Real estate tax in the Czech Republic

The diploma thesis describes application of the individual coefficients of the real estate tax and it is focused on possible changes, which accompany introduction of the local coefficient. It examines the assumption, if the communities decrease the value of correction coefficient or if they limit the application of the coefficient with value 1,5 along with the implementation of the local coefficient, in order to partly reduce the strong effect of the local coefficient and to cut down the real estate tax. The sample of 22 villages shows that this hypothesis does not work in practice. Municipalities which have set up the local coefficient usually have not done other changes. This thesis also researches how the communities set the particular coefficients and evaluates, if these changes lead to advantages for residents. The indicator predicating that the municipalities behave like this can be the high rate of using coefficient with value 1,5, which is asserted the most often and it is used in one fifth of Czech communities. Next proof of strategic acting of these municipalities is the findings that 20 from 22 surveyed villages have set the coefficients in the way, that non-residents pay higher tax than residents. On the other hand the decision on application of coefficients is in the full competence of communities and it depends only on municipal council which position they maintain