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23rd September 2021 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


SAC stands up for taxpayer over deducting costs of destroyed goods

The Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) upheld a taxpayer's cassation complaint in a dispute over the legitimacy of claiming costs/expenses for destroyed goods. According to the SAC, without informing the appellant the appellate body assessed the issue differently from the tax administrator, concluding, without this being supported by the relevant file, that the taxpayer failed to prove the deductibility of the expenses. The principle of two-instance administrative proceedings was thus breached.
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23rd September 2021 / Good governance / Legal Reform and Transparency


Tax allowances for children will increase. The maximum limit for the payment of a monthly bonus will be abolished

On 27 July 2021, Act No. 285/2021 Coll. was published in the Collection of Laws, amending Act No. 586/1992 Coll., on Income Taxes, as amended, specifically the area of tax allowances for children as defined in Sections 35c and 35d. Both amendments will decrease the tax burden of taxpayers.
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