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Tax at a glance

Chequia tax profile summary for taxes with the latest collected rates and source references.

Income tax

23% top rate

Employer social tax

33.8%

Corporate tax

21% headline

VAT (standard)

21%

Generální finanční ředitelství (GFŘ / Finanční správa, FS) source: https://www.financnisprava.gov.cz/.

Taxes metrics for Chequia

Chequia — Taxes and contributions
Indicador Valor Fonte Atualizado
income_tax_employee_share_eur_year 6.300 EUR/ano OECD — Taxing Wages (DF_TAXINGWAGES) tax wedge and net income
social_contributions_employee_share_eur_year 5.000 EUR/ano BMG and Deutsche Rentenversicherung social security rates 2026

Tax summary details

Personal income tax

Chequia PIT structure
Field Value Note
Top rate 23% 48340
Zero-tax threshold 0 —
Data year 2026 2026-06-12
Chequia PIT brackets
From To Rate Notes
0 48340 15% Flat 15% PIT on employment income (Zákon o daních z příjmů 586/1992 Sb. §16a)
48340 23% 23% on income exceeding 36× average monthly wage (~CZK 1,582,812 in 2026) — solidarity surcharge structure

Social contributions

Component Employee % Employer % Annual cap Notes
VZP (health) — employee 4.5 — — 4.5% from gross to VZP (Veřejná zdravotní pojišťovna) or other 6 health insurers
VZP (health) — employer 0 9 — 9% employer health (8.4% in some sources; 2026 rate 9.0%)
Social (pension + sickness) — employee 7.1 — — 7.1% employee social: 6.5% pension (důchodové) + 0.6% sickness (nemocenské)
Social — employer 0 24.8 — 24.8% employer social: 21.5% pension (důchodové) + 2.1% sickness (nemocenské) + 1.2% state employment policy

Corporate tax

Item Value Notes
Headline rate 21% SME rate:
CIT (Daň z příjmů právnických osob) 21% Standard rate (raised from 19% to 21% from 2024-01-01 per Konsolidační balíček reform)

VAT and special regimes

Section Value Reference
Standard VAT 21% Reduced: 12%
Capital gains 15% PIT 15% on capital gains from sale of securities held > 3 years (otherwise included in ordinary income). Real estate: 15% on gain after 5-year holding (exempt). Crypto: 15% PIT (since 2014, classified as 'jiný majetek' = other property).
Chequia special regimes
Name Status Rate Notes
Zaměstnanecká karta (Employee Card) active —% Combined work + residence permit for non-EU workers in any sector. Standard processing 30-90 days. Quota system removed 2017. Replaced the previous dual-permit (work permit + long-stay visa) system. Salary threshold = minimum wage or higher per occupation.
Modrá karta (EU Blue Card) — Czechia active —% Highly qualified non-EU workers; salary threshold 1.5× average wage (~CZK 1,085,000/yr in 2026) — adjusted for shortage occupations. Reduced threshold for professions on shortage list.
Digitální nomád (Digital Nomad Visa, §42j) active_since_2023 —% Remote-worker residence permit introduced 2023-07. Income threshold CZK 60,000/month (net/gross TBC; per §42j of Zákon o pobytu cizinců). 1-year max, no path to permanent residence.
Startup Visa (CzechInvest) active —% Innovative startup founder: 1-year renewable permit administered by CzechInvest. Endorsed by a Czech accredited business incubator. After 1 year, can transition to longer residence or self-employed permit.

Official handoff

Chequia tax authority
Name Source English page
Generální finanční ředitelství (GFŘ / Finanční správa, FS) https://www.financnisprava.gov.cz/ English

Local tax examples (DE)

Praga

City-level corporate trade tax rates and other municipal tax links are linked in city pages.

Brno

City-level corporate trade tax rates and other municipal tax links are linked in city pages.

City-level links

Praga

Czechia city data with local metrics and official sources.

Brno

Czechia city data with local metrics and official sources.

Data export

Download Chequia taxes JSON.

Fontes oficiais

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