dr. Helga Kiss – Expert

Helga Kiss

Director, Tax services

Dr. Helga Kiss has a degree in law and she is a tax expert. She is currently leading the advisory team of the tax business line.

She has been involved in legal, accounting and tax consulting for over 15 years. She started her career at PwC from where she moved on to other international advisory firms, where she worked as a tax manager before joining to RSM Hungary in 2017. She has gathered extensive experience in the field of corporate and international taxation, transfer pricing and in the field of indirect taxation.

She has been involved in the advisory and implementation of many domestic and cross border transactions and structures, represented clients in various authority procedures. She has advised private individuals with special regard to the taxation of foreign film cast and crew and provided advisory on the particularities of the Hungarian film tax rebate system.

Her clients are mainly from the (fossil and renewable) energy sector, production companies and the media & entertainment industry.

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Tax consulting

The scope of our tax advisory services covers the answering of general as well as specific taxation issues and professional advice including the gathering of background information relating to specific transactions, participation in meetings and negotiations and taking of notes. In addition to special tax law questions, we also assist our clients by answering any questions arising in everyday business.

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Helga Kiss

2023.06.16

2023 summer tax package in Hungary – a summary of the main changes

On 6 June a package of tax bills containing a number of changes was announced, including significant modifications to VAT, personal income tax, corporate income tax, extra profit tax, local business tax, customs and excise regulations, as well as NETA (Public Health product tax). We have summarised the main tax types where taxpayers, especially companies, should expect changes from 2024. However, in many cases, changes could come into force as early as 2023.

Helga Kiss

2022.11.04

Autumn tax changes 2022 - a summary of the key points of the new tax package

On 18 October, we were presented with a package of tax law proposals containing a number of tax law changes, including significant changes to corporate income tax and long-term investment accounts, while also aiming to simplify administration and tax obligations. We have summarised the main areas and tax types where taxpayers can expect changes.

Helga Kiss

2022.07.01

These are the tax changes that companies should prepare for next year

Company car tax to increase two-fold, transfer pricing-related fines and amendments to the VAT Act. This is how companies will be affected by the bill on the 2023 budget according to experts in Hungary.

Helga Kiss

2021.11.24

The taxpayer has the right to supportive tax authority administration

The European Court of Justice recently made a decision in another interesting case with Hungarian implications. The ruling relates to a special topic of the VAT Act, that of the VAT reclaim procedures of foreigners. In the justification of the ruling, the court also refers to areas of procedural law that are of interest to Hungarian companies as well.

Helga Kiss

2020.04.21

R&D wage subsidy in the April economic package in Hungary

As part of the Action Plan to protect the Hungarian economy, new measures have been introduced in Hungary to preserve R&D workers’ workplaces. The government measures relate to the coronavirus pandemic, and take the form of a wage subsidy available for employers. The measures are applicable as of 15 April 2020, and businesses in various sectors could take advantage of them, such as IT and software development companies, pharmaceuticals, chemical companies, companies in the financial sector and manufacturers.

Helga Kiss

2019.05.10

The deadline for documenting transfer prices pursuant to the new decree is drawing near

This year, for the first time, companies are required to prepare their transfer pricing documentation in accordance with the new rules. It will be mandatory to prepare a new, multi-level set of documentation (comprising the master file, the local file and the country-by-country report, where appropriate) simultaneously with the CIT filing.