CMS, praised for the team's ‘professionalism, speed, accuracy, and helpfulness', brings expertise to matters involving VAT, income tax, disputes, tax fraud, extra profit taxes, and transfer pricing. Head of tax, Bálint Zsoldos, joined the team at the beginning of 2025, strengthening their offering. He is joined by Eszter Kálmán, who has extensive knowledge of Hungarian tax laws, assisting client on customs, environmental product levy issues, and VAT matters. Diána Szécsényi-Galambosi draws on a skill set as a full-time tax practitioner and adviser. Judit Kresz left the firm in 2025.
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Accolades
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Testimonials
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- Reliability, expertise
- Professional team, speed, accuracy, helpfulness.
- I am the president of the Hungarian Branch of the International Fiscal Association, and I have been working together with the CMS Tax Team, within the Tax Team Eszter Kálmán, who is the head. She is very thoughtful, interested in every detail, focused, and attentive. She also has a very strong team spirit, and she is a diligent person. Overall, I have a very good opinion about Ms. Eszter Kálmán.
- I think the key to this practice's strength is that they pay attention to their employees, which, in turn, makes their employees pay attention to their clients and makes them like their jobs.
- 'Eszter Kálmán is very thoughtful, interested in every detail, focused and attentive. She also has a very strong team spirit and she is a diligent person.'
- 'Reliability, expertise.'
Key clients
- Chemaxon
- Marriott Hotels/ Dorothea Hotel
- MOL
- SimplePay / Hellopay
- Primark
- Paccor Hungary
- Samsung Electronics
Work highlights
Provided strategic guidance to Chemaxon on the Hungarian implications of the transaction, including warranty and indemnity provisions and cross-border structuring in coordination with US tax counsel.
Advised Paccor Hungary on complex tax considerations relating to the sale of its blow molding division.
Assisted SimplePay Plc on tax issues related to the development and operation of the Simple App and Simple Pay services, including tax aspects of entering new market segments with qvik, a Hungarian payment solution company.
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Practice head
Bálint Zsoldos
Other key lawyers
Eszter Kálmán; Diána Szécsényi-Galambosi