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May 26, 2020 | Richard Asquith

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26 May - The government has announced a reduction in the reduced VAT rate on accomodation
and admission to cultural events. It will drop from 15% to 10%.

15 April update - tax payers may delay the submission of Control Reports until 31 July 2020. VAT
returns and payments must still be processed on time unless the taxpayer can prove substantial
issues creadit by the COVID-19 crisis.

17 March - The Czech Chamber of Deputies has passed urgent measures to assist businesses
during the Covid-19 crisis. Follow Avalaraʼs live global coronavirus Covid-19 VAT measures tracker.

Businesses will be o ered tax payment delays; but this is not automatic. Practically the
amendment allows for a five-day delay in filings without late charges being charged. Although any
fines of CSK1,000 will be waived – the previous threshold was CSK 200. There will be speedy
refunds of VAT credits. The requirement to submit VAT returns prior to any audits will be dropped.

The VAT Control Statements are delayed until 1 July 2020. Fines for late filing of the control report
will be handled as follows: A fine of CZK 1,000 incurred for the period from 1 March to 31 July 2020
will be automatically waived without the tax administrator's request

Other penalties for late submission of the control report or tax return will be waived at the
taxpayer's individual request for reasons related to coronavirus.

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VP Global Indirect Tax

Richard Asquith

Richard Asquith is VP Global Indirect Tax at Avalara, helping businesses understand their
compliance obligations as they grow globally. He can be contacted at:
richard.asquith@avalara.com He is part of the European leadership team which this year won
International Tax Review's Tax Technology Firm of the Year. Richard qualified as an
accountant with KPMG in the UK, and went on to work in Hungary, Russia and France with EY.

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