kdrogers
American expat in Hungary
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Registration: 10 February 2016
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Non-EU National options for Sole Trader/Consultant in Hungary by kdrogers
Hi Everyone, I'm an American living in Budapest for almost 2 years. Currently I work for a Hungarian company and my residence permit is tied to that work contract. Now I have an opportunity to work 100% remote for an American company (as a Sole ...
Registering for KATA took me about 3 weeks. Mostly due to needing a couple visits to the place of registration and getting the right documents for the application. If I remember correctly, once everything was submitted, registration was immediate or ... Read More
Non-EU National options for Sole Trader/Consultant in Hungary by kdrogers
Hi Everyone, I'm an American living in Budapest for almost 2 years. Currently I work for a Hungarian company and my residence permit is tied to that work contract. Now I have an opportunity to work 100% remote for an American company (as a Sole ...
I did not start a KFT. First I applied within my district to become a KATA holder. This is a form of business and tax structure for sole traders, sole proprietors, free lancers etc. Once my KATA registration was approved, I approached the ... Read More
Non-EU National options for Sole Trader/Consultant in Hungary by kdrogers
Hi Everyone, I'm an American living in Budapest for almost 2 years. Currently I work for a Hungarian company and my residence permit is tied to that work contract. Now I have an opportunity to work 100% remote for an American company (as a Sole ...
Following up. I was able to get my work/residence permit by registering as a KATA holder. And on my first try too! Read More
Non-EU National options for Sole Trader/Consultant in Hungary by kdrogers
Hi Everyone, I'm an American living in Budapest for almost 2 years. Currently I work for a Hungarian company and my residence permit is tied to that work contract. Now I have an opportunity to work 100% remote for an American company (as a Sole ...
Looks like registering as a sole trader and paying tax under KATA scheme for now is the easiest/quickest route. That will get me in the right position legally for work/residence reasons. Starting a Kft will likely be better in the long run, but ... Read More
Non-EU National options for Sole Trader/Consultant in Hungary by kdrogers
Hi Everyone, I'm an American living in Budapest for almost 2 years. Currently I work for a Hungarian company and my residence permit is tied to that work contract. Now I have an opportunity to work 100% remote for an American company (as a Sole ...
Thanks klsallee for the insight. I'd definitely want to do this legally. But never hurts to look at all the options :P Looked at the KATA option. 50k HUF payment each month is fine, but then 40% tax on anything over 6M HUF is tough. I ... Read More
Non-EU National options for Sole Trader/Consultant in Hungary
Hi Everyone, I'm an American living in Budapest for almost 2 years. Currently I work for a Hungarian company and my residence permit is tied to that work contract. Now I have an opportunity to work 100% remote for an American company (as a Sole ... Read More