Value added tax is the tax of great relevance, it is the universal tax levied on general production. In practice people meet this tax very often a its theoretical knowledge is important. The VAT ranks among indirect taxes, of which the harmonization is most expanded and essential for formation of the united European market. The goal of the thesis is to give the overview of history, present and perspectives of the VAT in Europe. This thesis deals with the theory and function principles of the VAT. The first chapter refers to historic evolution of the VAT, arguments and process of introducing of this tax in Europe. Characteristics of inderect and general taxes are mentioned and the system of the VAT in Czech Republic is described in detail. The second chapter discusses the VAT harmonization, the tax competition, coordination and legislation in this branch. The third chapter examines the evolution of the VAT in European countries in recent years, concretely the evolution of the VAT revenue, the evolution of the VAT rates and differences in the base among countries in the EU.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:4093 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Sládková, Tereza |
| Contributors | Kubátová, Květa, Láchová, Lenka |
| Publisher | Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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