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Helga Kiss, tax director, RSM Hungary

Helga Kiss

Director, Tax services

Dr. Helga Kiss has a degree in law and is also a tax expert. She has been involved in legal, accounting and tax consulting for over 15 years. She started her career at PwC from where she moved on to other international advisory firms, where she worked as a manager gathering extensive experience in merger and acquisition and transformation related advisory services, project management and in the representing of clients before the tax authorities. She has been involved in the preparation and controlling of VAT, personal income tax, corporate tax, local business tax etc. returns and in transfer pricing consulting.

As tax director of RSM Hungary, dr. Kiss key tasks include consulting concerning related party tax issues, transfer pricing and she manages tax advisory projects related to the Hungarian indirect film rebate scheme. She also involved in direct tax issues and cooperates in tax planning works relating domestic and international structuring and in the comprehensive supporting of the tax tasks of clients.

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RSM Film & Movie

The services of our Film & Movie business line cover a wide spectrum of tax consulting, accounting, legal consulting and administrative tasks relating to the complex process of movie making - production planning and setting up of the production office, the financing background, foreign and local film crew members, the employment of actors, production preparation, filming and post-production work.

Our complex advisory service designed for the special characteristics of the filming industry guarantees high-level service for our partners built on the knowledge of Hungary's regulatory background and on the needs of individuals, experts and companies concerned by film production (production offices, film distributors, film studios, producers, financers, actors and crew members).

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R&D wage subsidy in the April economic package in Hungary

As part of the Action Plan to protect the Hungarian economy, new measures have been introduced in Hungary to preserve R&D workers’ workplaces. The government measures relate to the coronavirus pandemic, and take the form of a wage subsidy available for employers. The measures are applicable as of 15 April 2020, and businesses in various sectors could take advantage of them, such as IT and software development companies, pharmaceuticals, chemical companies, companies in the financial sector and manufacturers.

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Helga Kiss
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Helga Kiss

Film subsidy 2019

From 1 January 2019, the film productions registered with the National Film Office may account for costs acknowledged for the purposes of the film subsidy according to the Film Act* amended at several points. This may come handy for the domestic production of series with many characters but the base of the film subsidy may reduce in the case of employing high-paid, typically foreign stars.

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Film financing from subsidy – the role of the comfort letter

The shooting of The Alienist, nominated in two categories at the 2019 Golden Globes, and Genius: Picasso, nominated in the category for best actor, both took place in Hungary. How does the Corporate Income Tax (TAO) system in Hungary assist in raising the funds to cover film production costs and what role does the comfort letter have in the planning and raising the funds to cover the costs of film production?

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Level of film rebate for Hungarian production increases to 30 percent

Following a green light from the EU Commission, the level of indirect film related tax rebate in Hungary rises to 30% from 11 June 2018. The boosted proportion of film incentive is guaranteed to 31 December 2024, thus in an ever-more competitive regional situation the Hungarian film industry has a much better chance of maintaining its role as market leader. No changes are expected in the application process for film grants.

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