By: Richard Knobloch
August 27, 2025 3 min read
If you paid local VAT on goods or services bought in an EU country in 2024, and if you used these supplies for your business, you can claim a VAT refund.
The refund option is often forgotten by businesses, so we would like to remind you that the deadline for claiming a refund of VAT paid in this way in 2024 expires on 30 September 2025. After this date, the application can no longer be submitted. Most often these are invoices for hotels, entrance fees to congresses, exhibitions, fairs, fuel, various other cash expenses during business trips, etc.
Any Czech VAT payer, who does not have a registered office or place of business for VAT purposes in the country of refund, can apply for a VAT refund. The conditions for claiming VAT are similar to those for claiming a VAT refund in a Czech tax return. The application needs to be submitted electronically in the Czech Republic. The application must be signed with an electronic signature, or you can authorise a tax adviser to submit the application on your behalf.
We have several years of experience in processing applications, so we will be happy to assist you in this matter.
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