Travel allowances 2019

14 January 2019
AUDITOR newsletter

The tax free compensation for expenses during business trips in 2019 are as follows:

  • 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 exempt from wage tax (CZK)

from

to

2018

2019

2018

2019

5

12

78

82

93

97

12

18

119

124

143

150

18

24

186

195

223

233

  • The reimbursement for using an employees private car increases from the original amount of CZK 4.00/km to CZK 4.10/km.
  • The reimbursement for fuel applicable if the employee does not present the real price documentation increased as follows: 

Fuel type

Price per liter

petrol 95

CZK 33.10

petrol 98

CZK 37.10

Diesel

CZK 33.60

The basic rates for meal allowances for internationalbusiness trips remain the same, amongst others for the following countries:

 

2019

Austria

EUR 45

Germany

EUR 45

Slovakia

EUR 35

Switzerland

CHF 75

  • The following changes were made in the basic rates of foreign meal allowances in:

 

 

 2018

 2019

 Argentina

 USD 45

 USD 50

 Cuba

 EUR 45

 EUR 50

 Mauretania

 EUR 35

 EUR 40

 Myanmar (Barma)

 USD 45

 USD 50

 Netherlands

 EUR 45

 EUR 50

 Poland

 EUR 35

 EUR 40

 Saudi Arabia

 EUR 40

 EUR 45

 Senegal 

 EUR 40

 EUR 45

 Syria

 EUR 40

 EUR 45

For further details please see the Decree no. 254/2018 Coll. and no. 333/2018 Coll.