New rules of liability for unpaid VAT according to SAC

The Supreme Administrative Court has specified the conditions of a supply recipient’s liability for VAT unpaid by the supplier: a payment to a foreign account cannot automatically give rise to liability.

EU Court of Justice rules in Deister Holding and Juhler Holding cases

At the end of 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a long-awaited judgment in the joined cases Deister Holding and Juhler Holding, concerning the application of the EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive and involving a dispute…

EU removes eight countries from its blacklist

At its January session, ECOFIN crossed off eight countries from the EU tax haven blacklist: South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Panama, Barbados, Grenada, Macao, Mongolia and Tunisia were grey listed instead.

EU to enhance rights of posted workers

For a long time, the EU has been fighting inequalities in the remuneration of workers posted abroad, and the subsequent competitive advantages of companies from countries where labour is cheap. To approximate the rights of all those working at the…

Amendment to the Act on Foreign Nationals’ Residence in the Czech Republic introduces new types of permits

The Act on Foreign Nationals’ Residence in the Czech Republic regulates the conditions under which foreigners may enter our territory and sets the rules for issuing residency permits and visas. Its amendment, which is now being discussed in…