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How to avoid assessment of tax using auxiliary mechanisms?

In some cases, the tax administrator may determine tax even without the taxpayer's cooperation, using auxiliary mechanisms. We summarise below what this means for the taxpayer and how to avoid this situation.

Procedural options for flood-affected taxpayers

All tax relief options contained in the Czech Financial Administration’s notice in response to the recent flooding have been summarised in a recent article. In this issue, we thus focus on the procedural options open to taxpayers affected by this…

Provision of company car to employee

A common employee benefit is the possibility to use a company car for private purposes. How to provide this benefit correctly? What is the effect of the vehicle’s emission parameters? How to proceed when a vehicle is provided exclusively for private…

Principles of tax administration: material truth

Honesty gets you the furthest, and lies don’t travel far. With a bit of exaggeration, it could seem that these sayings were an inspiration for the Tax Procedure Code, as it enshrines the principle of material truth. In this article, we explain what…

When is an additional VAT return really necessary?

Corrections to already filed VAT returns are not uncommon in practice. Often, we either do not have the tax documents in the period to which they relate or we simply forget to include them. Let's take a look at situations when we are obliged to file…

VAT perspective on various options of providing company cars to employees

Providing company cars to employees for their private use is an increasingly common benefit. What are the VAT implications for employers when providing car to employees free of charge? Does the situation change if the cars are provided to employees…

Tax administration principles: non-publicity, confidentiality, and personal data…

Certain procedural principles, such as the principles of legality, speed, and economy, apply in various areas of public law. Other principles are specific for the administration of taxes, such as the principles of confidentiality, non-publicity, and…

Tax administration principles: responsiveness and decency in tax proceedings

Following the principle of responsiveness and decency, tax administrators should try to accommodate persons involved in tax administration. At the same time, both parties to the proceedings should avoid any impoliteness or indecency. Is this…

Can penalties be waived where abuse of tax law has been involved?

Cases of abuse of law are nothing new in the tax area. Is it possible to successfully apply for waiver of at least part of the penalty resulting from the assessment of additional tax under these circumstances? Can the tax authority deny the waiver…

Principles of tax administration: free evaluation of evidence and legitimate…

Tax proceedings usually involve a large amount of evidence: some is provided by the taxpayer, other by the tax authority. It is on the tax authority to assess the evidence and evaluate its relevance and significance. But can it do so in an arbitrary…

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.

Tax administration principles: legality, legal licence, and self-restraint and…

In October's Tax and Legal Update we covered the basic principles of tax administration and why it pays to know them. Today we look in more detail at the principle of legality, the principle of legal licence, and the principle of self-restraint and…