Starting May 1, 2025, new rules for paying radio and TV licence fees will apply to legal entities and entrepreneurs in the Czech Republic.
📻 Who Is Required to Pay the Radio Licence Fee:
Legal entities and sole traders must pay if they:
- Have 25 or more employees, or
- Rent out vehicles equipped with a radio receiver.
💰 The Fee Depends on the Number of Employees:
- 0–24 employees — no payment
- 25–49 — 275 CZK / month
- 50–99 — 550 CZK / month
- 100–199 — 1,100 CZK / month
- 200–249 — 1,650 CZK / month
- 250–499 — 3,850 CZK / month
- 500 or more — 5,500 CZK / month
Additionally: 55 CZK per month for each rented-out vehicle equipped with a radio.
💡 For example, a sole trader (OSVČ) with no employees who rents out a passenger car with a radio must pay 55 CZK/month in addition to the licence fee paid for their household.
🚫 Exemptions:
The following are exempt from the fee:
- Schools
- Certain non-profit organizations
- Entities with more than 50% of employees with disabilities
- Embassies
- Statutory broadcasters, and others
📝 Licence Fee Registration:
If you do not own, hold, or use a radio receiver under your business ID (IČO) for more than one month, you are not required to register or report the number of employees or rental vehicles to Český rozhlas.
Any entity that has not previously been a payer and owns, holds, or uses a radio receiver under their IČO for longer than one month must register as a new licence fee payer and report the number of employees and rented vehicles to Český rozhlas within 15 days of becoming liable.
Even if you are not required to pay the radio fee—because you don’t rent out vehicles or don’t have more than 25 employees—but you still own a radio receiver for more than one month, you must register anyway. In such cases, your payment will be zero.
Registration must be completed by June 30, 2025.
👥 Who Counts as an Employee for Calculating the Radio Licence Fee:
When determining the obligation to pay the radio licence fee, the key factor is the number of employees calculated as full-time equivalents (FTEs). This includes individuals who have a valid employment contract with the employer—both full-time and part-time. Part-time hours are aggregated to determine the equivalent number of full-time positions.
Members of a company’s governing bodies (e.g., managing director – jednatel, board members of joint-stock companies, cooperative chairpersons, etc.) are counted as employees only if they have an employment contract or similar agreement under the Labour Code.
If the resulting calculation is less than 25 full-time positions (e.g., 24.8 FTEs), the legal entity is not required to pay the radio licence fee. However, if the number of employees is 25 or more, the business must pay the fee according to the applicable rates.
❌ Who Does Not Count as an Employee:
The following individuals are excluded from the calculation:
- Those working under civil law agreements (DPČ, DPP)
- Parents on parental leave
- External contractors operating under their own business ID (IČO)
- Agency workers (they are counted by the staffing agency)
- Elected local government officials
- Individuals without an employment contract (e.g., board members without a formal agreement)
- Employees of Czech diplomatic missions
🚗 When to Pay for Rented Vehicles:
If a legal entity rents out vehicles equipped with a radio receiver, it is required to pay an additional radio licence fee for each such vehicle. The rental must be based on a formal rental agreement in accordance with the Civil Code. This most commonly applies to vehicles leased under a leasing contract.
If a vehicle is provided free of charge or under a loan agreement (e.g., a courtesy car from a service center), this is not considered a rental, and no fee is due.
Free use (such as a service vehicle) — not subject to the fee.
💳 How to Pay the Radio Licence Fee:
- Payment frequency: quarterly, semi-annually, or annually
- Payment methods: bank transfer or credit card
- Due date: by the 15th of the first month of the chosen period
🔎 All information is available in your Účet poplatníka (payer’s account)
📌 If your obligation ends (e.g., reduction in number of employees), you must notify Český rozhlas within 15 days
🔗 More information: rozhlas.cz
📺 TV Licence Fee
The TV licence fee follows a similar logic to the radio licence fee. Starting in May 2025, every household in the Czech Republic that owns a device capable of receiving a television signal (for example, a control panel connected to the internet) is required to pay the fee. This includes not only traditional televisions, but also mobile phones, tablets, computers, and other similar devices.
- The TV licence fee is 150 CZK per month, regardless of the number of people in the household or the number of devices.
Legal entities and sole traders (OSVČ), under the 2025 changes, must pay the TV licence fee based on the number of employees or rented vehicles equipped with a TV receiver. As with the radio fee, they are required to report the number of employees and rental vehicles to Česká televize by June 30, 2025.
🖊 How to Register:
- Online — the fastest and easiest method
By email: poplatky@ceskatelevize.cz - Through data mailbox (datová schránka): ID y7rjeuf
- By post: Česká televise, Televizní poplatky, Na Hřebenech II 1132/4, 140 70 Praha 4 – Podolí
🔗 More information: ceskatelevize.cz
❗ Penalties for Non-Compliance:
Failure to register may result in a fine:
- Up to 5,000 CZK — payable to Český rozhlas (Czech Radio)
- Up to 10,000 CZK — payable to Česká televize (Czech Television)
📌 Key Takeaways:
• Almost all companies and entrepreneurs will need to register — even if their payment is zero
- The deadline is June 30, 2025
- Registration is mandatory if you own a radio receiver
- Report any changes in a timely manner: number of employees, rented vehicles, etc.
📢 Important for Businesses
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