: 0%. Question: "Business use?"
6.2 Entertainment — Default: block. Question: "Business purpose documented?"
6.3 SaaS entity — Default: non-EU RC.
6.4 Owner transfers — Default: exclude.
6.5 Large purchases (> HUF 200,000) — Default: capital goods register.
6.6 Mixed-use telecom — Default: 0%.
6.7 Cash withdrawals — Default: exclude.
6.8 KATA status — Default: flag reviewer.
Section 7 — Excel working paper template
Per vat-workflow-base Section 3. Column H accepts Hungarian form 2565 line codes. Bottom-line: Line 40 (payable) or Line 41 (excess credit).
Section 8 — Hungary bank statement reading guide
CSV conventions. OTP and K&H use semicolons, YYYY.MM.DD (Hungarian date format).
Hungarian language. berleti dij (rent), ber/fizetes (salary), kamat (interest), atutalas (transfer), keszpenz (cash).
Currency. HUF. Convert foreign at MNB (Magyar Nemzeti Bank) rate.
IBAN prefix. HU = Hungary.
Section 9 — Onboarding fallback
9.1 Entity type — Inference: Kft. = company; egyeni vallalkozo = sole trader.
9.2 AFA registration — Fallback: "Standard AFA payer or alanyi mentes?"
9.3 Adoszam — Fallback: "Tax number? (11 digits)"
9.4 Filing frequency — Fallback: "Monthly, quarterly, or annual?"
9.5 NAV Online Invoice — Fallback: "Using NAV Online Invoice system?"
9.6 Exempt supplies — Fallback: "Any exempt supplies?"
9.7 Credit brought forward — Fallback: "Excess AFA credit from prior period?"
Section 10 — Reference material
Sources
- VAT Act (Act CXXVII of 2007, as amended)
- NAV Online Invoice Regulation
- EU VAT Directive 2006/112/EC — via companion skill
- VIES — https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/
Change log
- v2.0 (April 2026): Full rewrite. Hungarian banks (OTP, K&H, Erste HU).
- v1.0 (April 2026): Initial skill.
End of Hungary VAT Return Skill v2.0
This skill is incomplete without BOTH companion files: vat-workflow-base v0.1+ AND eu-vat-directive v0.1+.
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