Flat tax in the Czech republic and Slovakia

The aim of the thesis was to define and explain the basic concepts of the tax system, the legal basis and provide an overview of legal regulations and the basic types of taxes. The theoretical part is focused on defining the very nature and importance of taxes and the related conceptual terms. The operational part was to analyze whether the introduction of flat tax in the Czech Republic and Slovakia brought some benefit or not. To achieve these objectives in their work, I will use methods of analysis and synthesis, comparison, and statistical regression analysis. Thesis consists of three chapters. In the first chapter I focus on the definition of basic concepts related to the issue of a flat tax. The second chapter is devoted to tax reform in the Czech and Slovak Republics, and I pay particular attention to tax personal income and pension reform. The third chapter is devoted to an analysis of the effective tax burden, while the empirical part of my work, and within, I analyze the effectiveness of the tax burden in the form of comparisons between the Czech and Slovak Republic. To calculate the effective tax burden, I use actual data from the Statistical Office of the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic. In conclusion, the thesis I have summarized the results of which I write the thesis concludes