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Basic legislative obligations of the host in the Czech Republic

If you are starting out with short-term accommodation, Airbnb or Booking is not enough. In practice, you will have to take several mandatory steps towards the trade office, the municipality, the foreigner's police and in some situations also towards the tax office.

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What awaits you next?

First you decide on the business and establishment, then registration for the residence fee, Ubyport and guest reporting. In addition, you also need to take care of tax issues such as VAT on platform commissions.

What do you typically have to deal with?

Business and establishment

Without a properly resolved business and a reported establishment, there is no point in following up with further administration.

Residence fee

Registration with the city or district, variable symbol, reporting and ongoing levies.

Guest reporting

Ubyport and follow-up to the foreign police for reporting foreign guests.

Guest record

You must keep your stay, reservation and guest data in order, not just at check-in.

VAT and tax obligations

With Airbnb and Booking, you often deal with VAT from commissions and registration as an identified person.

Recommended order of steps

Solve the business and establishment

Start by clarifying what mode of accommodation you are running and work it out business card i establishment reporting.

This is the foundation upon which other duties follow.

Register for the stay fee

Once you have prepared the business minimum, deal with the registration at the municipality or district under which the property falls.

After registration, save the variable symbol, or constant symbol, and the dates of the monthly report.

Solve Ubyport and guest reporting

If you are hosting guests, you also have to deal with the connection to the foreign police. In practice, this means registering for Ubyport and obtaining access data.

Without it, the property setup will not be complete.

Set up guest and reservation records

The rules are best followed when you have the data continuously and correctly. That's why it makes sense to deal with reservations, guestbook and reporting follow-up right from the start.

Check your tax obligations

In addition to local duties, you often deal with the tax implications of cooperation with platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com. Typically this is a mode identified persons or a question VAT.

What novice hosts most often forget

  • they are dealing with Airbnb and pricing, but they have not yet decided on a place of business
  • they register for the stay fee, but do not save their payment details and dates
  • they have established Ubyport, but they lack the correct data for further work with the system
  • they do not monitor VAT from platform commissions
  • they only start dealing with guest registration when someone wants to document it after them

A practical guide

Verification and sources

This article serves as an overview guide for newbie hosts. Detailed procedures can be found in the subsequent articles on the residence fee, Ubyport and VAT.

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