New subsidies to support research and development in digitisation and new technologies
The Ministry of Industry and Trade in cooperation with the Business and Innovation Agency plans to announce two new calls under the Applications programme. It will be possible to obtain support for experimental development and industrial research in…
R&D subsidies in the energy sector
On 5 September 2024, the acceptance of applications started under the second call to participate in the THÉTA 2 programme managed by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic. The programme offers support for applied research and innovation…
SAC: Substantiating the performance of R&D activities is essential to claim an R&D allowance
According to the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC), when proving the development activity for the purposes of claiming an R&D allowance, it must be clear from the evidence how existing knowledge or skills were systematically applied and tested to…
New call to participate in TREND
On 29 April 2020, the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TACR) announced the third call within the research and experimental development programme, focusing on the creation of research and development results and their use in one´s own…
SAC: vacation compensation to be included in R&D allowance
In recent judgement 1 Afs 429/2018, the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) expressed its opinion on a widely discussed question: whether wage compensation paid to employees on vacation may be included in expenses claimed within a research and…
GFD admits a looser interpretation of transitional provisions on R&D allowance
The General Financial Directorate (GFD) published information on the application of transitional provisions of the tax package that entered into effect on 1 April 2019. It mainly concerns research and development allowances and regulates the…
Regional Court opposed to tax administrator’s approach to R&D allowance
The Regional Court of Justice in Hradec Králové in judgment No. 52 Af 18/2016 dealt with a case where a tax administrator challenged a research and development (R&D) allowance claimed by a taxpayer. The court in particular opined on the moment of…
Changes to R&D allowances already in legislative process
A working group consisting of representatives of business federations and associations, the Ministry of Finance and the General Financial Directorate has agreed on changes to the R&D allowance. These have recently been passed as part of the tax…