154-0539/01 – Selected Tax Topics Seminar (STTS)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of FinanceCredits5
Subject guarantorIng. Karolina Lisztwanová, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorIng. Karolina Lisztwanová, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year2Semestersummer
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2010/2011Year of cancellation2019/2020
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
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LIS10 Ing. Karolina Lisztwanová, Ph.D.
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Full-time Credit 0+4

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The aim of the course is to provide survey of the present tax system of the Czech Republic in the context of knowledge of present tax theories. Students will be able: - to define tax and tax system, classify taxes according to selected criterions and explain function of taxes and discuss and explain functions of taxes and requirements put on tax construction and tax systems, - to describe structure of tax system in the Czech Republic and characterize taxes of tax system in the Czech Republic, - to find potential impact of economic transactions on tax liability of individuals or companies, - to determine key variables having impact on tax liability of a given tax subject - to propose solution for selected economic transactions with the aim to legally minimize tax liability - analyze proposed solutions by applying financial ratios - to evaluate actual changes in the area of incomes of public budgets.

Teaching methods

Tutorials

Summary

The course enlare the knowledge obtained in the course Taxes of entrepreneuirals and Tax theory. It is focused on the main changes in tax laws. Attention is paid primarilly to income taxes and VAT.

Compulsory literature:

JAMES, S. R. a Ch. NOBES. The economics of taxation: principles, policy and practice. 13th ed. Birmingham: Fiscal Publications, 2013. 328 p. ISBN 978-1-906201-22-7. MUSGRAVE, R. A. a P. B. MUSGRAVE. Public Finance in Theory and Practice. 5th ed. McGREW-Hill book Company, New York, 2004. 627 p. ISBN 978-00-70596-93-1. LANG, M., P. MELZ a E. KRISTOFFERSSON. Value added tax and direct taxation: similarities and differences. 1st ed. Amsterdam: IBFD, 2009. 1296 p. ISBN 978-90-8722-060-0. Musgrave, R.A., Musgrave, P.B. Public finance in Theory and Practice. McGRAW- HILL Book Company, New York, 1998.

Recommended literature:

SCHELLEKENS, M. European Tax Handbook 2015. 26th ed. Amsterdam: IBFD, 2015. 1044 p. ISBN 978-90-8722-313-7. SCHENK, A. a O. OLDMAN. Value added tax: a comparative approach. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 532 p. ISBN 978-0-521-61656-0. LANG, M., P. MELZ a E. KRISTOFFERSSON. Value added tax and direct taxation: similarities and differences. 1st ed. Amsterdam: IBFD, 2009. 1296 p. ISBN 978-90-8722-060-0. Musgrave, R.A., Musgrave, P.B. Public finance in Theory and Practice. McGRAW- HILL Book Company, New York, 1998.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

There are no other requirements on the students.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Personal income tax – tax payers, tax return, subject of taxes 2. Personal income tax – tax base, income from employment and functional benefits 3. Personal income tax – income from business and other economic activity, income from capital 4. Personal income tax – Lease income and other income. Selected specifics in taxation 5. Personal income tax – non-part of the tax base, deductible items, the tax, the tax reduction 6. Corporate income tax – tax payers, tax year, tax return, tax base, tax loss, the tax 7. Value added tax – history, principles of operation, application of European Community law 8. Value added tax – tax object, the geographical coverage of basic concepts, tax bodies, tax period, tax return 9. Value added tax – place of performance, sending the goods, performance 10. Value added tax – a tax documents, tax base, tax rate, correction of the tax base, amount of taxes correction 11. Value added tax – the performance of exempt without the right to deduct tax deduction, tax deduction 12. Value added tax – intra-community transactions, imports and exports of goods, purchase and delivery of new vehicles, special arrangements 13. Environmental and excise taxes – the influence of European law, basic components of environmental and excise taxes 14. Property taxes – the types of property taxes, the current problems in the area of property taxes

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2010/2011 Winter semester, validity until: 2019/2020 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
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Exercises evaluation Credit 85 (85) 85 2
        Credit Written test 85  85 2
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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2014/2015 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T010) Finance (01) Finance P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T010) Finance (01) Finance P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T010) Finance (01) Finance P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan

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