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Poland: From 1 April 2014 new rules enter into force for deduction of VAT on purchase of a motor vehicle.  Early 2014 brought many changes in tax law, including tax on goods and services (VAT). Until 31 December 2013 the law allowed businesses to deduct 60% VAT when buying a

Poland: Labour law amendment allows delivery of services for foreign clients on Sundays and bank holidays. Until now the ban on Sunday and bank holiday work has been a big problem for Polish companies providing services for foreign counterparts, because holidays in Poland often do not correspond with holidays abroad.

Planned strict binding character of EIA results and direct public participation in approval process. If the Slovak parliament passes a proposed amendment to the Act on environmental impact assessment without comment, this could lead to a stricter and longer assessment process for projects submitted after 01 December 2014. Currently, the

Lithuania: Employers to file information on employee professions. As before, employers must still notify the Lithuanian social insurance institution (Sodra) each time they hire a new employee. But now the notice includes not only the usual information (e.g. employee name, surname, personal code), but also a

Czech Republic: Company group law undergoes fundamental sea change as of 1 January 2014 The Czech lawmaker has for a long time been attempting to regulate relations within groups of companies (group corporations). Prior to the comprehensive overhaul of Czech private law at the