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dark-text"> <div class="container relative"> <h1>VAT</h1> <hr /> <p class="introduction">Specific information about VAT: registering, general rules and rates, extemptions, paying and refund</p> </div> </div> <div class="checkerboard" style="background: #333333 url(/media/6486/tlo_kafelki_vat.jpg) no-repeat center center /cover"> <div class="container"> <h2 class="light-text">Select the information</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 checkerboard-item-container has-background"> <div class="checkerboard-item light-text"> <a href=/en/value-added-tax/registering-for-vat/ target=> <div class="checkerboard-item-background" data-image="" style="background: transparent"> <div class="checkerboard-item-background-overlay has-overlay"> <div class="checkerboard-item-inner-container has-background"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <h3>Registering for VAT</h3> </div> <div class="col-auto"> <p class="text-right"><i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></p> </div> </div> <p style="font-weight:initial;">Specific information about registering for VAT: when you should register, how to register, how change registration, how cancel registration, how transfer registration</p> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 checkerboard-item-container has-background"> <div class="checkerboard-item light-text"> <a href=/en/value-added-tax/paying-vat/ target=> <div class="checkerboard-item-background" data-image="" style="background: transparent"> <div class="checkerboard-item-background-overlay has-overlay"> <div class="checkerboard-item-inner-container has-background"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <h3>Paying VAT</h3> </div> <div class="col-auto"> <p class="text-right"><i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></p> </div> </div> <p style="font-weight:initial;">Specific information about paying VAT: When and how often a business should file a VAT tax returne, how long the tax authority has to make any reimbursement due, thresholds</p> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 checkerboard-item-container has-background"> <div class="checkerboard-item light-text"> <a href=/en/value-added-tax/general-vat-rules-and-rates/ target=> <div class="checkerboard-item-background" data-image="" style="background: transparent"> <div class="checkerboard-item-background-overlay has-overlay"> <div class="checkerboard-item-inner-container has-background"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <h3>General VAT rules and rates</h3> </div> <div class="col-auto"> <p class="text-right"><i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></p> </div> </div> <p style="font-weight:initial;">Specific information about general VAT rules and rates: how calculate taxable turnover, keeping records of VAT transatcions, VAT rates list</p> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="w-100"></div> <div class="col-md-4 checkerboard-item-container has-background"> <div class="checkerboard-item light-text"> <a href=/en/value-added-tax/vat-exemptions/ target=> <div class="checkerboard-item-background" data-image="" style="background: transparent"> <div class="checkerboard-item-background-overlay has-overlay"> <div class="checkerboard-item-inner-container has-background"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <h3>VAT exemptions</h3> </div> <div class="col-auto"> <p class="text-right"><i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></p> </div> </div> <p style="font-weight:initial;">Specific information about VAT exemptions: extemptions from paying, products and services extempt, extemptions for small companies</p> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 checkerboard-item-container has-background"> <div class="checkerboard-item light-text"> <a href=/en/value-added-tax/vat-refunds/ target=> <div class="checkerboard-item-background" data-image="" style="background: transparent"> <div class="checkerboard-item-background-overlay has-overlay"> <div class="checkerboard-item-inner-container has-background"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <h3>VAT refunds</h3> </div> <div class="col-auto"> <p class="text-right"><i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></p> </div> </div> <p style="font-weight:initial;">Specific information about VAT refunds f.ex. eligibles for a VAT refund, refund for goods and services, rules on proportional deducation, procedure for apply for a refund</p> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 checkerboard-item-container has-background"> <div class="checkerboard-item light-text"> <a href=/en/value-added-tax/sme-special-scheme-for-small-enterprises/ target=> <div class="checkerboard-item-background" data-image="" style="background: transparent"> <div class="checkerboard-item-background-overlay has-overlay"> <div class="checkerboard-item-inner-container has-background"> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <h3>SME special scheme for small enterprises</h3> </div> <div class="col-auto"> <p class="text-right"><i class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></p> </div> </div> <p 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