Taxes
Determining super-gross wage to claim support under Antivirus Regime C
New Regime C of the Antivirus programme, waiving part of social security premiums and state unemployment policy contributions mandatorily paid by employers (i.e. 24.8% of the aggregate income of their employees) for June to August 2020, gives rise…
Liberation package III postpones filing of tax returns and payment of tax
In Financial Bulletin No. 9, the Ministry of Finance has published a third liberation package, generally and under certain conditions waiving tax, interest, and penalties. Among other things, sanctions for the late filing of personal and corporate…
Eight-day deadline to register/deregister employees reinstated
On 27 May 2020, a bill reducing penalties for the late payment of social security premiums and state employment policy contributions by employers in connection with the emergency measures adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic was promulgated in the…
Anti-crisis tax package: reduction of VAT and road tax
The chamber of deputies passed an anti-crisis tax package involving, apart from the long-discussed tax loss carry-back, a reduction of the VAT rate on selected services as well as a reduction of certain road tax rates. The bill is now to be…
Effect of COVID-19 on transfer pricing of intra-group loans
The current pandemic puts pressure on firms to keep positive cash flows and cash balances. Multinational groups are thus facing the issue of financing their companies. In the most affected industries, access to bank loans has worsened, leading to an…
Changes to tax loss carry-back
The chamber of deputies has passed an anti-crisis tax package that, among other things, introduces the option to carry back tax losses. The originally proposed concept has been further extended: for instance, it should be possible to claim a 2020…
Czech Republic deposits MLI with OECD depositary
On 13 May 2020, the Czech Republic deposited its instruments of ratification for the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI) in Paris. So far, the MLI has been signed by 94…
Summary of measures aimed at providing support and relief to businesses and employees
The government has adopted several measures to provide support to businesses and their employees during the coronavirus pandemic. Below, we offer you a summary of these measures.
Can employers take employees’ temperatures before they enter the workplace?
As the measures adopted to avoid the spread of COVID-19 are loosened, employees can gradually return to their workplaces. The Office for Personal Data Protection (OPDP) has dealt with the question of whether employers are authorised to take their…
Modification of occupational health check-ups after the end of the state of emergency
The Ministry of Health has issued an extraordinary measure to prolong the validity of affirmations which replace initial medical check-ups, as well as the validity of periodical and extraordinary check-ups by 30 or 90 days of the end of the state of…
Crossing borders after the state of emergency
The state of emergency ended in the Czech Republic after 66 days on 17 May. Although many restrictions still remain in place, there have been several changes. The current conditions governing the entry of foreigners to the Czech Republic are…
COVID III guarantee programme will support businesses with up to 500 employees
On 18 May 2020, the Government announced the COVID III programme to support entrepreneurs whose business activities have been limited as a result of COVID-19 and the corresponding protective measures. Although the programme follows on from the…