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Income from real estate rent. Optimization and tax benefits
Income from real estate rent. Optimization and tax benefits
21-01-2019
Do you plan to rent your apartment/house out but still have concerns regarding taxes? Then this material is exactly what you need. In this article, we will describe such a type of rental property, when an apartment owner rents it out as an individual without opening a business license. First, let’s turn to the tax...
The minimum salary in the Czech Republic is growing again. Depending on the category, from 13 350 CZK to 26 700
The minimum salary in the Czech Republic is growing again. Depending on the category, from 13 350 CZK to 26 700
12-12-2018
Another wave of increase in the minimum wages in the Czech Republic for all categories will influence not only 150 000 employees, but also, for instance, recipients of the tax discounts or private entrepreneurs who make minimum mortgage payments for health insurance. Reasoning The minimum wage at the beginning of 2019 will increase for the...
Cryptocurrencies and taxes in the Czech Republic
Cryptocurrencies and taxes in the Czech Republic
07-09-2018
Tax policy of the Czech Republic regarding cryptocurrencies, mining cryptocurrencies and selling merchandise and services for cryptocurrencies. All the mentioned points are described in this article. Methodological introduction. The concept of «cryptocurrency» Currently, there are more than 1000 virtual or digital «currencies» also called cryprocurrencies (“kryptoměny (KM)” in Czech) in the world. The most popular ones...
Minimum wages according to professions
Minimum wages according to professions
13-06-2018
Minimum wages in the Czech Republic were increased to 12 200 CZK in 2018. An increase in this value naturally leads to an increase in minimum possible deductions for medical insurance. They are equal 1647 korunas now. Even if an employee works under the contract on a part-time employment and earns 2000 or 3000 korunas...
Who should make advanced payments on income taxes?
Who should make advanced payments on income taxes?
17-05-2018
Who exactly should make the advanced payments on income taxes in the Czech Republic, what are the payments due dates and what are the risks for ones who ignore the obligation to pay? We will shed the light on these questions in this article. The tax obligations for some tax-payers are not limited by submitting...
Children tax benefits in Czechia
Children tax benefits in Czechia
08-03-2018
This is about tax benefits for children and changes in providing the tax bonus. This important news was introduced by the Czech Ministry of Finance along with the revised Law on State Social Support. It means that parents will be able to save on income taxes in 2018 more than they did in the previous...
Great news for the parents of preschool children!
Great news for the parents of preschool children!
19-02-2018
The maximum tax benefit that can be used by parents whose children attend preschool institutions in 2017 was increased to 1100 korunas for each child. The maximum discount in 2017 was 11 000 korunas, comparing to 9900 korunas available for taxpayers in 2016. When completing the Declaration on Income Tax from the Population for 2017...
Innovation in the Czech Republic: company owners are to be added to the General Register
Innovation in the Czech Republic: company owners are to be added to the General Register
16-01-2018
As always, January brings legislative changes. One of them was the Law on public registering of legal entities and individuals that came into force on January 1, 2018 (the law was approved as early as the autumn of 2016). Companies and other legal entities do not have the right to conceal the information about their...
Living in the Czech Republic
Living in the Czech Republic
28-11-2017
The Czech Republic is one of the most comfortable countries in the European Union to move to, to do business and to live in. The Czech language belongs to the same Slavic group as Russian does; the Czech Republic is used to expats (every 14th citizen is a foreigner); the rights of the foreigners and...
Taxes in the Czech Republic
Taxes in the Czech Republic
28-11-2017
The country took a medium place of the tax rate level among the countries of the European Union. Its effective taxation system for entrepreneurs allows paying 10% per year. The Czech Republic is a perfect, friendly arena for medium and small businesses from the points of comfortable and cost-effective taxation system and reasonable accounting service....
Position of the Czech Republic in the “Doing Business” rating
Position of the Czech Republic in the “Doing Business” rating
28-11-2017
Doing Business is a research annually conducted by the World Bank aimed to study the simplicity of performing business in the developed countries. This research has been conducted for 15 years already. It spots the states attractive for doing business based on the certain criteria: convenience of tax system, accounting cost, market possibilities and development...
Czech currency and plans on the euro adoption
Czech currency and plans on the euro adoption
28-11-2017
The koruna is the official currency in the Czech Republic. It has been used in the country since 1993. At the present time the pan-European currency euro is accepted all over the republic, however, there are some losses in the exchange rate. Geller 1 koruna is subdivided in 100 gellers used only in case of...