In Flexi, we have changed the way meal vouchers are entered. This new method is available from version 2024.2.
Meal vouchers will now be entered as a permanent payroll component STRAVENKY (MEAL VOUCHERS).
This replaces the STRAVNÉ VYPOČTENÉ (CALCULATED MEAL ALLOWANCE) component on the Deductions tab.
The main reason is to monitor the threshold for tax-exempt income, which for 2026 is
129.50 CZK, as the meal voucher flat rate.
Meal voucher settings in company settings
In the company settings, there is a new configuration section on the Meal Vouchers tab, where you can set document types and posting:
It is now possible to set the document type for meal vouchers. Once this document type is configured, a document with the total value of meal vouchers will be generated after liability generation, and it will be posted with a breakdown into the employee contribution and the employer contribution.
Settings in the HR menu
Employees – HR
The payroll component for meal vouchers is set up in the Permanent Payroll Components menu, where you select the Meal Vouchers payroll component:
The Percentage/constant field is used to enter the value of the Employee deduction.
The Amount field is used to enter the Meal voucher value.
Settings in the Payroll Update menu
Employees – Payroll Update
On the Contributions tab, you will find the components MEAL VOUCHERS WITHIN LIMIT and MEAL VOUCHERS ABOVE LIMIT.
The employer contribution is calculated automatically and, depending on its amount, is split into Meal Vouchers – within the limit (up to 123.90 CZK for 2025) or Meal Vouchers – above the limit.
The employee deduction will be displayed on the Deductions tab.
Meal vouchers on the payslip
On the Payslip print output, the Meal Vouchers payroll component is displayed on the Contributions tab
The total value is split into Meal Vouchers within the limit and Meal Vouchers above the limit
The employee deduction then appears in the Deductions – Meal Vouchers – employee deduction field:
Posting to an internal document
After generating liabilities from the payroll update, an internal document is automatically created with the posting of the total meal voucher value:
22 days x 160 CZK per meal voucher = 3,520 CZK total meal voucher value
22 days x 60 CZK employee deduction = 1,320 CZK total employee deduction
22 days x 100 CZK employer contribution = 2,200 CZK total value within the limit
Posting example
Meal Vouchers – Employee contribution 335/213 and Employer contribution 527/213
Meal voucher deduction 331/335
Frequently asked questions
1) We do not deduct anything from employees for meal vouchers, just as with the meal voucher flat rate — how do I set this up?
In this case, simply go to the HR menu, on the Permanent Payroll Components tab, and enter zero in the Percentage/constant field, or leave it blank.
2) An employee was on a foreign business trip and is therefore not entitled to a meal voucher for certain days — how can I change this entitlement?
Working days can be adjusted in the Employees – Payroll Update menu by expanding the meal voucher row and changing the number of working days. Then recalculate the payroll: