Czech Republic: Tax Authority publishes Q&A regarding DAC6 obligations
On 9 December 2020, the General Financial Directorate published a document containing most frequently asked questions and answers in relation to the mandatory disclosure of reportable cross-border arrangements (DAC6). According to the document, the
See MoreCzech Republic: Government decides to introduce a domestic DST
The Government has recently decided to introduce a domestic DST following the delay in a unified approach at both the global (OECD) and regional level (European Union). The Czech DST is expected to apply temporarily, until an international approach
See MoreCzech Republic: Deputies agrees with the postponement of the electronic registration
On 16 October 2020, the deputies approved the proposal of the Ministry of Finance to postpone all four phases of the electronic registration of sales until 1 January 2023. The amendment to the Act on the Registration of Sales is now heading to the
See MoreCzech Republic: Supreme Court makes a decision regarding transfer pricing issues
Recently, the Supreme Administrative Court has issued a landmark decision for companies that have incentives to invest in older systems. The court confirmed that failure to meet the condition not to increase the tax base for calculating tax relief
See MoreCzech Republic: Finance Ministry declares the extension of COVID-19 tax relief
On 14 October 2020, the Finance Ministry announced that a large liberation packages are extended in response to coronavirus pandemic. The package includes delay of tax payments by companies whose primary activity falls into an area targeted by the
See MoreCzech Republic: BEPS multilateral instrument (MLI) enters into force
On 1 September 2020, the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI) entered into force for Czech Republic. Czech Republic deposited on 13 May 2020 its ratification
See MoreCzech Republic: Financial Administration confirms delay of DAC6 reporting obligations
On 19 August 2020, the Financial Administration published an announcement about the Official publication of a Law 343/2020 of 14 August 2020 regarding the transposing the DAC6 cross-border arrangement reporting obligations. This Law will take enter
See MoreCzech Republic: Chamber of duties publishes a Law regarding dispute resolution
On 6 August 2020, the Chamber of duties Officially published Law 335/2020, which provides rules to ensure about the effective implementation of dispute resolution mechanisms under EU Council Directive 2017/1852. This Law will enter into force on 15
See MoreCzech Republic: Supreme Court makes a decision regarding statute of limitations
On 2 July 2020, the Supreme Court issued a decision against the tax authorities regarding statute of limitations period extension. On 25 November 2015, the tax authority started a tax inspection concerning the taxpayer’s corporate income
See MoreDAC6 Updates: Optional deferral of DAC6 reporting deadlines
On 24 June 2020, the European Council reached agreement on an optional 6-month postponement to the reporting deadlines for relevant taxpayers under EU Directive 2018/822 (DAC6), and a delay to the exchange of information under
See MoreCzech Republic: Financial Administration announces to expect a delay on DAC6 implementation
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, and in response to requests from European trade associations, the European Commission has published its proposal to amend Directive 2011/16/EU which deals with various strands of administrative co-operation in the field of
See MoreCzech Republic: The Chamber of Deputies passes anti-crisis tax package for second time
On 16 June 2020, the Chamber of Deputies passed the anti-crisis tax package for the second time aimed at mitigating the adverse economic effects of the pandemic on entrepreneurs and companies. The package is set to be signed by the president and
See MoreCzech Republic: Finance Ministry announces liberation package III due to COVID-19 pandemic
On 9 June 2020, the Ministry of Finance announced on its website that the so-called next liberation package III has been approved to extend and extend certain tax exemptions, tax accessories and administrative fees due to an emergency caused by
See MoreCzech Republic: Finance Minister announces to delay the DST with a reduced rate
On 14 May 2020, the Finance Minister announced in a televised interview that the Government agreed to reduce the digital service tax (DST) from 7% to 5%. Also, the Government agreed to postpone the introduction of DST until 1 January 2021. The
See MoreCzech Republic deposits ratification instrument for MLI
On 13 May 2020, OECD has published the updated position of signatories’ countries regarding the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (MLI). Accordingly, Czech Republic
See MoreCzech Republic: Finance Ministry announces latest updates in response to COVID-19 outbreak
On 14 April 2020, the Finance Ministry has made announcement about some measures related to VAT. The measures are given below: The penalty of amount CZK 1,000 applies in case of fail to file a control statement during the period lies from 1
See MoreCzech Republic: Government approves measures to mitigate Coronavirus effect
On 16 March 2020, the Government approved the tax measures to mitigate the effects of COVID-19. Basic measures to be implemented are: No penalty and late-payment interest will apply, as long as the tax return is filed by 1 July 2020. In fact,
See MoreCzech Republic: President signs a Law to ratify BEPS MLI
On 13 February 2020, the President signed a law for ratification of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent BEPS (MLI). On 28 November 2019, the Chamber of Deputies approved the ratification of BEPS MLI. The
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