Case law
Reserve accounts for repairs of tangible assets under SAC scrutiny
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) commented on the conditions for the tax deductibility of provisions for repairs of tangible assets. In its decision, it followed existing case law and confirmed a strict approach to…
Supreme Administrative Court on proving right to deduct VAT on subcontracted supplies
Is an invoice and a contract enough to prove the right to deduct VAT? In its recent judgment, the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) concluded that they are not. If the tax administrator challenges the scope or nature of the services received, the…
Supreme Administrative Court denies customs duty refund due to late filing
The deadline for applying for a customs duty refund is fixed. This was confirmed by a recent judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC), reminding importers that, in the event of disputes with suppliers, they must act in time.
EU General Court: VAT group membership and transfer of VAT exemption conditions
In judgment T-444/25, the General Court of the EU answered a question referred for a preliminary ruling concerning the transfer of conditions for VAT exemption between individual members of a VAT group. It confirmed that a membership in a VAT group…
SAC on proving management services within a holding group
In judgment 8 Afs 164/2025-40, the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) examined how specifically the tax administrator must formulate their doubts and what evidence a taxpayer must provide when claiming costs of services provided within a corporate…
SAC: Application for exemption from income tax on royalties is not time-limited
The Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) has changed its previous interpretation concerning the time limit for filing an application for exemption from income tax on royalties. Following a preliminary ruling by the Court of Justice of the European…
EU General Court addresses VAT exemption for loan management
Does a VAT exemption apply where a credit provider has sold loans to another person but has retained their management and charges a fee for that? According to the General Court of the EU, it does not. Since the original provider is no longer in the…
CJEU gives precedence to national legislation over concept of principal and…
A recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), arising from disputes in Germany, shows that an “all-inclusive” package may be split into a part subject to the reduced rate and a part subject to the standard rate, without…
CJEU on VAT treatment of transfer pricing adjustments
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled on a case concerning transfer pricing in relation to vehicle repairs. According to its judgment, a transfer pricing adjustment does not constitute consideration for a supply of services…
SAC on taxation of travel allowances for foreign employees
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) addressed the question of which travel allowances paid to foreign employees on business trips to the Czech Republic may fall outside the scope of income tax.
SAC on limits for monitoring employees’ electronic communication
Checking business emails and other work-related electronic communications does not have to be automatically impermissible. However, in its recent judgment, the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) clearly showed that employers are operating in a…
SAC: When does advance payment trigger obligation to declare VAT?
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) held that the obligation to declare VAT on a received advance payment arises when, as of the date the advance payment is received, the taxable supply is known with sufficient specificity.…