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122 articles18 guides · 102 explainers · 1 list · 1 FAQUpdated 12 Oct 2026
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Double tax treaties and Czechia: how they stop two countries taxing you
More than 80 treaties decide who gets to tax wages, dividends and royalties that cross a border. How they work, and why you still have to claim them.
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Early repayment of a Czech mortgage: rules, fees and limits
You can always repay a Czech mortgage early, but whether it is free depends on the date, the amount and the reason. One month a year is the window many miss.
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EET, the Czech receipt-reporting scheme: why it came and why it went
From 2016 Czech tills reported each sale to the tax office within seconds. The scheme was suspended in 2020, repealed from 2023, and the idea keeps returning.
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EU funds for Czech businesses: main programmes
An outline of the EU-funded operational programmes open to Czech firms in the 2021 to 2027 period, who manages them and how a typical call works.
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Filing a Czech VAT return: the return, the control statement and who checks
The return is a calculation. The control statement is a second filing the tax office matches against your customers' data. How each works and who files what.
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Filing annual accounts in Czechia: five steps from year-end to the register
Banks and partners check whether a Czech company has deposited its accounts. The route from closing the books to the sbírka listin, and the cost of filing late.
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From notary to register: registering an s.r.o. in Czechia, step by step
Weeks, not days: the order of a Czech company formation, the registered-address paperwork that slows founders and what follows the court entry.
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Hiring your first employee in Czechia: the checklist before day one
Registrations, contract basics and right-to-work checks come in a fixed order. Missing one is cheap to fix on paper and expensive after the person has started.
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How Czech public procurement works
The legal framework, procedures, electronic tools and oversight of public tenders in Czechia, and how thresholds decide which rules apply.
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How much deposit do you need for a Czech mortgage? The ČNB rules
The answer comes from the central bank, not the bank counter. Loan-to-value limits decide how much of the price you must bring yourself.
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How much you can borrow for a Czech mortgage: DTI, DSTI and LTV
The central bank's income caps are switched off, yet your loan is still capped. Here is what the bank measures before it names a figure.
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How the CNB decides interest rates: the Board, the forecast and the vote
A rate decision looks like a single announcement. Behind it sits a forecast, a staff briefing and a seven-person vote, all on a published calendar.
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How the Czech National Bank works: mandate, board and tools
The CNB sets interest rates, prints the notes and supervises the banks. A guide to what it is for, who decides, and why it is not part of the government.
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How the koruna exchange-rate regime works: floating, with one big exception
The koruna floats, yet for almost four years the CNB held it above a floor. What the regime is, how that episode worked and how to read the rate.
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How to calculate ROI on a Prague flat: a worked five-year example
With a loan, a flat that gains 3% a year returns about 29% in five years; if prices stand still, it loses about 14%. A hypothetical flat, layer by layer.
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How to sell to the Czech state
A practical route for a supplier to start bidding on Czech public contracts: where tenders appear, what to prepare and how bids are assessed.
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Hyundai in Nošovice: how a Korean plant joined Škoda and Toyota in Czechia
Three car plants make Czechia one of the world's most car-dependent economies. How Nošovice, Mladá Boleslav and Kolín fit together, and where the risk sits.
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IČO, DIČ and birth number: the Czech identifiers that run your paperwork
Three numbers appear on every Czech invoice, contract and tax form. What each one identifies, who issues it and how to check a business in seconds.
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Investing in commercial property in Czechia: offices, retail and logistics
A commercial building is bought for its leases, not its walls. How yield, tenant quality, lease length and structure decide what an investor really owns.
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Investing in Czechia as a resident: brokers, funds and the tax catch
Opening a brokerage account is easy. The part newcomers get wrong is reporting the income, because most brokers will not withhold Czech tax for you.
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Joint mortgages in Czechia: couples, spouses and co-borrowers
Two incomes make a bigger loan possible. They also make each borrower answerable for the whole debt, whatever the two of you agreed between yourselves.
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Managing a Prague flat from abroad as a landlord: tax, agents and contacts
Letting a Prague flat from abroad works when five things are in place: a local agent, a power of attorney, a tax plan, a bank route and an emergency contact.
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Mortgage application in Czechia step by step: from pre-approval to drawdown
The money reaches the seller last, not first. Knowing the order of the steps, and which ones you can run in parallel, is what keeps a reservation deposit safe.
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Mortgage broker or direct to the bank in Czechia: how the choice works
A broker costs the borrower nothing in most deals, which is exactly why it is worth asking who does pay. The answer shapes which banks you are shown.