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Bitcoin Tax in Hungary (2026)

Flat crypto rateResearch in progressLast reviewed 2026-09-06

The full guide for this country is being researched

What is on this page now is verified against the sources listed below: the tax authority, the governing rule and the shape of the regime. Rates, exemptions and the reporting duty land here once our research is reviewed.

You pay Hungarian personal income tax on crypto only when it leaves the crypto economy, which the National Tax and Customs Administration describes as exchanging it for real value such as legal tender, or buying movable or immovable property with it. The authority states that 15 percent personal income tax is payable on the transaction profit earned from crypto asset transactions in the tax year.

Key facts

Regime
Flat crypto rate
Tax authority
Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal
Framework
A kriptoügyletek jövedelmének adózása
Reporting duty
Crypto transaction income must be entered in the 21SZJA return you prepare yourself, or added to the draft tax return the tax authority prepares for you.

What is not taxed

  • No tax is payable where the revenue from a transaction is not more than 10 percent of the minimum wage, that is HUF 20,000, provided you receive no revenue from another transaction of the same subject on the day the revenue is received, and the total of these revenues in the tax year does not exceed the minimum wage, that is HUF 200,000.

Frequently asked questions

When is bitcoin taxable in Hungary?

The authority states that an individual pays tax on crypto assets only when they are exchanged for real value, for example a legal tender, or used to buy movable or immovable property.

Is there a small crypto transaction exemption in Hungary?

Yes. No tax is payable where the transaction revenue is not more than 10 percent of the minimum wage, HUF 20,000, and the year's total of such revenues does not exceed the minimum wage, HUF 200,000, subject to the same-day condition the authority states.

Sources

The authority itself: Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal. Rules change with each budget; check the figure that matters to you there before you file.

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