Anatocism in the Czech Tax Law

Michael Feldek

Anatocism in the Czech Tax Law

Publication date: 31.03.2022

Financial Law Review, 2022, Issue 25 (1)/2022, pp. 179 - 186

https://doi.org/10.4467/22996834FLR.22.011.15661

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Anatocism in the Czech Tax Law

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The paper examines legal disputes regarding the possibility of taking interest of interest (anatocism) payed by the tax administrators in the Czech legal order. The aim of this paper is to assess the outcome of the above-mentioned disputes and to determine whether the current legislation still allows taking interest on interest in tax law. Author draws conclusions mainly from case law of the Czech Supreme Administrative Court and uses analysis, synthesis and descriptive method.

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tax, law, tax administration, interest, anatocism, judicial review.

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Legal Acts

Constitutional Act no. 1/1993 Coll., the Constitution of the Czech Republic.

Act no. 280/2009 Coll, The Tax Code, as amended.

Act no. 89/2012 Coll., the Civil Code, as amended.

Act no. 283/2020 Coll., amending Act no. 280/2009 Coll., the Tax Code, as amended, and other related laws.

Court rulings

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Judgment of the Regional Court in Hradec Králové, Pardubice Branch, of 15 April 2020, no. 52 Af 4/2019-63.

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Judgment of the Regional Court in České Budějovice of 3 November 2021, No. 61 Af 3/2021-27.

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Judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court of 29 October 2009, No. 1 Afs 80/2009-45.

Judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court of 28 August 2014, No. 7 Afs 94/2014-53.

Judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court of 10 June 2015, No. 2 Afs 234/2014-43.

Judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court of 14 December 2017, No. 2 Afs 148/2017-36.

Judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court of 6 May 2021, No. 10 Afs 382/2020-51.

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Information: Financial Law Review, 2022, Issue 25 (1)/2022, pp. 179 - 186

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/22996834FLR.22.011.15661

Article type: Original article

Authors

Michael Feldek

Department of Financial Law and Economics, Faculty of Law, Masaryk University, Czech Republic

Published at: 31.03.2022

Article status: Open

Licence: CC BY-NC-ND

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Michael Feldek (Author) - 100%

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Tax Law (K34)

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