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Business & Economy
122 articles18 guides · 102 explainers · 1 list · 1 FAQUpdated 12 Oct 2026
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Czech consumer-business law for online shops
The information, withdrawal and warranty duties that apply to a Czech online shop selling to consumers, and who enforces them.
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Czech copyright and software ownership basics
Who owns code, designs and text produced in Czechia: the author, the employer or the client, and why a Czech contract rarely says assign.
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Czech corporate income tax: from accounting profit to what the state taxes
The rate is 21%. The harder question is which profit it applies to: how Czech companies move from the accounts to the tax base, and where costs get refused.
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Czech Customs Administration explained
What the Czech Customs Administration (Celní správa) does: import and export controls, excise duties, enforcement and how it differs from the tax office.
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Czech data protection and GDPR for small business
What GDPR requires of a small Czech business in practice, who regulates it, and where a Prague firm most often gets caught out.
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Czech dividends: how profit legally reaches the owner, and what it costs
Money in the company's account is not yours until the members vote it out. The procedure, the solvency tests and the withholding tax that follow.
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Czech economy at a glance: factories, exports and the services behind them
A small, open economy making cars, machinery and electronics for Germany and Europe: how it is built, what it depends on and where to read the numbers.
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Czech excise duties: why fuel, spirits and cigarettes cost what they do
Excise is the tax buried in the price of petrol, beer and cigarettes. Who collects it, who owes it, and why a bottle of wine escapes it.
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Czech export basics: customs and documents
How a Czech business ships goods inside the EU and outside it: declarations, the EORI number, VAT evidence and the documents customs expects.
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Czech flat-rate tax regime: one monthly payment, and what it costs you
The paušální režim swaps three filings for one monthly payment, but ignores your costs. Who it suits, who it punishes and what to check before joining.
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Czech GDP: how the Statistical Office counts it, and how to read it
Three ways of counting the same economy, a flash estimate that gets revised, and why GDP and national income are not the same thing here.
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Czech inflation targeting: why 2% is the number and how it is used
The CNB has aimed at a published inflation target since 1998, and its 2% goal is the number behind the price rises you notice. Here is how it works.
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Czech insolvency law explained
How Czech insolvency proceedings work: what counts as insolvency, who can file, and the three main outcomes of reorganisation, bankruptcy and debt relief.
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Czech investment incentives: how the scheme works
The forms of state support available to large investors under the Czech Investment Incentives Act, who administers it and how it fits with EU state-aid limits.
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Czech invoicing rules: what a valid invoice contains
The elements a Czech invoice and VAT tax document must show, the difference between an invoice and a tax document, and the usual mistakes.
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Czech late payment rules and debt recovery
How default interest works under the Civil Code, what steps a creditor usually takes, and how a late-paying customer ends up in court or with a bailiff.
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Czech mortgage calculator: how the monthly payment is worked out
Shave one percentage point off the rate and a 30-year payment falls by more than a tenth. A worked example shows why, and where online calculators go wrong.
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Czech mortgage interest tax deduction explained: who can claim
The state does not refund your interest. It lets you deduct it from taxable income, up to a cap per household, and the saving is smaller than buyers assume.
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Czech mortgage market in numbers: where the data sits and how to read it
Every Czech mortgage statistic comes from a few central bank series. Know what each one counts and a headline about 'record lending' stops misleading you.
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Czech mortgage rates explained: fixation periods and what sets them
The rate on your mortgage is not a single number set by one bank. It is a stack of market rates, central-bank policy and the lender's own margin.
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Czech mortgage refinancing: when it pays off and what it costs
Switching lenders can cut a rate, but the saving has to cover fees and effort. The break-even date tells you whether it is worth the paperwork.
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Czech payroll for employers: one payslip, three public bodies
Paying a salary is the easy part. Behind every Czech payslip sit filings to the tax office, social security and a health insurer, each with its own deadline.
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Czech pension savings (third pillar): how the voluntary scheme works
A private pension account with a state top-up and tax relief, and a rule that bites: you generally cannot touch it before 60. What to check before joining.
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Czech personal bankruptcy (oddlužení) explained
How debt relief proceedings work for individuals in Czechia, who can apply, what the debtor must do and what the court and administrator handle.