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Czech tax return: should you submit it yourself? Czech tax resident vs not.

Czech tax return: should you submit it yourself? Czech tax resident vs. not!

Dealing with your Czech tax return can be a pretty confusing experience. But it doesn’t have to be if you get the basics straight. Not everyone needs to file their Czech taxes and deal with tax return, certainly not every foreigner. While the basic rule of thumb is simple: multiple sources of income = you […]

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Czech taxes for foreigners explained (not only for dummies)

Czech taxes for foreigners (dummies, and not only)

How about bringing some light on Czech taxes for foreigners? Filing your income tax papers in Czech Republic doesn’t have to be a miserable experience. It’s not just something all responsible adults do every year. It is also an excellent opportunity to make the government return you some money from the taxes you had paid

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Novartis Prague jobs: all career insights you need before applying

Novartis Prague jobs - former employee story

Browsing through various Czech job boards online, you often come across Novartis Prague jobs that look quite attractive on the backdrop of countless corporate openings. They have a prominent employer brand. They are known for paying their employees well. And, having a Novartis episode in your CV might elevate your professional profile. But is it

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Stop losing a part of your salary when using paid vacation days in Czech Republic

Paid vacation days in Czech Republic

In 2021 full-time employees get 25 paid vacation days in Czech republic. But how many of them actually plan their holidays in a smart way? Over the years I realized that most people have no idea how their salary compensation for these paid days off is being calculated. As a result, most people receive less

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Czech solidarity tax: who pays it and how to get this money back?

Czech solidarity tax

The Czech Solidarity tax (solidární daň) is also colloquially called Millionaire tax (milionářská daň). It is an additional 7% tax applicable on income of high-earning individuals. You may not think of yourself as a millionaire, but the Czech Tax Office’s opinion might differ from yours. You can easily get into this group if, for example,

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Czech Employee Card. How to change your employer without losing your card?

Czech Employee Card

Having a Czech Employee Card, if you want to change your job, you might be risking losing your current card. For example, if the new employment doesn’t fit the requirements for jobs suitable for issuance of Employee Card in Czech Republic. Also, you must be employed with your current Employee Card for more than 6

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Blue Card, Employee Card or work permit in Czech Republic – what’s the difference?

work permit in Czech Republic

Those who want to work here often think obtaining a work permit in Czech Republic is the only way to go. In fact, work permit is the least efficient document for a foreigner. Just compare it to other types of permits that the government issues! Applying for a Blue Card or an Employee Card you

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Immigration to Czech Republic. Make sure you have the right documents to live here legally.

Immigration to Czech Republic. Move to Prague with these documents.

The decision about immigration to Czech Republic, will mean you may need to sort out some documents. In most cases even before you move to Prague, or any other Czech city. Some important factors that determine what kind of documents you’ll need are your and your spouse’s current citizenship (only yours if you aren’t married),

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