Course detail

Practicum in Accounting and Taxes

FP-UudpPAcad. year: 2021/2022

The course is focused mainly on practical application of tax rules and regulations such as the natural person income tax and corporate income tax, VAT, road tax and the real estate tax and . Emphasis is placed on the ability to apply the knowledge and skills with accounting, working out financial statements and preparing accounting statements for the accounting period.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be able to apply their knowledge to particular accounting documents and receipts and to work out the company accounting, including the closing operations, as well as financial statements. Based on this information students will prepare the tax returns of direct and indirect taxes.

Prerequisites

Students are expected to have knowledge of accounting, financial statements and elaboration of different tax returns and theory of tax procedural law

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course contains lectures that explain basic principles, problems and methodology of the discipline, and exercises that promote the practical knowledge of the subject presented in the lectures.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

To complete successfully the course, students must pass a credit test consisting of:

  1. a) 20 questions on road tax and property tax and
  2. b) 20 questions on the tax procedural code.

The student must obtain at least of 20 points in total.

The overall classification is identical to the ECTS classification scale.

Student evaluation with an individual plan - the course guarantor sets the rules based on individual conditions

Course curriculum

The basic topics in the course:
1. Introduction to the course, familiarising students with the content of the course and requirements connected to the processing the assigned complex examples for a specific company.

2. Determining the methodological approach for the overall processing at the given company from the accounting and tax perspective.

3. Road tax – determination of the subject of tax, establishing the taxpayer, ascertaining the tax base and rates by the individual type of vehicle, completing and submitting the tax return, paying tax and advances.

4. Property tax (tax on land and building tax). Definition of real estate which is or is not subject to tax, which are exempt from tax, establishing the taxpayer, determining the tax base and establishing the basic rate, establishing the tax rate by type of property and size of settlement where the property is sited.

5 Determination of property tax

6. Theory of tax procedural law, basic terms of the tax procedural code, basic principles of tax administration; subjects in tax administration, representation, terms

7. Tax administration, proceedings and tax procedure, course of procedures, submissions, procedures in tax administration, tax evidence, proving

8.Decisions, delivery of the decision.

9. Assessment procedure and additional assessment procedure, term for setting the tax; tax payment, overpayment, underpayment, term for assessment the tax.

10.Remedial and supervisory measures, judicial protection, consequences of breaching the duties within tax administration.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is for students to master practically the taught topics – e.g. on completion of the course students will be able to set the tax liability for individual types of companies and individual types of taxes on a given example.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Monitoring of students’ individual work on assigned tasks. In case of an excused absence from seminars, tutors may set additional conditions or coursework if appropriate, generally elaboration of partial written exercises.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

Zákon č. 563/1991 Sb., o účetnictví, ve znění pozdějších předpisů. (základní literatura.
Vyhláška č. 500/2002 Sb., kterou se provádějí některá ustanovení zákona č. 563/1991 Sb., o účetnictví, ve znění pozdějších předpisů, pro účetní jednotky, které jsou podnikateli účtujícími v soustavě podvojného účetnictví.
České účetní standardy pro účetní jednotky č. 001 až 024, které účtují podle vyhlášky č. 500/2002 Sb., ve znění pozdějších předpisů.
Zákon č. 586/1992 Sb., o daních z příjmů, ve znění pozdějších předpisů.
Zákon č. 16/1992 Sb. o dani silniční, ve znění pozdějších předpisů.
Zákon č. 338/1992 Sb. o dani z nemovitých věcí, ve znění pozdějších předpisů.
Hrstková-Dubšeková. Meritum Daňový řád 2017-2018. Praha: Wolters Kluwer ČR, 2017. 224 s. ISBN 978-80-7552-716-5

Recommended reading

LICHNOVSKÝ, Ondřej. Daňový řád: komentář. 3. vydání. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2016. Beckova edice komentované zákony. ISBN 978-80-7400-604-3.
KOBÍK, Jaroslav. Daňový proces: judikatura k problémovým situacím. Olomouc: ANAG, 2016. Daně. ISBN 978-80-7554-029-4.
BÁRTA, Milan. Aplikační problémy daňového řádu. Ostrava: Key Publishing, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7418-260-0.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK-UAD Bachelor's, 3. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

20 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

The basic topics in the course:
1. Introduction to the course, familiarising students with the content of the course and requirements connected to the processing the assigned complex examples for a specific company.

2. Determining the methodological approach for the overall processing at the given company from the accounting and tax perspective.

3. Road tax – determination of the subject of tax, establishing the taxpayer, ascertaining the tax base and rates by the individual type of vehicle, completing and submitting the tax return, paying tax and advances.

4. Property tax (tax on land and building tax). Definition of real estate which is or is not subject to tax, which are exempt from tax, establishing the taxpayer, determining the tax base and establishing the basic rate, establishing the tax rate by type of property and size of settlement where the property is 

5. Determination of property tax

6.Theory of tax procedural law, basic terms of the tax procedural code, basic principles of tax administration; subjects in tax administration, representation, terms

7.Tax administration, proceedings and tax procedure, course of procedures, submissions, procedures in tax administration, tax evidence, proving

8.Decisions, delivery of the decision.

9. Assessment procedure and additional assessment procedure, term for setting the tax; tax payment, overpayment, underpayment, term for assessment the tax.

10. Remedial and supervisory measures, judicial protection, consequences of breaching the duties within tax administration.

Exercise

20 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer