Is Slovakia or the Czech Republic better in terms of taxation of income from investment assets? How are some specific investment assets such as gold, crypto and others taxed? How about tax optimization? Can I set up a company “just like that” to invest abroad?
We’ll be talking about these topics on the next installment of our Highgate Talks LIVE podcast series, with “brunch” at Nivy Tower. And due to popular demand, the topic will once again be: Residential property: to buy or to rent and invest elsewhere?
The event will consist of a LIVE recording of the Highgate Talks podcast, featuring Peter Varga for Slovakia and Barbora Paclíková and Patrik Koželuha for the Czech Republic. Given that Slovakia has a lot at stake due to the outflow of young people (including to the Czech Republic), it will be natural to try to show Slovakia from a fiscal lens that many may not perceive. The podcast will include an opportunity to ask the guests questions.
The podcast will be followed by a lecture by Peter Varga on taxation of various forms of investment income. In the lecture, Peter will also highlight his practical use case comparing rented housing versus living in his own property. It will be interesting to see whether renting or buying works out mathematically better and what optics taxes play in all this.
Date: 24. 2. 2026 | 9:00 – 11:30
Price: 60 € + VAT
We look forward to seeing you. Attention, capacity is limited to 40 seats!
09:00 – 09:20 Registration and morning coffee
09:30 – 10:00 Highgate Talks LIVE | Slovakia or Czech Republic in terms of investment taxation?
10:00 – 10:15 Q&A
10:15 – 10:30 Networking brunch
10:30 – 11:15 Lecture Peter Varga | Real estate in Bratislava for housing: to buy or to rent and invest elsewhere?
11:15 – 11:30 Q&A
Peter Varga
Peter Varga worked for five years in the Bratislava office of a major international law firm 大成 Dentons, where he advised clients on cross-border financing and international tax law. Peter is a co-founder and partner of Highgate Group, where he specializes primarily in transactional tax advice and creating efficient tax and legal structures for Slovak and international clients, including in the areas of M&A, private equity and venture capital investments. He also advises clients on setting up Slovak and cross-border investment funds and represents clients in proceedings before the National Bank of Slovakia and the Financial Administration. He regularly lectures, writes articles and also participates as an advisor in several legislative projects.
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Barbora Paclíková
Barbora Paclíková is a partner at Bříza & Trubač. His practice focuses on transactional and corporate advisory, employment law and compliance. In addition to these specialisations, Barbora focuses on the area of intergenerational wealth transfer and the related establishment of endowments and trusts and the setting up of relationships and corporate structures.
In addition to her law practice, Barbora lectures and publishes in the areas of employment law and business. She joined Bříza & Trubač in 2017 and has been a partner since 2023.
Patrik Koželuha
Patrik Koželuha is a partner at Bříza & Trubač, where he specializes in transactional, energy, real estate and tax law. His practice focuses mainly on corporate law, corporate transformations, acquisition transactions and complex contractual matters. He has experience in projects exceeding billions of dollars and in restructuring major companies in the energy and technology sectors. Patrik is a member of the Czech Bar Association’s Board of Control and also works as a lecturer in the field of tax law.
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Law & Tax
Tomas Demo
tomas.demo@highgate.sk
Accounting
Peter Šopinec
peter.sopinec@highgate.sk
Crypto
Peter Varga
peter.varga@highgate.sk
