At first glance it often seems a change in a shareholder’s address, name or amount of registered capital is something trivial. But this would be far from the truth. Section 5 (5) of Act 530/2003 Coll. on the Commercial Register, as amended, requires individuals entered in the Commercial Register and individuals empowered to act on…
Effective 1 January 2015, the Income Tax Act no longer contains specific provisions on the assignment of leases when depreciating tangible assets acquired through finance leasing. The Income Tax Act was amended to treat “assignment” of leases after 1 January 2015 as if tangible assets were being purchased and sold. To fulfil the legal conditions…
After long political discussions, the Czech Republic has adopted a law on the electronic records of sales (EET) in April 2016. The State receives immediate information about all cash transactions of entrepreneurs. Is the risk of potential misuse of such information and benefits of fair tax collection really outweighed? Are these initiatives, along with international…
In Austria, companies that exceed a certain amount of sales have to use a cash register from the beginning of May, 2016. The following article gives a detailed overview of the situation. There were, and still are, long discussions about the obligations of the introduction of cash registers in Austria. Some small entrepreneurs even filed…
With effect from 1 January 2012 entrepreneurs who sell goods or provide specified services and meet the statutory conditions are obliged to use electronic cash registers with fiscal module. Entrepreneurs residing in the Slovak republic or entrepreneurs with the headquarter outside the territory of the Slovak Republic but selling goods or services in Slovakia, are…
Investment Aid Opportunities for Projects Investment aid – provided under Act 561/2007 Coll. on Investment Aid, amending certain acts, as amended Sector: Manufacturing (according to SK NACE) Technological centres Strategic services centres Tourism Forms of investment aid: Grants for non-current tangible and intangible assets, tax relief, contributions toward the creation of new jobs, transfers/exchanges of…
Changes in the Road Tax Act No. 361/2014 Coll., as amended (Road Tax Act) effective as of 1 January 2016 An amendment to the Income Tax Act approved on 22 September 2015 also brought changes to the Road Tax Act. Among other things, it involves how a taxpayer’s territorial jurisdiction is determined. Jurisdiction is determined…
Changes in the Accounting Act No. 431/2002 Coll., as amended (Act on Accounting) effective as of 1 January 2016 The Act on Accounting was amended in 2015 by Act 130/2015. The effective date of the Act is staggered, with different provisions coming into force on 1 July 2015, 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2017.…
New forms will be used to file personal and corporate income tax returns. The forms are available at the Financial Administration portal at Sample Forms. Instructions for completing them were published on 27 October 2015 and are available at the Ministry of Finance website Forms for filing value added tax returns, control reports, recapitulative statements,…
The subsidence minimum (€198.08), tax bonus (€21.41), personal allowance (€316.94), 19% tax rate on taxable income up to €2,918.53 monthly, 25% tax rate on taxable income exceeding this amount and the retirement insurance exemption of €200 per month for students were unchanged in 2015 and remain so in 2016. tenie. Minimum wage: €405 Lowest gross…