Richard Knobloch

Richard Knobloch is a partner at Grant Thornton. He specialises in indirect taxes and VAT.

He has been active in tax matters for more than 20 years. Firstly, Richard was employed by the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic for nine years, where he worked on drafting of the Value Added Tax Act and its amendments, compatibility with the EU law and official interpretations. He was also a representative of the Czech Republic in Brussels during the Czech Presidency to the EU.

Since 2010 Richard has been involved within tax consultancy business, covering advisory and compliance for domestic and international entities.

He graduated from the law faculty of Charles University in Prague.

He speaks Czech, English and German.

Latest Articles

Value-added tax

(At least partial) clarification of the VAT regime for profit adjustments – CJEU rules

In April this year, we drew your attention to the opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-726/23 and to the...

Richard Knobloch

| 7 min read | September 11, 2025

Value-added tax

The deadline for claiming a VAT refund from another Member State is approaching

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.

Richard Knobloch

| 3 min read | August 27, 2025

Value-added tax

VAT regime for transfer pricing settlements – is clarification finally coming?

In light of the recently published opinion of the Advocate General of the CJEU in Case C-726/23, we are revisiting the issue of the VAT treatment of profit...

| 7 min read | April 22, 2025

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