DocsOriginAngebot
Ein Preisangebot. Kein Steuerdokument und nicht in deinen Büchern erfasst, bis es akzeptiert wird.
HU
Value added tax
Invoicing in Hungary
A business registered in Hungary charges VAT at a standard rate of 27%, invoices in HUF, and issues documents under names and numbering rules that are specific to Hungary. DocsOrigin carries all of that as registry data, so choosing Hungary once configures the tax, the document set, the numbering and the layout together.
Invoicing in Hungary is free forever with DocsOrigin: every document type, every export, no card and no trial.
Tax in Hungary
VAT
27%
Reduced and zero rates
18%
5%
0%
How reliable is this figure
Graded high: this rate has been checked against a tax-authority or official source. It is still your responsibility to confirm it before you rely on it.
Whatever the grade, your own setting always wins — a rate you enter overrides the registry everywhere, including on documents already dated in the past.
Document types recognised in Hungary
These are the documents DocsOrigin will offer a business registered in Hungary, under the names used there. A type that has no meaning locally is not offered at all.
Proforma-Rechnung
Eine Zahlungsaufforderung. Berechtigt den Kunden nicht zur Steuerersparnis.
Rechnung
Das Steuerdokument selbst. Nach Ausstellung gesperrt.
Rechnungsquittung
Rechnung und Zahlung in einem Dokument, für wenn du sofort bezahlt wirst.
Quittung
Bestätigt den Geldempfang gegen eine Rechnung.
Gutschrift
Die einzig rechtmäßige Möglichkeit, ein bereits ausgestelltes Dokument zu stornieren oder zu reduzieren.
Lieferschein
Waren ohne Entgelt übergeben.
Tax identifier
On a document issued in Hungary the identifier is labelled VAT number. It is printed in the header of every tax document, isolated left-to-right so it reads correctly in any interface language.
Expected format
^HU\d{8}$
DocsOrigin checks this identifier's structure as you type — a wrong number on an issued document cannot be corrected by editing it.
As an EU member state, a Hungary number follows the EU VAT pattern and can be checked for structure before you rely on it for a reverse-charge supply.
Numbering
Documents in Hungary are expected to run in an unbroken sequence. DocsOrigin allocates the number at the moment of issue — never earlier — so a draft that is abandoned does not burn a number and leave a gap you have to explain.
Prefix, padding and yearly reset are configurable per document type, and the series is kept separately for each type.
How Hungary writes dates and money
Set the country and these stop being settings you have to think about. The examples below are rendered by the same formatter the documents use.
- Date
- 2026.09.21.
- Amount
- 12 345,67 Ft
- Currency
- HUF
- Minor units
- 2
HUF is written with 2 decimal places, and every amount is stored as a whole number of minor units. ⛔ Money never touches floating point.
Selling from Hungary to another EU member state
A business customer in another member state with a valid VAT number is a reverse-charge supply: no tax is charged and the document has to say so, with the customer's number on it. A private customer in another member state is not. DocsOrigin suggests the treatment and prints the legal wording and the reason.
Special rules in Hungary
Structured e-invoicing
RTIR
Invoice data must be reported to NAV in real time.
A worked example in Hungary
Three lines, priced identically everywhere, run through the real tax engine with the Hungary registry entry applied. This is what the document looks like there.
Angebot
Proforma-Rechnung
Rechnung
Rechnungsquittung
Quittung
Gutschrift
Northwind Studio
VAT number 000000000 · Hungary
Rechnung
Nr. 2026-0042
| Beschreibung | Menge | Einzelpreis | Summe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Designarbeit | 12 | 45,00 Ft | 540,00 Ft |
| Corporate Design | 1 | 380,00 Ft | 380,00 Ft |
| Support-Abonnement | 3 | 60,00 Ft | 180,00 Ft |
Nettosumme
1 100,00 Ft
VAT 27%
297,00 Ft
Gesamtsumme
1 397,00 Ft
Invoicing in Hungary — questions
What tax rate do I charge in Hungary?
The standard VAT rate recorded for Hungary is 27%. Reduced rates may apply to particular supplies, and your own setting always overrides ours.
Which document do I issue to a customer in Hungary?
The document set recognised in Hungary is listed above, under the names used locally. For a paid sale the usual document is Rechnung, and a mistake on an issued document is corrected with a credit note rather than an edit.
Does DocsOrigin cost anything in Hungary?
No. DocsOrigin is free forever for businesses in Hungary as everywhere else: no subscription, no card, no trial, no per-document fee and no export fee. Optional professional services are the only thing that is ever charged for, and they are quoted per project.
What if the rate for Hungary is wrong or changes?
Set your own rate in the business settings and it overrides the registry immediately, for new documents and for any date. Rates are applied by document date, so an old document keeps the rate that applied when it was issued.
Issue your first Hungary document
Choose Hungary once. The tax, the document names, the numbering, the date order and the currency format are configured together, and it costs nothing.
Free forever for businesses Erste Rechnung erstellenThis page describes what DocsOrigin does with the registry entry for Hungary. It is not tax advice, and it is not a statement of Hungary law. Confirm your obligations with your accountant or the tax authority. Registry data as of 2026-08.