Given that the whole buying process was dealt with the property agent and developer, I am unsure of the solicitor used. However, I have requested an up to date property sheet for the property so hopefully this will shed some light on things, and I have contacted the developer and selling agent also.
Fingers crossed it will take a while longer for the stamp duty to catch up with me, to allow me to save up!
I have been sent a letter from a Company called Sigma Company Limited. It states on the letter that they are acting by the authorization of the Ministry of Finance. It states that I have a liability due for Stamp duty, for a total of HUF 701,864. I was sure I didn`t have to pay any stamp duty
Why is a third party company you never heard of collecting taxes on behalf of a government ?
Maybe everyone here is familiar with the company and with Sigma but this seems like a strange situation to me. Could it be a Phony Invoice scam trying to con money from you which you do not owe ? I'd think someone who didnt use an independent solicitor and who does'nt understand the language or how things are done would in general be an easy target and can be easily frightened by bills in a strange and foreign language.
If on the other hand the company is legitimate; I still say pay your taxes directly to the Hungarian government. If the third party folds and takes your money with it, you will still be liable for paying the taxes directly to the government and thats an unnecessary risk I would not wish to take.
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