Have you heard about the new corporate arrangements for joint-stock companies?

Two separate amendments to the Commercial Code have brought new corporate arrangements in an effort to promote doing business in Slovakia: Simple joint-stock company and Joint-stock company with variable capital. Simple joint-stock companies can be formed starting 1 January 2017 and would be especially suitable for start-ups, while investment funds with variable equity would be…

What’s new in customs legislation?

On 1 May 2016, the new Union Customs Code (Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council No 952/2013) and Commission Delegated Regulation No 2015/2446 came into force alongside Commission Implementing Regulation No 2015/2447, which together form the new foundation for customs law applicable throughout the EU. The amended law’s main objective is mainly to…

Non VAT payers at attention

Act 222/2004 on value added tax, as amended (the VAT Act) imposes certain duties on non-VAT payers. Even if not liable to pay VAT, businesses should still be monitoring their revenues to know whether they have exceeded the threshold for mandatory VAT registration. Unless a business has been paying attention to its accounting during the…

Methodological guideline for finance leases

Effective 1 January 2015, the Income Tax Act no longer contains specific provisions on the assignment of leases when depreciating tangible assets acquired through finance leasing. The Income Tax Act was amended to treat “assignment” of leases after 1 January 2015 as if tangible assets were being purchased and sold. To fulfil the legal conditions…