Czech Republic: Information on mandatory electronic submissions for VAT purposes
The General Tax Directorate of Czech Republic has released information regarding compulsory electronic submissions in VAT proceedings on its website. As effect from 1st January 2014, VAT returns and other documents must be submitted electronically.
See MoreCzech Republic: VAT amendments during 2015
The changes regarding value added tax (VAT) effective in the Czech Republic from 1st January 2015 are given below: The 10% reduced VAT rate will be applied to necessary baby nutrition, certain types of pharmaceuticals for human and veterinary
See MoreCzech Republic-US FATCA agreement enters into force
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Model 1A agreement (2014) between Czech Republic and United States has entered into force on 18th December 2014. Further detail of this treaty will be reported
See MoreCzech Republic & Pakistan: DTA ratified by Pakistan
The Income Tax Treaty between Czech Republic and Pakistan has ratified by Pakistan on 2nd October 2014. The signing draft of this treaty has approved by the Pakistan’s Cabinet on 29th August 2013. Further details of the treaty will be reported
See MoreInformation regarding Transfer pricing reporting requirements in Czech Republic
The General Tax Directorate has released information regarding the new transfer pricing reporting requirements on its website and confirms that tax audits, the tax authorities will pay special attention to transactions with related parties and the
See MoreDTA between Czech Republic and Senegal negotiated
The scheduled of the first round negotiations for a tax treaty between Czech Republic and Senegal is set to take place from 9th December to 12th December 2014 in Prague. Further details of this treaty will be reported
See MoreCzech Republic-Kazakhstan Signs Protocol To Income and Capital Tax Treaty
The amending protocol of Income and Capital Tax Treaty (1998) between Czech Republic and Kazakhstan that was authorized on 16th October 2013 and has signed on 24th November 2014. Further details will be reported
See MoreCzech Republic-Slovak Republic Exchange of Information Agreement signs
The Tax Exchange of Information Agreement (TIEA) between Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic has signed on 13th November 2014 in Bratislava. Details of the treaty will be reported
See MoreCzech Republic: Burden of proof regarding investment incentives and transfer prices
The Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic has issued a decision in a case regarding a company that took tax relief on the basis of some investment incentives and was needed to establish arm’s length prices due to its transaction with
See MoreCzech Republic: New reduced VAT Rate has approved by Lawmakers
The Senate of Czech Republic has accepted a draft bill for introducing a 10% VAT rate on October 22, 2014. The initiation of a reduced tax rate is applicable for books, medicine, and baby food from next year and diapers were also to be incorporated
See MoreCzech Republic: Second phase of Transfer pricing questionnaires
A Transfer Pricing (TP) questionnaire in August 2014 has circulated by the special tax authority of the Czech Republic. The questionnaire has been done by more than 60% of corporations to which it was delivered. On the basis of new information, a
See MoreCzech Republic: Issues transfer pricing form
From October 2014 a transfer pricing form has been introduced for submission to the tax authorities annually with the tax return, requiring information on related party transactions. This form must be submitted by taxpayers if their total assets are
See MoreCzech Republic: Expanded theory of “unreliable VAT payers”
Recently the General Tax Directorate has released the category of "unreliable VAT payers" which was effective from 1 October 2014. It was extended to contain intentionally inaccessible VAT payers, VAT payers who fail to complete the deadlines
See MoreCzech Republic-Liechtenstein Tax Treaty signed
The Income and Capital Tax Treaty between Czech Republic and Liechtenstein on 25 September 2014 has been signed. In accordance with the agreement, 0% Withholding Tax (WHT) will apply if it is the case of a beneficiary company (other than a
See MoreCzech Republic-Colombia Income Tax Treaty details
The Income Tax Treaty (ITT) between Colombia and Czech Republic has accepted Colombian Congress and it was signed on March 22, 2012. The treaty was concluded in the Czech, English and Spanish languages and needs to be declared constitutional by the
See MoreCzech Republic-Singapore ITT protocol enters into force
The amending protocol to the Czech Republic - Singapore Income Tax Treaty (ITT) has entered into force on September 12, 2014 that was signed June 26, 2013. The provisions of article 10 generally apply from September 12, 2014 and the provisions of
See MoreCzech Republic: Documentation requirement for tax payer
From 1 January 2014 Czech taxpayers must send in a separate disclosure form entitled Overview of Transactions with Related Parties at the time of filing the corporate tax return. This applies to taxpayers with foreign related party transactions in
See MoreCzech Republic: Domestic VAT transactions filing from 2016
To file a new return describing all taxable transactions with other Czech registered businesses will be required for Czech VAT registered businesses from January 1, 2016. The Czech proposals contain requirements to reveal the following
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