Changes in the Ukraine Regime Project
The Ukraine regime was officially launched in August 2016. The Ukraine regime simplifies the hiring of employees from this country. It is intended for direct employers operating in the Czech Republic in the fie…
Regional Court: Clinical Trials of Medicaments Classified as Research
We would like to provide additional information on legal disputes concerning R&D deductible items, this time in the area of clinical studies. In late February, the Regional Court in Hradec Králové issued ne…
OECD’s Multilateral Convention Coming into Force on 1 July 2018
According to the latest information provided by the OECD, the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the “Convention”) will come into force…
New treaty with Turkmenistan
On 27 March 2018, the Double Taxation Treaty between the Czech Republic and Turkmenistan came into force. The wording of the Treaty is expected to be published in the Collection of International Treaties shortl…
Announcement of a National Call as part of the LIFE Programme
The Ministry of the Environment has announced a national call as part of the LIFE Programme for submitting applications for support in two sub-programmes – ‘Environment’ and ‘Climate’. Support may be applied fo…
IT Firms at Threat of Not Receiving Subsidies
During the compliance audit of public support rules, it was noted that payroll costs of employees that had already worked at the firm could be reimbursed as part of the information and communications technologi…
Courts Have Once Again Sided with Entrepreneurs in Respect of Payment Security Orders
The Supreme Administrative Court has again confirmed that it makes sense to defend yourself against the practices of the financial administration. In its latest ruling on the AB Chemitrans case, the court ruled…
Suspension of the OP PIK Subsidy Programme
An in-depth audit by the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic has highlighted errors in the Business and Innovations for Competitiveness Operational Programme (hereinafter “OP PIK”), whose managing authori…
What is RPA and RCA? We´ll show you, what’s behind automation
Automation has created a lot of buzz, especially recently with advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Automation, however, covers many technologies. Different types of automation software and hardware bring …