Tax
Europe Guide 2024 : Hungary
Band 1
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Chambers Review
DLA Piper offers a top-tier practice handling tax and customs advisory matters, including VAT and transfer pricing matters and advice on the tax aspects of transactions. The team offers additional strength in tax disputes, including withholding tax and double taxation treaties. The firm is particularly popular with clients from the automotive, financial services and manufacturing sectors. The firm's excellent international network renders it a top choice for complex multi-jurisdictional proceedings requiring Hungarian tax expertise.
Work Highlights
- "Their knowledge in the field is unquestionably deep."
- "They are very visible in the market. We are impressed. It is high-quality work."
- "DLA Piper are up to date and have massive professional knowledge and experience. They are really proactive during their work and are always coming up with new ideas."
- DLA Piper advised Sandberg Capital on the acquisition of a Hungarian online education business, including tax due diligence and acquisition structuring services.
Notable Practitioners
Levente Torma is a top-ranked practitioner who advises on an array of both contentious and non-contentious work. He has notable experience in VAT, double taxation treaties, customs and transfer pricing matters. Torma assists clients with the tax aspects of cross-border M&A transactions.
"He is well regarded as a prominent person in the market."
"He is a leading practitioner in the Hungarian market."
Ákos Becher is a respected tax lawyer with expertise in tax litigation, which he often puts to use in withholding tax disputes.
"He maintains an impressive reputation."
"He is a capable tax litigator."