Latest news - October 2017
Last month’s tax and legal news in a few sentences.
A clear path towards interest on retained deductions
The taxpayer’s entitlement to interest on long-retained excess deductions has been repeatedly confirmed by the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC), despite the financial administration’s displeasure. The General Financial Directorate (GFD) finally…
SAC on direct link between non-deductible expenses and taxable revenues
The Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) issued a ground-breaking ruling relating to problematic Section 24 (2)(zc) of the Income Tax Act effective until the end of 2014, giving the opportunity to reassess the treatment of non-deductible expenses with…
SAC: tax provisions for assets repairs have to be sufficiently supported with documentation
In its decision No. 9 Afs 149/2016-34, the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) confirmed that where provisions are created for assets repairs, adequate documentation has to be available and the repairs have to be sufficiently concretised. It also…
Lafata scores against tax authorities
The Supreme Administrative Court reversed a lower court’s decision on the taxation of the Czech football player David Lafata’s income. The SAC granted his arguments that a professional football career may be viewed as a trade. This hence should…
Possible defence against prejudiced expert witnesses
The Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) previously ruled that if the tax administration doubts the nature of activities for claiming an allowance for research and development, it should obtain an expert’s opinion. In the court’s view, only an expert…
Constitutional Court puts a brake on the right to information
The right to information, protected by the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and further elaborated on in the Act on Free Access to Information and some other laws, is one of the evergreens of administrative justice. The Supreme…
Tax administrators obliged to continuously review conditions for securing tax
An order to secure tax (a securing order) issued by a tax administrator should not be permanent or irreversible. The taxpayers themselves may contribute to its end. At the same time, tax administrators have the duty to regularly review the…
SAC: VAT not a part of immovable property acquisition tax base
The Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) in its recent judgement surprisingly diverged from the explanatory report on the Senate’s Statutory Measure on the Tax on Acquisition of Immovable Property. According to the report, the agreed-upon price for…
SAC: Partial payment orders may not be issued
According to the Supreme Administrative Court, the Tax Procedure Rules do not allow the issuance of a payment order for only a portion of tax. This means that VAT payers from whom the tax administrators retain excess deductions sometimes amounting…
Meeting conditions for exempted delivery
Proving the entitlement for VAT exemption when delivering goods to another member state is becoming increasingly difficult due to the growing demands of the tax administrators. Taxpayers will thus surely be happy to hear of any ruling that may make…
Supreme Court: end of zero tolerance to alcohol at work
Although the Labour Code bans employees from entering the workplace under the influence of alcohol, the Supreme Court in its recent judgment stated that not every breach of this duty is automatically a justified reason for dismissal. According to…