Tax & Legal Update

Constitutional Court on concurrence of executive service agreement and employment…

The Constitutional Court confirmed that a management contract should be treated as an amendment to an executive service agreement subject to approval by the general meeting. If not approved, a usual remuneration shall be payable for the performance…

SAC’s landmark verdict on deadline for assessing tax

The extended chamber of the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) has dealt with the conflict between the new and old legal regulation of tax assessment deadlines. The SAC opposes existing case law according to which the 10-year time limit for tax…

New call under TRANSPORT 2030 programme

The Technology Agency of the Czech Republic has announced the preliminary parameters of the second call for proposals under the Transport 2030 programme. You can get support for applied research and innovation in transport.

SAC on simultaneous technical improvement and repair of real property

In the tax administrator’s opinion, a company carrying out extensive structural modifications to a real property should treat all the work collectively as a technical improvement, and not part of it as repairs. The Supreme Administrative Court …

News in Brief, February 2024

Last month’s tax and legal news in a few sentences.

RSUs as employee remuneration option

Abroad, RSUs (restricted stock units) are a relatively common and effective tool for rewarding employees. They are becoming increasingly popular in the Czech Republic where, in a highly competitive labour market, retaining the best employees is a…

Jubilee for health insurance debtors

Another debt jubilee is being prepared, this time focusing on health insurance. A group of deputies has submitted to the chamber of deputies a bill on the extraordinary remission of penalties on public health insurance premiums, under which…

Czech Republic prolongs temporary protection and extends residence permits for …

The Ministry of the Interior has launched a system for the extension of temporary protection, allowing Ukrainian refugees to prolong their legal stay until 31 March 2025. At the beginning of the year, the range of residence permits that can be…

GFD Information on Application of VAT from January 2024

Last week, the General Financial Directorate published its Information on the Application of VAT on Selected Passenger Cars from 1 January 2024 and Information on Changes to VAT Rates from 1 January 2024. These documents should clarify several…

Approval process begins for new Accounting Act

The Ministry of Finance has published a draft of the new Accounting Act, for which the comment procedure has been completed. According to the proposal, the law should enter into effect on 1 January 2025. The bill will now be discussed by the…

Proposed amendments of the IASB – classification as financial liabilities or equity?

The IASB has published proposals to amend certain standards to address long-standing practice issues in the classification of financial instruments and to enhance information provided to investors.

Principles of tax administration: speed and economy

The principles of tax administration are not just abstract boundaries, but a basis for a whole range of very concrete benefits for taxpayers that are good to keep in mind when the tax authorities come knocking.