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New rules designed to counteract so-called "hybrid mismatches" between associated entities or arising from "structured arrangements" were introduced in 2019. Hybrid mismatches may take the form of a double deduction when one amount reduces the tax base in both the source state and the recipient state, or the form of the non-inclusion of income in the tax base in the recipient state while deducting expenses in the source state. The tax base has to be increased by the amount corresponding to the amount which decreased tax base. Mergers and divisions of companies can generally be carried out on a tax neutral basis. The EU Mergers Directive and the EU Cross-Border Merger Directive have been broadly assimilated into Czech law. In general, domestic legislation maintains the tax neutrality of mergers and allows the transfer of unused tax losses for transactions satisfying certain legal conditions (transfers of business and mergers), provided that tax avoidance is not the main purpose of the transaction. Additionally, there is a "same activity" rule, under which tax losses can only be offset against income earned from the same economic activity that generated the tax loss. 76
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