Czech Republic: Senate passes bill on VAT scheme for small enterprises

17 December, 2024

The Czech Senate (upper house of parliament) has passed the Bill on Amendments to the Value Added Tax Law on 11 December 2024, which amends the VAT Law to incorporate the Amending Directive to the VAT Directive (2020/285) of 18 February 2020

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OECD: Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany sign agreement to share digital platform income information 

03 December, 2024

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has announced that the Czech Republic, Germany, and Hungary have signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Automatic Exchange of Information on Income Earned

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Czech Republic, Korea (Rep.) sign MoU on trade and investment promotion framework

22 November, 2024

Czech Republic and Korea (Rep.) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the Trade and Investment Promotion Framework (TIPF) on 20 September 2024. The signing of the MoU came after 34 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries,

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Czech Republic, Rwanda tax treaty enters into force 

13 November, 2024

The Czech Republic Ministry of Finance has announced,on 11 November 2024, that the income tax treaty with Rwanda came into effect on 30 October 2024. This treaty, signed on 2 May 2023, is the first between the two nations and aims to eliminate

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Czech Republic updates list of non-cooperative CFC jurisdictions

08 November, 2024

The Czech Republic Ministry of Finance has released Financial Bulletin No. 9/2024, containing a notice regarding the lists of non-cooperative jurisdictions for various periods about the Czech Republic's controlled foreign company (CFC)

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Czech Republic passes bill on VAT scheme for small enterprises

01 November, 2024

Czech Republic’s lower chamber of parliament has passed the bill amending the VAT Law on 30 October 2024, aiming to incorporate the Amending Directive to the VAT Directive (2020/285) concerning the special scheme for small enterprises, among other

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Czech Republic, Sri Lanka income tax treaty enters into force

21 October, 2024

The income tax treaty between the Czech Republic and Sri Lanka entered into force on 16 October 2024. The announcement was made by the Czech Ministry of Finance on 15 October 2024. Both countries apply the credit method for the elimination of

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Czech Republic ratifies tax treaty with Montenegro

09 October, 2024

Czech Republic’s President Petr Pavel enacted the law ratifying the pending income tax treaty with Montenegro on 1 October 2024. The treaty was signed by the two nations on 20 February 2024, aimed at preventing double taxation of income and

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Czech Republic approves larger 2024 budget deficit after floods

03 October, 2024

The Czech Republic's lower house increased the 2024 budget deficit target to CZK 282 billion to allocate CZK 30 billion on 1 October 2024 for flood aid following severe rains in September. The government initially raised the deficit target from

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Czech Republic offers tax relief for individuals and businesses due to widespread flooding

25 September, 2024

The Czech Financial Administration announced several notices – providing information on tax payment deferments, penalty waivers, and various forms of tax relief – for citizens and businesses in light of the significant flooding on 18 September

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Czech Republic: Finance Ministry proposes 9% deficit cut in 2025 budget

02 September, 2024

The Czech Republic’s Ministry of Finance has presented the government the draft 2025 budget that reduces the deficit by 9% on 1 September 2024. The proposal promises significant investments while reducing the fiscal gap to 2% of the gross

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Czech Republic revises list of jurisdictions for automatic financial information exchange

29 August, 2024

The Czech Republic has released Financial Bulletin No. 6/2024, which offers an updated roster of contracting states and jurisdictions engaged in the automatic exchange of financial account information under the OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS).

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Czech Republic proposes amendment to top-up tax for implementing global minimum tax directive

29 August, 2024

Czech Republic’s Ministry of Finance released a draft amendment to introduce a top-up tax, aligning with the EU directive on global minimum tax that took effect on 31 December 2023. The amendment to the top-up tax act seeks to clarify specific

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Czech Republic approves tax treaty with Tanzania

26 August, 2024

The Czech government has authorised the signing of an income tax treaty with Tanzania on 21 August 2024. This income tax treaty aims to eliminate double taxation concerning taxes on income or concerning taxes on income and capital in force

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Czech Republic clarifies suspended tax treaty with Belarus

05 July, 2024

The Czech Republic tax authorities issued a guidance, on 1 July 2024, clarifying the suspension of Articles 10 (dividends), 11 (interest), and 13 (capital gains) of the tax treaty agreement between the Czech Republic and Belarus. The tax treaty

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Czech Republic, Argentina to sign tax treaty 

27 June, 2024

The Czech Republic announced, in a release on 24 June 2024, that it had started negotiations to sign an income tax treaty with Argentina. Argentina is a traditional economic partner of the Czech Republic in Latin America. Last year, it was the

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Czech Republic updates jurisdictions list for automatic exchange of financial account information

26 June, 2024

The Czech Republic issued Financial Bulletin No. 5/2024 on 18 June, 2024, which features an updated roster of contracting states and jurisdictions for the automatic exchange of information on financial accounts under the OECD Common Reporting

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Czech Republic: Supreme Court rules on royalty beneficial ownership

24 June, 2024

The Czech Republic’s Supreme Administrative Court issued a ruling on the concept of beneficial ownership concerning royalty payments. The case centred around Avon Cosmetics Limited, a UK company based in Northampton, which granted sublicenses

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