Deputies approve amendment to VAT Act
The chamber of deputies approved a government bill to amend certain tax laws, including the VAT Act and the Tax Procedure Rules. Amendments to both of these acts are to become effective on 1 April 2017. The summary of major changes in VAT focusing…
GFD clarifies VAT regime upon resale of telecommunication services
Owing to a considerable degree of ambiguity primarily with respect to the resale of telecommunication services, the General Financial Directorate (GFD) decided to respond to frequent inquiries by publishing an appendix to the previously issued…
The SAC: Are statutory representatives liable to VAT?
In its recent judgment (2 Afs 100/2016–29) the Supreme Administrative Court held that the performance of an office as statutory representative in a limited liability company meets the criteria of an independently performed economic activity and…
Latest news - January 2017
Last month’s tax and legal news in a few sentences.
Consideration paid after withdrawing from a contract for work
The Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) ruled (7 Afs 124/2016 – 35) on the VAT treatment of an amount that a customer paid to a contractor after withdrawing from a contract for work. The core of the dispute was whether the amount was a consideration…
Latest news - December 2016
Last month’s tax and legal news in a few sentences.
Ways to quicker excess VAT deduction refunds
Excess VAT deductions retained by tax administrators cause cash-flow problems to a large number of corporations. When claiming refunds of excess deductions amounting to millions of Czech crowns, taxpayers often have to wait a long time for the…
GFD’s information on reverse-charge application on telecommunication services: some questions remain
The reverse-charge regime has been applied to selected electronic communication services since 1 October 2016. The General Financial Directorate (the "GFD") has published information that should have clarified reverse-charge application conditions.…
Tax authority’s duty to produce evidence
The Supreme Administrative Court’s recent judgment concerning the entitlement to VAT deduction reminds us that not only the taxpayer must prove facts during tax proceedings but also the tax authority. The tax administration’s attempt to shift the…
Dealing with the biggest pain of VAT inspections
For a long time, during VAT inspections, honest businesses have mostly feared failing to prove the receipt of supplies from an uncontactable supplier or their supplier’s involvement in VAT fraud without the recipient’s knowledge. A recent Supreme…
EU harmonisation of voucher taxation
A new EU directive regulating vouchers was adopted in June. It aims to harmonise rules for the application of VAT on transactions with vouchers in the EU and eliminate the double taxation or non-taxation of these transactions. The new rules will be…
Right to deduct VAT without meeting the required essentials of a tax document
In September, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) ruled on case C-518/14 Senatex GmbH. In the case, the tax administrator challenged the entitlement to VAT deduction based on tax documents that did not contain the tax identification number (VAT No…