If you purchase goods or services in other member states of the European Union as a part of your business activity, you can, if certain conditions are met, claim a refund of value added tax. Many Czech VAT payers often charge this tax directly to account as expenses; however, there is a more efficient way to deal with it.

A claim for a VAT refund can be submitted until the end of September via the electronic portal of the Czech Tax Administration. This requires active access to the respective application. From the date of submission of a request, the tax authority has a deadline of 15 days to establish the access. Therefore, we recommend that you apply for access in sufficient time to avoid a situation where your login information is delivered to you only after September 30. In such a case, your right to a tax refund would be forfeited.

You can entrust the specialized team of the KODAP office in Liberec with the processing of your application. Based on the power of attorney, we will ensure not only the submission of the VAT refund application itself, but also complete communication with foreign tax authorities.

Also, consider informing your foreign partners and affiliated companies about the possibility of requesting a refund of Czech VAT for 2024. In their case, too, the refund application must be submitted no later than September 30, 2025.