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Approaches to Real Estate Taxation in the Czech Republic and the EU Countries

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Real estate taxes are not harmonized in the European Union. Individual states use different approaches when designing such taxes and the percentage of total tax revenues varies. Real estate tax revenues are low in the Czech Republic. This tax offers a potential source of increased revenue. The research seeks to identify whether different approaches affect real estate tax collection. The objective of this article is to evaluate approaches to real estate taxation in the respective states. Approaches were evaluated from the perspective of the tax beneficiary and by the design elements of the tax. Consequently, a comparison of transition and market economies was performed. This research evaluates secondary statistical data from the Financial Administration of the Czech Republic and Eurostat. The results of primary research conducted in the Czech Republic are also presented. Based on non-parametric tests, neither real estate tax as a percentage of total tax revenue nor real estate tax revenue per capita depend on who sets the design elements of the tax and who is the beneficiary. Differences between transition and market economies in the approach to real estate taxes were confirmed. In the area of real estate taxation, transition economies have not yet adapted to the trend, typical for market economies.

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This paper was supported by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic within the Institutional Support for Long-term Development of a Research Organization program in 2019.

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Correspondence to Jana Janoušková.

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Janoušková, J., Sobotovičová, Š. Approaches to Real Estate Taxation in the Czech Republic and the EU Countries. Int Adv Econ Res 27, 61–73 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11294-020-09813-0

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