In April 2020 we gave several interviews and published number of publications in leading Slovak newspapers and magazines in which we addressed the impacts of COVID 19 pandemics and our advisory to small and medium enterprises in Slovakia

Dividend distribution restrictions – article in SME

In April 2020, we wrote an article for the SME daily about the possibilities and limitations of paying dividends during a pandemic. In his article, Tomáš Demo introduced the owners and directors of companies to the possibilities, limitations and risks associated with the payment of profits and excess liquidity from companies. One of the main topics of the article was the duties and responsibilities of the directors and owners of companies for the bankruptcy of the company and the damage caused to the creditors by the unauthorized payment of funds from the company’s property. The online version of the article is available here https://pravo.sme.sk/c/22388093/ako-si-vyplatit-zisk-z-firmy-v-case-pandemie.html

FORBES interview

Peter Varga and Tomáš Demo gave an interview for the Slovak issue of the renowned world business magazine FORBES. In addition to talking about our services, clients and added value compared to our competition on the Slovak market, we also talked about our project www.zachranfirmu.sk and the possibilities and tools that companies and entrepreneurs can use to financially survive the economic consequences of the corona crisis.

The online version of the article is available here https://www.forbes.sk/nie-vsetkym-podnikatelom-vie-stat-v-krize-naozaj-financne-pomoct-snazime-sa-o-to-aj-my/

Peter Varga interviewed by TREND magazine

In an April interview with TREND, Peter Varga spoke not only about the possibilities and conditions of using state measures to support entrepreneurs affected by the corona crisis, but also about the tools offered by our tax system which may help entrepreneurs reduce their 2019 tax liability even in 2020.

The online version of the article is available here – https://www.etrend.sk/podnikanie/advokat-varga-dovera-v-ekonomiku-sa-neobnovi-zo-dna-na-den.html

Article for Hospodárske noviny about 2019 tax optimization

Peter Varga wrote about the possibilities of 2019 tax optimization in 2020 in another article for Hospodárske noviny.

Article for Hospodárske noviny with a practical comparison of state contributions

In an article for Hospodárske noviny, Peter Varga presented in a practical form several model cases showing which combination of measures provided by the state is the most advantageous for entrepreneurs and employers in selected situations. The online version of the article is available here https://hnonline.sk/prakticke-hn/2135859-padate-ku-dnu-ale-neviete-ktory-z-prispevkov-statu-si-vybrat-tu-je-prehlad

Contribution to Hospodárske noviny on opportunities and restrictions of employment agreements during a state of emergency

Our colleague and lawyer Lukáš Makara gave an interview for Hospodárske noviny, in which he talked, among other things, about the possibilities and restrictions of employment for agreements on work performed outside the employment relationship during an emergency, also with regard to the possibility of drawing state contributions.

The online version of the article is available here https://hnonline.sk/prakticke-hn/2148713-dohodari-ak-vam-klesol-prijem-aj-vy-mozete-mat-kompenzaciu

Interview for POSTOJ daily

In an interview with the conservative daily POSTOJ, Peter Varga discussed, among other things, how entrepreneurs can legally move and transfer the healthy part of their company from another part affected by the economic effects of the pandemic. Another topic of the interview was the low flexibility of the Labor Code and the related topic of self-employment and related restrictions.

The online version of the article is available here https://www.postoj.sk/54044/ak-sa-zacnu-tocit-peniaze-ekonomika-sa-rozbehne-podcast  

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In addition to the above-mentioned media coverage, during April we organized free consulting webinars for entrepreneurs through our project www.zachranfirmu.sk .