Martin Houska is  partner at Acredos and a cooperating tax advisor at rutland & partners.

He is a Certified Tax Advisor and ACCA member. He led major inbound transactions during his 12 years career within Big4 companies. He advised transferred expats during mergers and acquisitions. This includes relocation expenses, setting up personal companies, stock option plans and tax effective remuneration schemes.

Scope of Services

• Arrival meetings: prior or upon the arrival in the Czech Republic, a face-to-face meeting with the expat is arranged during which the tax impacts of staying and working in the Czech Republic are explained; Important points to discuss are tax residency, worldwide income, registration, payment and notice obligations towards the Czech tax and social security authorities• A tax effective structure for international assignments beneficial for the employer as well as the employee
• A tax effective remuneration structure based on Key Performance Indicators or others
• A tax effective employee benefit structure such as stock option plans, housing, cars, above standard health care, relocation costs etc.
• A tax equalization structure for expats so that they don’t assume any additional tax burden during the duration of their assignment
• Representation before Czech tax and social security authorities, arranging all necessary registrations, notification obligations etc.
• Payroll processing: complex processing of employee payrolls with international elements
• Personal income tax as well as social security filings to the Czech authorities
• Coordination of international tax position of the individuals thanks to being part of the international advisory network
• Intermediation of suitable commercial health insurance program for the expat and his/her family
• Tax structuring of individual’s other income such as rental income from abroad, dividend income, possibly utilization of personal companies (i.e. companies owned by 100 % by these individuals)