The VAT identification number is generally used within the European Union to process intra-Community trade with goods and services for VAT purposes. It is therefore required by every entrepreneur who participates in the trade of goods and services among the member states within the territory of the European Union.

The Czech name for VAT number (VAT identification number) is DIČ (daňové identifikační číslo). It is composed of the code CZ and the root part / block of the tax number, which has either 8, 9 or 10 digits.

The tax numbers of Czech companies can be checked on the homepage of the Czech Ministry of Finance or on the EU homepage. They are the same as the tax numbers for income tax purposes.

The entrepreneur must indicate his Czech VAT number on invoices / tax documents issued by him.

VAT number in the Czech Republic

Foreign companies can obtain the Czech VAT ID number on the basis of VAT registration. The following documents must be submitted for VAT registration:

• certificate of VAT registration (or registration to a similar tax) of the applicant in the country of its registered office,
• business licence (only for natural persons),
• extract from the commercial register of the applicant,
• documents proving the foreign person's obligation to register for VAT in the Czech Republic (e.g. detailed description of the activity in the Czech Republic) and
• copy of one bank account statement.

The above attachments must be originals or certified copies of the originals with a certified Czech translation.

According to our experience, the registration procedure takes about one or two weeks. Yourtaxes can carry out the VAT registration for you on the basis of a power of attorney (and subsequently also the monthly VAT returns).

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