Most of you know: Hungary is retiring ÁNYK. The General Form Completion Program stops being usable for the VAT return at the end of 2026, and from 1 January 2027 the return has to go through the eVAT system instead. If you file VAT in Hungary, the tool you have been using for years stops working in a little over three months.
But here is the silver lining: SAP has already shipped most of what customers need. That is unusual for a legal change of this size, and it changes the question from “when can I start” to “why have I not started yet”?
Mark your calendar: On Sept 23, 2026 SAP provides an update on current supported scenarios and deployment options for SAP Document and Reporting customers, you can register for free or listen to the recording using this link
One point that gets mixed up easily
From 2027 the eVAT system is mandatory. eVAT M2M is not.
There are two ways into eVAT. The web interface, where NAV generates a draft return from the data it already holds and you review and adjust it. And the machine-to-machine channel, where your system sends the VAT analytics as XML through NAV's API.
The web route is simpler and suits smaller businesses. M2M is built for high transaction volumes and for the cross-border and intra-Community data the draft does not cover well. Most SAP customers running Hungarian entities land in the second group, but it is worth saying out loud that the mandate is eVAT, and M2M is the option you choose.
The dates that matter
- 1 January 2026. New VAT return structures took effect, including the new return package and ESPL form releases.
- 1 August 2026. The eVAT 2.0 schema went live. NAV published it in mid-May, earlier than expected, which left the rest of 2026 for testing.
- 31 December 2026. ÁNYK is discontinued for the base declaration and for any reporting period after this date.
- 1 January 2027. Data-based channels only. The eVAT web interface or M2M.
The A60 form for intra-Community transactions moves into eVAT as well, once its schema is published.
Where SAP delivery stands
SAP Document and Reporting Compliance (link) is supporting customers for Hungary mandates. For current planned delivery dates and scope, please refer to SAP Regulatory Change Manager and select for SAP DRC and Hungary as country. (link: https://app.main.regulatory-change-manager.cloud.sap/index.html#/list=QWxs )
For planned timelines, please access tab ‘Product Impact’ and always refer back to RCM for current status of delivery and scope. You may also consider subscribing to the requirement to get notified of any updates instantly.
Two things that are easy to miss
- The VAT coding has to line up with NAV's structure. This is usually where the work is, and it is a data and configuration exercise, not a technical integration one.
- NAV changes the schemas. eVAT 2.0 arrived in 2026, and the cost of staying current is an ongoing one rather than a one-off project.
What is recommended now?
- Check which SAP product and release your Hungarian entities run on, and match it against the delivery timelines in Regulatory Change Manager. If you are on S/4HANA in any flavour, the functionality is already there.
- Decide between the web interface and M2M now, based on volume and on how much intra-Community activity you have.
- Look at your VAT code mapping early. External advisers put implementation at one to two weeks for smaller companies and one to two months for larger ones, and most of that is data work.
- Subscribe to Regulatory Change Manager and legal mandates listed for Hungary relevant for you to get notified instantly upon new updates
Come to the session
We are running a solution overview on 23 September 2026 at 10:30 CEST, walking through eVAT M2M in SAP Document and Reporting Compliance: what the solution covers, how it works, and the steps to get ready. It is recorded, so registering gets you the replay if the time does not suit.
If you have already moved to eVAT M2M and hit something the documentation did not warn you about, say so in the comments. That is the part everyone else wants to hear.
More information:
SAP Document and Reporting Compliance Page https://www.sap.com/products/financial-management/document-reporting-compliance.html
Solution Brief https://www.sap.com/products/financial-management/document-reporting-compliance.html?pdf-asset=2221c…
DRC Community https://pages.community.sap.com/topics/document-reporting-compliance
Regional Collaboration workzones per country (access can be requested via email registration): https://pages.community.sap.com/topics/localization/regional-collaboration
Regulatory Change Manager (filter for DRC and Hungary) https://app.main.regulatory-change-manager.cloud.sap/index.html#/list=QWxs
Sources: SAP Regulatory Change Manager, requirement GSREQEE-3402 (Hungary, eVAT – VAT Analytics and Declaration with M2M Communication); SAP KBA 3719669; Act on Changes of some Tax Regulations LXXXIII of 2023; Government Decree 322/2024. (XI. 6.); NAV eVAT public repository and NTCA eVAT M2M guidance; Deloitte Hungary and WTS Klient commentary on the eVAT 2.0 schema and ÁNYK phase-out.
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