There are several wealth management consultants on the Slovak market. Why choose Highgate Estate Vault?

There are several wealth management consultants on the Slovak market. Why choose Highgate Estate Vault? Because: ✅ You won’t find other wealth advisors in Slovakia for tax, law and accounting under one roof ✅ We have more than 15 years of experience in tax and legal structuring of business ✅ Personal approach, discretion and boutique […]
Our mission is clear 👉 to help entrepreneurs protect their corporate and private assets.

Our mission is clear 👉 to help entrepreneurs protect their corporate and private assets. 🛡️ Wealth management is far from being just a topic of succession in family firms. It is also about how: ➡️ Separate private from corporate assets and protect them from business risks ➡️ Set up company ownership to withstand deaths, divorces […]
When adjusting the tax laws is only about increasing the %. Primarily and without wider context…

When adjusting the tax laws is only about increasing the %. Primarily and without wider context… When we argued the Laffer curve in the parliament in December 2023 together with Davy Cajko, Juraj Forgacs, Daniel Gaspar or Peter Cmorej, the answer was an estimate of the Ministry of Finance that the taxation of the crypt […]
5️⃣🔝tricks that have saved our accountants countless hours…

5️⃣🔝tricks that have saved our accountants countless hours… We all know it – accounting is supposedly all about paperwork, shenanigans and the endless search for invoices that “definitely have to be somewhere”. But we figured that the 21st century might not just be about Instagram🤳and TikTok💃, but also about making sure accountants don’t have to […]
What taxes do influencers (music artists, presenters, …) pay?

Do they show a guide to tax optimization? If they live and work in Slovakia, they basically have two options: ➡ to do business as a SK FO, or ➡ to do business as a PO (SK PO or foreign organizational unit). Looking at publicly available data, it appears that some influencers are either: 👉 […]
Together with our colleagues Jan Vajcik, Vladimíra Mačuhová, Lubomira Murgasova, Richard Panek, Martin Tužinský and PRK Partners we have written a “commentary” on the Financial Transaction Tax Act

Together with our colleagues Jan Vajcik, Vladimíra Mačuhová, Lubomira Murgasova, Richard Panek, Martin Tužinský and PRK Partners we have written a “commentary” on the Financial Transaction Tax Act. A piece of good work. I have dealt with the interpretation of the term “carries on business in the domestic territory”. Admittedly legalese, but whoever is […]
Robo Papp has decided not to pay taxes on coffee sales (from the business).

Robo Papp has decided not to pay taxes on coffee sales (from the business). As a consultant specialising in tax-legal optimisation (legally) for a long time, and a businessman who paid €300,000 in income tax in 2024 alone, I was naturally interested. Robo Papp is one of the other representatives who decided not to be […]
🔎 𝗘𝗕𝗔 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗠𝗧-𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗖𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗦𝗗𝟮

European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued an 𝗢𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 addressing the overlap between the MiCA and the PSD2. ⚖️ 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗣𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲: 1. CASPs that transfer EMTs on behalf of clients, or provide custody and administration of EMTs, may fall under PSD2 as they are deemed to be executing payment transactions involving “funds”. 2. […]
Buying a car, a garage door or a paid holiday in Thailand on a company account?

Buying a car, a garage door or a paid holiday in Thailand on a company account? Slovak business evergreen… Often, however, statutory/corporate officers do not realise that, in addition to the potential tax implications, there are also: 👉 criminal; and 👉 Statutory members/associates can “guarantee” their entire assets. If you are interested in this topic: […]