Travel allowances 2017

10 January 2017
AUDITOR newsletter

We present you an overview of the changes in the rates of the travel allowances in 2017.

  • basic daily meal allowances for domestic business trips: 

Duration of the business trip (hrs.)

Minimum statutory rates of meal allowances (CZK)

Maximum limit for meal allowances to be exempted from wage tax (CZK)

from

to

2016

2017

2016

2017

5

12

70

72

83

86

12

18

106

109

127

132

18

24

166

171

198

205

  • The reimbursement for the use of a private car by employee increases from the amount of CZK 3.80/km to CZK 3.90/km.
  • The average prices of fuel for 2017 applicable when the employee fails to document the price have decreased as follows: 

Fuel type

Price per liter

petrol 95

CZK 29.50

petrol 98

CZK 32.50

Diesel

CZK 28.60

  • There were no changes in meal allowances abroad also for these countries:

 

2017

Austria

EUR 45

Germany

EUR 45

Slovakia

EUR 35

Poland

EUR 35

Switzerland

CHF 75

  • The following changes have been made in the basic rates of meal allowances abroad:

 

2016

2017

Algeria

EUR 40

EUR 45

Benin

EUR 40

EUR 45

Djibouti

EUR 45

EUR 50

Ecuador

USD 45

USD 50

Finland

EUR 45

EUR 50

Gabon

EUR 45

EUR 50

Ghana

EUR 45

EUR 50

India

EUR 40

EUR 45

Cameroon

EUR 40

EUR 45

Macau

EUR 40

EUR 45

Niger

EUR 40

EUR 45

Equatorial Guinea

EUR 40

EUR 45

Central African Republic

USD 45

USD 50

Syria

EUR 35

EUR 40

Tunisia

EUR 40

EUR 45

For further details please see the Decree no. 366/2016 Coll. and no. 440/2016 Coll.