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Weekly information summary (May 29th to June 4th, 2020)

The Government of the Czech Republic approved the prolongation of the Antivirus program, Regime B, by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic, up to August 31st, 2020. The Czech Chamber of Commerce, together with other employers’ associations, also pushes through the Regime A preservation, since the closing of establishments can still be happening on the local level.

The Government did also, on Monday, June 1st, 2020, cancel by its resolution the price moratorium for apartments’ rents. Detailed information is available here (in Czech only).

As we have already informed you the previous week, the Act No. 255/2020 Coll. on penalty decrease for the social security premiums payments and the financial contribution to the State employment policy paid by employers as payers, has been published. From the viewpoint of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, it represents an insufficient measure that has been, unfortunately, completed with a supplement by the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic that decreases the deadline for obligatory reports to the Czech Social Security Administration from eight days to one. It will come into force on September 1st, 2020. However, CCC had categorically objected to it. An Amendment to the Law draft on social security insurance premiums payments remission by the Deputies, restoring the deadline to its original length, had afterwards, also thanks to the pressure by the Czech Chamber of Commerce, been approved. The legislative process has not yet been finished – the Law draft adjusting the nonsensical deadline shortening is currently waiting to be discussed in the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (print No. 268), while we suppose that it will be approved. More information is available for example here (in Czech only).

Not only the Law draft on social security insurance premiums payments remission and the financial contribution to the State employment policy which will make the remission of the insurance premiums payments for the months of June, July and August for small companies (up to 50 employees) that also fulfil other limiting conditions possible but also the so called anti-crisis tax package (print No. 267) is being sent from the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic to the Senate. This package gives municipalities the possibility to implement the release from the real estate tax, when it comes to the income tax, the possibility to retrospectively implement the tax loss and that up to 30 million Czech crowns (the tax payer may apply the expected loss for the year of 2020 already via the income tax return for the year of 2019 by making an estimate of the loss). In case of the road tax, the rates will be decreased for all categories of vehicles with a maximum permitted weight exceeding 3.5 tons and that for the year of 2020 already. In case of the VAT, the rate decrease from 15 to 10% for accommodation services, cultural and sports events and sport services is being proposed and that from the day the Act takes force.

This week, an Amendment to the Act on compensation bonus No. 262/2020 Coll. which enables the associates and managing directors of small limited companies to draw the compensation bonus for the whole period from March 12th to June 8th, 2020, was published in the Collection of Laws. Also, the Amendment on Electronic Evidence of Takings No. 263/2020 Coll. which postpones for all the obligation of electronic evidence of takings to January 1st, 2020, was published.

On Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020, the meeting of the Section of Defence Industry of the Czech Chamber of Commerce with a presence of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic, Mr. Lubomír Metnar, took place in the premises of the headquarters of CCC. Among the topics discussed there was the self-sufficiency when it comes to the army materiel and protective equipment supply in the times of crisis. We have concurred not only on the support of the domestic defence industry but also on a possibly important role of this sector in the times of export restart. More about the outputs from this meeting can be found here.

At the end of the last week, the President of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Vladimír Dlouhý did, by his letter addressed to the Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic, Mr. Lubomír Zaorálek, support the initiative of the movie industry. Considering the movie industry is one of the most significant sectors of the cultural and creative industry, an important entity commissioning work and a purchaser of goods and services from Czech self-employed and SMEs, it can also be used for the restart of Czech economy.

Taking into account there are dynamic changes taking place when it comes to the cross-border movement loosening, we have, on June 4th, 2020, updated for you a document called New rules for travelling linked to economic activity performance (in Czech only).

The Chamber of Commerce of Prague 1 took part in the project reSTART of doing business which shows the stories of individual business people and tradesmen from different fields – stories about how they took the opportunity for restart in the times of coronavirus, what major changes they are going through at the beginning of their new future and how their business is to be taking off in the coming months. In case the members would like to share their story, it is possible and free of charge up to June 30th, 2020, here.

We would also like to inform you about the possibility to cast a vote in a survey called Absurdity of the year 2020 which is currently taking place and which is, same as every year, under the auspices of the Czech Chamber of Commerce. The aim of this survey is to draw attention to the most meaningless bureaucratic obligation given to the business people. Announcing this anti-prize is to help to cultivate the Czech business environment. In this survey there are also two nominations by the Czech Chamber of Commerce and those are the “fees for radio and television in the times of COVID-19” and “categories of jobs”. The other nominated absurdities, however, also deserve your attention. Do not hesitate and decide which administrative regulation or other measure is the most absurd of this year! You can vote up to June 8th, 2020, here.

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The measures of the Government and the course of action for business people recommended by the Czech Chamber of Commerce

The basic summary of the measures was obtained from the website BusinessInfo.cz.

Natural person NP Legal person LP	Concrete Measure	Program	Explanation	Course of Action	Pushed through by CCC/ coordinated with CCC
NP/LP	Interest-free credits by CMZR Bank (CZK 0.5-15 mil.)	COVID I	Credits for small movable and immovable property acquisition, for acquisition and financing of stocks and other operational expenses (wages, energy bills, rent and other). Credits in the amount CZK 0.5 to 15 mil., up to 90% of eligible project expenditures. Due period up to 2 years, instalments postponement up to 12 months.	The applications admission was stalled on March 20th, 2020. The application could have been filled here.
NP/LP	Interest-free credits by commercial banks with a guarantee from CMZR Bank	COVID II	Credits for small movable and immovable property acquisition, for acquisition and financing of stocks and other operational expenses (wages, energy bills, rent and other). Credits in the amount CZK 10 thous to 15 mil., up to 80% of eligible project expenditures. Due period up to 2 years, instalments postponement up to 12 months. Both without interests and fees.	The applications admission was terminated on April 3rd, 2020. The application could have been filled here.
NP/LP	Grants for the production of medical equipment for fight against COVID-19	Technology COVID-19	Grants for the acquisition of new technology machines and equipment use of which would result in a production of materials, technologies and products of medical and personal protective equipment type.	The applications submission will be possible from April 27th, 2020, while the eligible expenses can date back as far as February 1st, 2020. Details will be published here.
NP/LP	Support of the development of new solutions for COVID-19	Czech Rise Up – Smart Measures against COVID-19	The State support in material acquisition for protective and medical equipment production, eventually, wage expenses coverage./Support of chosen non-investment expenses for the use of current technologies for employment of new medical and non-medical solutions./Support of chosen non-investment expenses for development of new products for creation of new medical and non-medical solutions./Maximum support amount is CZK 5 mil. (according to the call).	The applications admission started on April 2nd, 2020. The applications can be submitted only via the data box of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic (ID: bxtaaw4). The sole contact for your possible questions is: CzechRiseUp@mpo.cz. The application form and the manual for its completion are available here.
NP/LP	OP EIC call deadlines prolongation	OP EIC	Deadlines prolongation of 30 days for all the calls where the applications admissions were not finished by March 17th, 2020, and do not extend over April 30th, 2020.	The applications for this grant can be submitted up to April 30th, 2020, and that without any sanctions or handicaps.
NP/LP	Postponement of the submission deadline for both corporate and personal income tax returns and for withholding tax settlement	Tax Liberation Package I	Taxpayers can submit their tax returns as late as on July 1st, 2020, instead of on April 1st, 2020.	You can submit your tax return whenever up to July 1st, 2020, and that without any sanction or individual request.
NP/LP	Pardon of sanctions in case of delay	Tax Liberation Package I	When it comes to requests for sanctions pardoning in the case of delays, the administration fees are remitted for all the requests filed up to July 31st, 2020.	In case you file a request, you no longer have to pay CZK 400.
NP/LP	Pardon of administrative fees	Tax Liberation Package I	In case of requests for tax payment deferments all the administration fees for all the requests submited up to July 31st, 2020, are remitted.	In case you file a request, you no longer have to pay CZK 400.
NP/LP	Postponement of the deadline for VAT control statement	Tax Liberation Package I	Taxpayers no longer have to submit their VAT control statements by the deadline. The fines for late submission of those control statements will be dealt with by an automatic pardon or by an individual request.	You can submit the control statement up to July 31st, 2020, and that without any sanction./Without a call of the tax administrator, all the fines for a late control statement submission, in the amount of CZK 1,000 and incurred in the period of Marh 1st to July 31st, 2020, will be automatically remitted. That concerns the fines in situations a businessman does not manage to submit some of the control statements within the legal deadline, therefore, he/she submits it later, however, before he/she is called on to do so by the Tax Office.
NP/LP	Remission of both personal and corporate income tax advance payments	Tax Liberation Package II	Business people do not have to pay their personal and corporate income tax advance payments for the month of June.	It is not necessary to request a remission of the advance payment with a due date on June 15th, 2020, you simply will not pay it.
NP/LP	Postponement of another EET (Electronic Evidence of Takings) wave	Tax Liberation Package II	Another EET wave will come 3 months after the termination of the emergency state.	The obligation of electronic evidence of takings is interrupted from March 12th, 2020, moreover, the last wave of EET will not start as yet.
NP/LP	Retroaction of tax loss in case of both personal and corporate income taxes	Tax Liberation Package II	Introduction of the institute of tax loss retroaction when it comes to both personal and corporate income taxes for the year of 2020, for the tax years of 2018 and 2019.	In case a businessman submits a tax return for the year of 2020 that would result in a tax loss assessment, he/she will be able to submit a supplementary tax return for the year of 2019 in which this tax loss will be employed. It might be that based on the tax loss amount either the postponed tax payment for the year of 2019 would not have to be paid (in case the businessman successfully requested its postponement) or he/she will even be, based on a request, given the overpayment for the earlier paid income tax. Will be specified.
NP/LP	State reimbursement to employers paying wage compensations due to obstacles at work - forced operations reduction and quarantine	Antivirus	Regime A: In case of a quarantine, the employee is provided with a wage compensation of 60% of the average reduced pay; In case of closed operations by the Government decree, the employee is provided with a compensation of 100% of his/her wage.	The applications can be electronically submitted starting from April 6th, 2020, to a Labour Office of the Czech Republic. Afterwards, an agreement between the employer and the Labour Office of the Czech Republic will be made electronically. Following the wages closing and attendance evidence for the relevant month (possible also for March and that starting from the day of emergency state announcement, i.e., March 12th, 2020), wage compensations payment to employees and proper payment of the insurance premiums, the employer fills in and sends to the Labour Office of the Czech Republic a special electronic form with individual data of employees experiencing obstacles at work for whom the employer will request a State reimbursement. All the necessary information will be on the website of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic.
NP/LP	State reimbursement to employers paying wage compensations due to obstacles at work - related economic difficulties	Antivirus	Regime B: Obstacles at work on the side of the employer caused by the quarantine or taking care of children by a significant number of employees (30% and more) - the employee is provided with a wage compensation of 100% of the average pay; Limited availability of inputs (raw materials, products, services) necessary for the business activity - the employee is provided with a wage compensation of 80% of the average pay; Cutback in demand for services, products and other companie's outputs - the employee is provided with a wage compensation of 60% of the average pay.	The applications can be electronically submitted starting from April 6th, 2020, to a Labour Office of the Czech Republic. Afterwards, an agreement between the employer and the Labour Office of the Czech Republic will be made electronically. Following the wages closing and attendance evidence for the relevant month (possible also for March and that starting from the day of emergency state announcement, i.e., March 12th, 2020), wage compensations payment to employees and proper payment of the insurance premiums, the employer fills in and sends to the Labour Office of the Czech Republic a special electronic form with individual data of employees experiencing obstacles at work for whom the employer will request a State reimbursement. All the necessary information will be on the website of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic.
NP/LP	Prolongation of the care-giver's allowance duration for employees	---	The employees will be provided even retrospectivally with the care-giver's allowance for the whole duration of the closure of schools, kindergartens and other facilities.	In case you have filed a request for care-giver's allowance, you will be provided with it and that without any special request for the whole mentioned period - even retrospectively.
LP	Subsidies for organisational and process innovations implementations with regards to the COVID-19 disease risks	The Country for The Future – Subprogram 3 – Innovation into Practice	50% grant for expenses directly linked to innovation implementation according to GBER, articles 28 and 29. Moreover, up to 25% of the budget could be used, within the de minimis, for the expenses linked to the project, however, not falling under GBER.	The application to be filled is here.
NP	"Care-giver's allowance" also for the self-employed	---	The amount of the allowance is set at CZK 424 per day and it could be drawn for the whole duration of the emergency precautions./The allowance could be drawn by the self-employed who takes care of a child younger than 13 years of age (record day is the day of the child’s 13th birthday) who goes to school or other facility which has been closed due to the coronavirus – applicable in cases there is no allowance or other financial benefit for the same child provided to another person./The allowance is also for such self-employed who take care of an unprovided for child younger than 26 years and that up to the 26 years of age who depends on an aid of another person (at least I. degree) and cannot attend school which is closed due to the coronavirus./The allowance can be drawn by the self-employed who takes care of a disabled person who is dependent on an aid of another person (at least I. degree).	Possible to apply for this allowance starting from April 1st, 2020, at any Municipal Trade Licensing Office./The forms and details will be published by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic on its website: www.mpo.cz./It is necessary to attach to the application a statutory declaration saying the applicant: 1) is, for the duration of drawing the allowance, practising the self-employment as the main activity, 2) is registered as an income tax payer at the Tax Office, 3) is a small or medium businessman and 4) does not have any balance payments towards the Tax Office, Czech Social Security Administration and healthcare insurance corporation.
NP	Remission of the social insurance premiums advance payments	---	Social insurance advance payments for the period of March to August are remitted across the board. In case the self-employed already paid the advance for March, it is figured in as an advance for September./In case the self-employed pays advances of higher assessment than the minimum, he/she pays the difference according to the real income and expenses which he/she will have in the year of 2020 in the form of balance insurance premium for the year 2020 (in 2021)./For the purpose of the pension insurance, the advances for the period of March to August 2020 are considered paid./The period of March to August 2020 is, for the purpose of pension calculation, considered as an excluded period which means that not paying the advances will not have any effect on the amount of the future pension.	It is not necessary to pay the social insurance premiums advance payments for the period of March to August (we recommend to cancel a possible standing order to your bank). Moreover, next year, when you will be calculating the insurance premiums payments for this year, a sum equal to 6 minimum monthly advances will be automatically deduced.
NP	Remission of the healthcare insurance premiums advance payments	---	The advance payments for the period of March to August 2020 in the minimum amount are remitted (for self-employment as a main activity it is CZK 2,352 per month). In case the self-employed already paid the advance for March, it is figured in as an advance for September./In case the self-employed pays advances of higher assessment than the minimum, he/she pays the difference between the minimum and real advance payment assessment in the form of balance insurance premium for the year 2020 (therefore in the year of 2021)./The deadline for the income and expenses report of the self-employed submission is prolonged to August 3rd, 2020. In case the self-employed submits the income and expenses report for the year 2019 until August 3rd, 2020, and pays the balance insurance premium within the 8 subsequent days, his/her fine, that would have otherwise had to be paid for a late payment, will be remitted.	It is not necessary to pay the healthcare insurance premiums advance payments for the period of March to August (we recommend to cancel a possible standing order to your bank). Moreover, next year, when you will be calculating the insurance premiums payments for this year, a sum equal to 6 minimum monthly advances will be automatically deduced.
NP	One-off allowance of CZK 25,000 for the self-employed	---	All the self-employed who are not employees (with an exception of DPP (the people working on the basis of the agreement to complete a job)) and were active to March 12th, 2020, are eligible. Eligible are also the self-employed whose activity was interrupted whenever after the August 31st, 2019 (seasonal business).	Starting from April 15th up to June 30th, 2020, you can request this allowance in person at your Tax Office, via e-mail and that even without an electronic signature, via a data box or via the tax portal here.
NP/LP	Cancellation of the real estate transfer tax	---	A tax of the amount of 4% from the total purchase price is to be cancelled.	Will be specified
NP/LP	Road tax postponement	---	Road tax advance payments with a due date in April and July could be paid up to September 15th, 2020. Moreover, all the default and deferment interests will be remitted across the board.	Will be specified
NP/LP	Toll collection postponement	---	It should be possible to pay the invoices for toll payments for lorries within a 3 month period, that is for the vehicles in a regime of subsequent payment (by invoice) for the period from April 1st to July 31st, 2020.	Will be specified
NP/LP	Changes in insolvency law	---	The changes react to the difficult situations of many debtors.	Will be specified
NP/PL	Postponement of rent payments for premises used for business activities	---	It will be possible for the tenants (business people) to postpone their rent payments by 3 months (up to June 30th). In case the businessman documents that he/she is not able to pay, his/her contract cannot be terminated on the basis of unpaid rent and that up to December 31st, 2020.	Will be specified
NP/PL	Postponement of credits installments payments	---	The banks' clients will have the possibility to choose 3 or 6 months long interruption of credits instalments payments. When it comes to legal persons, the principals payments will be stopped for that duration, however, the interests must be paid nonetheless.	Will be specified

Last update of the table April 10th, 2020, 2:30 p.m.

20 demands of the Czech Chamber of Commerce for business people

Last update on May 14th, 2020