TAX AND ACCOUNTING 2020

Peter Varga, partner of our law firm Highgate Group, commented for Hospodárske noviny on the news that await entrepreneurs in the area of income tax from 2020. In general, it can be stated that business will be cosmetically cheaper in terms of taxes and levies in Slovakia next year and in 2021. This is mainly […]

What is the 2023 minimum wage and how does it affect the economy and employees?

The minimum wage is one of the most debated topics in labour law and economics. In Slovakia, this topic is constantly being updated and changed, which has consequences for employees and the overall economy of the country. In this article, we will take a detailed look at the minimum wage in Slovakia, how it is […]

Does “Dank’s 15% tax” bring new opportunities for tax optimisation?

This was the title of our second conference in a row, which, however, was not only devoted to the 15% income tax and the possibilities and limitations of its use. The aim of the conference was to focus on several main tax topics that are of interest to every entrepreneur in Slovakia. For example, we […]

Peter Varga’s observations on the dirty business with VAT tax controls

Peter Varga gave another interview on VAT tax controls. He also added his insights in connection with the case of an entrepreneur whose company entered bankruptcy after a series of 36 tax inspections and he as a natural person entered personal bankruptcy. At a time when we are gradually learning about how the rule of […]

Legal-tax conference for advertising, digital, event and PR agencies

On 25.9.2019, we organized a conference at HubHub in Bratislava on legal and tax topics that are particularly relevant to advertising, digital, event and PR agencies. After our last conference, which was dedicated to tax optimization for IT companies , this topic is another one that only underlines the benefits that accrue to clients who […]

How to save money on accounting for e-commerce?

Consumption times and pressure for efficiency have created a demand for more convenient shopping than visiting brick-and-mortar outlets. While in 2013 there were only about 4,000 e-shops in Slovakia, today there are more than 11,000. Slovaks spent 1.13 billion in e-shops last year. This is an increase of 23% compared to 2017. It is estimated […]

Tax-optimisation institutes to support research and development, called. in-house R&D

A number of countries in the European Union are being forced by various circumstances to take various measures to ensure that public finances are consolidated and that money flows into the public purse. The Slovak experience after the introduction of the reduced flat tax in 2004 also shows that it is paradoxically possible to increase […]

Interview for TREND on tax audits

Peter Varga gave an extensive interview to Trend magazine on tax audits. The main trigger for this topic was the recent experience of a client of our law firm, Highgate Group, for whom the recent disproportionate VAT tax controls have become almost liquidating. Given that this is very likely not an isolated case (alongside some […]