Taxes

Amendment to VAT Act 2025 in detail – Part III

We present a continuation of the overview of the most important changes contained in the draft amendment to the Value Added Tax Act. As we have already informed our readers, the amendment has gone through the comment procedure, and a version for the…

Amendment to the Tax Procedure Code: more questions than answers

In accordance with the government's legislative work plan for 2024, the expected amendment to certain laws concerning tax administration is coming. Among them is the Tax Procedure Code, which regulates the procedure of tax administrators and the…

Senate passes Amendment to Investment Companies and Investment Funds (ICIF) Act

On 29 May 2024, the senate approved an amendment to the Act on Investment Companies and Investment Funds (ICIF) and related laws including changes to some parts of the consolidation package, in the wording as passed by the chamber of deputies. In…

Double taxation treaty with Belarus partially suspended

The Ministry of Finance has announced that the implementation of a part of the Treaty with Belarus shall be suspended in the period from 1 June 2024 to 31 December 2026.

Fuel sales: new GFD interpretation of windfall tax

The Czech Statistical Office has updated the classification of activities according to the CZ-NACE. This may affect the scope of payers of windfall tax relating to the sale of fuel.

Amendment to VAT Act 2025 heads to chamber of deputies

Below, we are bringing you up to date on the amendment to the VAT Act 2025. The draft amendment has already gone through the comment procedure, and the version for the government meeting has been published. It contains several changes after the…

Tax cooperation on crypto-assets: what does draft implementing law contain?

The Ministry of Finance has prepared an amendment to the Act on International Cooperation in Tax Administration, which implements the EU directive on the introduction of the automatic exchange of information reported by providers of services with…

News on double taxation treaty with Russia

On 8 August 2023, Russia discontinued the application of key articles of its double taxation treaty with the Czech Republic and other 37 countries. In the Czech Republic, this suspension has been legally effective from 29 September 2023. The…

Adjustments to top-up taxes: what will forthcoming amendment change?

The Ministry of Finance has published a draft amendment to the Act on Top-Up Taxes, which incorporates the rules contained in the OECD’s documents. In addition to many legislative changes and additions in the area of safe harbours, the draft changes…

Changes in income taxes resulting from amendment to ICIF Act

The Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament has passed an amendment to the Investment Companies and Investment Funds (ICIF) Act. It includes a technical amendment to the Income Tax Act that responds to changes in the ICIF Act and introduces…

Technical amendment to consolidation package approved by chamber of deputies

During the discussion of an amendment to the Act on Investment Companies (Print 570), the chamber of deputies approved proposals to amend the Income Tax Act and other laws amended at the end of 2023 within the consolidation package. The proposals…

Details of 2025 amendment to VAT Act - Part II

Below, we continue with an overview of the most important changes brought by the draft amendment to the Value Added Tax Act, this time focusing on the construction sector, in particular on changes in definitions, alterations in conditions for the…