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Government plans 35% withholding tax on income held in offshore accounts

|Proposed Changes|Hungary
Hungary

Based on a press release of the PM's Office, on 16 January 2013, the government decided to levy a 35% withholding tax on income of Hungarian residents held in offshore accounts.

The imposition of the new tax is a result of the fact that the tax amnesty regime, elapsed in 2012, failed to make Hungarian individuals repatriate their income. According to reports, approximately …

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