IMPACT OF THE VAT REVERSE-CHARGE MECHANISM ON THE CASH FLOWS OF CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Angelika Kútna (), Norbert Gyurián () and Zoltán Šeben ()
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Angelika Kútna: J. Selye University, Faculty of economics, Management department, Bratislavská cesta 3322, 945 01 Komárno, Slovak Republic, Financial Directorate of the Slovak Republic
Norbert Gyurián: J. Selye University, Faculty of economics, Management department, Bratislavská cesta 3322, 945 01 Komárno, Slovak Republic, Financial Directorate of the Slovak Republic
Zoltán Šeben: J. Selye University, Faculty of economics, Management department, Bratislavská cesta 3322, 945 01 Komárno, Slovak Republic, Financial Directorate of the Slovak Republic

CBU International Conference Proceedings, 2018, vol. 6, issue 0, 522-528

Abstract: In 2015, the Slovak Parliament adopted the Law on Amendments to the Law on Value-Added Tax. This law came into force on January 1, 2016. One of the most significant changes was the introduction of a reverse-charge for the provision of construction works. A government statement of its positive influence on the business environment is inconsistent with the two-year experience in the building sector. The main goal of this paper is to establish the reason for the practical effects of the value-added tax reverse-charge mechanism on the construction companies. The hypothesis is that the negative effect on the cash flows of the construction companies increases ‘opportunity costs’ connected to excessive deductions. The paper focuses on evaluating and quantifying such an effect. It presents a comparison of the conditions before and after the adoption of the Act. No. 222/2004 Coll., as amended in 2016 and includes factors that influence costs and cash flows of construction companies. It but does not consider factors related to turnover and the economic situation. The reverse-charge mechanism affects the total of tax owing, the total deductible tax, the total excessive deduction, and the construction companies’ cash flows. In this study, the data from the information system of the Slovak Republic, under the condition of anonymity, are analyzed for the period 2014–2017. The effect of the value-added tax is quantified by way of financial interest expenses. These expenses depend on time limits for the excessive deduction, total of tax owing, and on the excessive deduction amount. Indicators of ‘Financial Burden 1’ and ‘Financial Burden 2’ are calculated. The results show that the Law on Amendments of Value Added Tax has significantly affected the constructions companies since January 2016. The reverse-charge system has not changed the delay in excessive deduction payments to the taxpayer’s bank account. It has changed the amount of excessive deduction expressed through money and the total tax owing. Based on the study results, this change markedly affects the financial burden of construction companies and provides an ‘opportunity cost’ Value Added Tax payers‘ construction company.

Keywords: value-added taxreverse-charge; excessive deduction; construction company; interest expense (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H25 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.12955/cbup.v6.1318

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