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Fiscal Burden of Self-Employed Persons in the Context of Tax Reforms and other Legislative Changes in the Czech Republic

KRAJŇÁK, Michal and Kateřina KRZIKALLOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Fiscal Burden of Self-Employed Persons in the Context of Tax Reforms and other Legislative Changes in the Czech Republic

Authors

KRAJŇÁK, Michal and Kateřina KRZIKALLOVÁ

Edition

Journal of Tax Reform, 2025, 2412-8872

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Country of publisher

Russian Federation

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.400 in 2022

Organization unit

Moravian Business College Olomouc

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.15826/jtr.2025.11.2.207

UT WoS

001530448800007

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-105008946333

Keywords in English

Czech Republic; personal income tax; tax reform; minimum assessment base; tax rate; self-employed persons; social security contribution
Changed: 13/8/2025 14:20, Ing. Michaela Nováková

Abstract

V originále

The article deals with the development of the tax and levy burden of self-employed persons in the Czech Republic from 1993 to the present. Payments for income tax and social security contributions are significant costs for entrepreneurs and have an impact on the business environment. The aim of this article is to evaluate the development of the tax and levy burden of self-employed persons in the Czech Republic using regression and correlation analysis methods. While tax reforms are relatively frequent in the area of personal income tax, and it can be concluded that the tax burden is not constant, changes in the legislative regulation of social security contribution are only minimal. However, as the results of the analysis show, social security contributions have increased significantly. The reason for this is the existence of minimum assessment bases. These minimum assessment bases are based on the average wage, and social security contributions also increase as the average wage increases. If the taxpayer’s tax base is less than or equal to the minimum assessment base, there is almost a minimal dependence between income tax and levy payments. The reason for this is that the tax burden is often zero due to the low tax base and a non-taxable minimum. If the tax base is higher, both the tax and levy burden increased but the levy burden increased significantly. However, a decrease in these payments cannot be expected due to the growing pressure on the balance of public finances. Future reforms will probably lead to an increase in both the tax and levy burden of self-employed persons.
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