Tax & Legal Update
Change in VAT relating to the realisation of security
Already signed by the president, an amendment to the VAT Act introduces a considerable change for banks and other VAT payers who secure the future payment of their receivables with movable and immovable property. According to the new amendment,…
Increasingly restrictive measures to secure tax collection
The tax authorities have recently adopted increasingly restrictive measures to collect as much tax as possible. One of these measures is the extended application of securing orders and their subsequent enforcement within a very short time. This,…
Transfer pricing: financial administration’s number one hit
For the last five years, transfer pricing issues have undoubtedly attracted a lot of attention from the financial administration.
When will Income Tax Act amendment become effective?
An amendment to the Income Tax Act, already signed by the president, is set to come into effect on the fifteenth day of its publication in the Collection of Laws. According to unofficial sources from the Ministry of Finance, the publication will be…
What will country-by-country reporting bring in practice?
The proposed amendment to the Act on International Cooperation requires multinational groups with an annual consolidated turnover exceeding EUR 750 million to prepare a country-by-country report. The amendment is currently on the agenda of the next…
With tax package approved, GFD preparing draft information on amendment to VAT Act
The chamber of deputies has approved a tax package referred back to the chamber by the senate in its original “chamber” wording. In particular, the senate’s motions to amend VAT on real property were dismissed by deputies. Even though the effective…
Interest on long-retained excess deductions liable to income tax?
Interest on long-retained excess deductions of up to 14% p.a. was first awarded to a taxable entity by the Supreme Administrative Court more than two and a half years ago. Since then, a number of administrative courts proceeded similarly and…
Defence against unlawful procedure to remove doubt may be well worth it
In its recent judgement, the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) emphasised that the procedure to remove doubt should only serve to clarify concrete uncertainties. It is a tool to ascertain or to check, immediately and without delay, whether a tax…
Duty to identify clients and ascertain beneficial owners
According to the ruling of the Municipal Court in Prague, it is not possible to simply identify a statutory body, director or other top manager as the beneficial owner in cases of unclear ownership structures, as such persons may not be in a direct…
CJEU on hijabs in the work place
In March, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) dealt with the controversial topic of wearing Muslim headscarves – hijabs – in the work place. It held that employers may ban employees from wearing visible religious symbols at work. The verdict,…
CJEU: in mergers, the burden of proof lies with tax administrators
In early March, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) dealt with an interesting question in the Société Euro Park Service (C-14/16) case. The case involved a dispute whether a tax administrator’s prior approval was necessary to defer the taxation of…