Question 1

What is the standard corporate income tax (DPPO) rate in the Czech Republic?

Accepted Answer

Effective from tax periods commencing in 2024, the general corporate income tax rate in the Czech Republic was increased from 19.0% to 21.0% under Act No. 349/2023 Coll. Basic investment funds remain subject to a 5.0% rate, and pension funds are taxed at 0%.

Question 2

How does the Czech R&D super-deduction operate?

Accepted Answer

Under Sections 34a–34c of the Income Taxes Act (No. 586/1992 Coll.), corporate taxpayers can deduct up to 100% of eligible in-house research and development expenditures from their taxable income base in addition to the standard operational expense deduction, resulting in an effective 200% tax benefit.

Question 3

How many years can tax losses be carried forward in Czechia?

Accepted Answer

Under Section 34(1) of the Income Taxes Act, assessed tax losses may be carried forward and offset against positive taxable profit for up to five (5) consecutive taxable periods following the year of the loss. Taxpayers may also carry back losses for two (2) periods up to a statutory ceiling of 30,000,000 Kč.

Question 4

What is the withholding tax rate on dividends distributed by a Czech s.r.o. or a.s.?

Accepted Answer

The statutory withholding tax on dividend distributions is 15.0%. However, under the Czech transposition of the EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive, dividends paid to an EU/EEA corporate parent holding at least 10% of the share capital continuously for at least 12 months are 100% tax-exempt (0% withholding).

Question 5

How is the taxable base rounded for corporate income tax in the Czech Republic?

Accepted Answer

Under Section 20(1) of Act No. 586/1992 Coll., the adjusted corporate tax base is statutory rounded down to the nearest full thousand Czech Korunas (cele tisíce Kč dolů) prior to calculating the 21% tax liability.

Jurisdiction	Standard CIT	R&D Incentive	Loss Carryforward	Dividend WHT (Domestic/EU)
Czech Republic 🇨🇿 DPPO	21.0% (reformed)	100% Super-deduction (§ 34a)	5 Years (2-Yr carry-back)	15% / 0% EU Parent
Slovakia 🇸🇰	21.0% / 15.0% SME (rev < €60k)	100% Super-deduction	5 Years (max 50% base)	10% / 0% EU Parent
Poland 🇵🇱	19.0% / 9.0% Small Taxpayer	100%–200% R&D Relief	5 Years (one-off 5M PLN)	19% / 0% EU Parent
Hungary 🇭🇺	9.0% (Lowest EU)	Direct tax base deduction	5 Years (max 50% base)	0% on corporate dividends
Germany 🇩🇪	~30% (Korperschaft + Gewerbesteuer)	Forschungszulage 25% grant	Indefinite (mindestbesteuerung)	26.375% / 0% EU Parent

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