Band 2
Provided by Eszter Kálmán
Eszter is a senior counsel and Head of the Tax practice at CMS Budapest, with over 20 years’ experience in tax law.
Eszter has extensive experience in VAT issues and tax driven corporate restructurings. She has been advising major domestic and international clients on various tax issues including mergers and acquisitions, tax structuring projects, VAT disputes, transfer pricing, state subsidy issues as well as day-to-day tax compliance issues. She represents clients in several tax litigation cases, especially in the field of VAT.
Eszter is an active member of the European VAT Club, an association of independent VAT specialists. In addition to being a member of the Budapest Bar of lawyers, Eszter is also a registered tax advisor.
Eszter is recommended by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 in the Tax category. Clients say that "Eszter is very reliable and has deep legal knowledge in many business areas." "Eszter Kálmán provided valuable input to a constantly changing deal structure." (Chambers Europe 2023).
'"Eszter Kálmán’s knowledge of tax law is unique in the Hungarian legal market, but she also excels in providing and communicating comprehensive, in-depth analyses and solutions to problems." (Legal 500, 2023).
- Member, Budapest Bar Associations
- Member, The European VAT Club
- Member, IFA
- EKÁER’s grace period has been extended (article in Hungarian) – Napi Gazdaság
- The “Tóth”-case (summary and comments)-Highlights & Insights on European Taxation
- The “Klub OOD” case (summary and comments)-Highlights & Insights on European Taxation
- The “Mecsek Gabona” case (summary and comments)-Highlights & Insights on European Taxation
- The “Pannon-Gép” case (summary and comments)-Highlights & Insights on European Taxation
- The “Commission vs France and Luxembourg cases re e-books” (summary and comments)-Highlights & Insights on European Taxation
Provided by Chambers
Eszter Kálmán is a reputable lawyer in the tax space, known for her work advising on transactions, VAT matters, customs and the tax aspects of energy sector projects.
Provided by Chambers
We like working with Eszter because of her high quality professional work and experience.
Eszter Kálmán is one of the most knowledgeable people I know in tax law. She is sharp, attentive and is a problem-solver.
We like working with Eszter because of her high quality professional work and experience.
Eszter Kálmán is one of the most knowledgeable people I know in tax law. She is sharp, attentive and is a problem-solver.
