Meal contribution

As one of fringe benefits, the employers often contribute to employees on meals in the higher amount than minimum limit set by the Labour Code, or meal vouchers are fully reimbursed by the employer.

As from 2022, the "voluntary" contribution considered as a benefit provided by the employer will be a taxable income for the employee regardless of the form of the meal contributions (meals for employee in own canteen of employer or canteen of other employer, meal vouchers, financial contribution for meals).

The „voluntary“ contribution can be considered as a tax expense by the employer only if such benefit is stipulated in internal procedure, collective, employment contract or other similar agreement between the employee and the employer and at the same time the „voluntary“ contribution is subject to employee‘s income tax and related contributions.