• Introduction
  • Country list
  • Summarised data
  • Compare
  • CIT Key Features
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Welcome to the
CEE tax guide 2023

Welcome to Mazars’ eleventh annual Central and Eastern European tax guide. The main purpose of our brochure is to provide an overview of the tax systems in the CEE region. For the last ten years, the list of participating countries has been continuously expanded; in 2013 we started out with 15 countries, whereas this year’s edition contains data for 25 jurisdictions. Alongside the ‘core’ Central European countries like Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland (the so-called Visegrad Group), southeast Europe, Germany, Austria, Ukraine, Romania, Moldova, and the Baltic states are also included. For the first time in 2023, even the Mazars offices in the Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan) contributed to the tax guide.

This year’s issue contains information on taxation systems effective at the end of January 2023. In the first section, the tax systems of the CEE region are presented country-by-country, based on data provided by the relevant Mazars offices. The end of this guide contains summary tables that allow side-by-side comparisons of the relevant tax environments.

The primary aim of the publication is to allow for comparisons to be made between the fundamental factors of competitiveness in the region. What are these factors? They primarily include the scale of taxes and employment contributions: in addition to listing the relevant tax and contribution rates, we also provide examples for various salary levels and family statuses. Other key factors are the rates and special features of value added tax, as well as the corporate income tax system. A separate table summarises and compares major CIT characteristics, such as tax allowances for research and development activities or loss carry-forward regulations, group taxation, interest deduction limitations, etc. Moreover, readers are also provided a quick overview of the main features of each country’s transfer pricing regulations.

Before making any strategic business decisions, further discussion and detailed analysis are always required. To that end, we have included the direct contact information of our offices and experts. Please feel free to get in touch with the relevant people with any questions or clarifications you might have.

We hope you find this guide useful.

 
Sándor Szmicsek 
Senior Partner, Tax and Legal Services
Mazars in Hungary 

 

 
Dr. Dániel H. Nagy LL.M.
Partner, Head of Tax and Legal Services
Mazars in Hungary 

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