Travel allowances 2018

09 January 2018
AUDITOR newsletter

We present you an overview of the changes in the rates of the travel allowances in 2018.

  • 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

2017

2018

2017

2018

5

12

72

78

86

93

12

18

109

119

132

143

18

24

171

186

205

223

  • The reimbursement for the use of a private car by employee increases from the amount of CZK 3.90/km to CZK 4.00/km.
  • The average prices of fuel for 2018 applicable when the employee fails to document the price have decreased as follows: 

Fuel type

Price per liter

petrol 95

CZK 30.50

petrol 98

CZK 32.80

Diesel

CZK 29.80

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

 

2018

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:

 

 

 2017

 2018

 Australia, Oceania and island states

 USD 50

 USD 55

 Bahamas

 USD 50

 USD 55

 Belgium

 EUR 45

 EUR 50

 Bolivia

 USD 45

 USD 50

 Republic of Korea (South Korea)

 EUR 45

 EUR 50

 Marocco

 EUR 35

 EUR 40

 New Zealand

 USD 50

 USD 55

 Great Britain

 GBP 40

 GBP 45

For further details please see the Decree no. 401/2017 Coll. and no. 463/2017 Coll