In Flexi, we have changed the way meal vouchers are entered. This new method is available from version 2024.2.
Meal vouchers are now entered as the permanent pay 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
CZK 129.50, the same as the meal allowance flat rate.
Meal voucher settings in company settings
Company settings now include a new Meal vouchers tab, where you can set up document types and posting:
You can now set a document type for meal vouchers. Once this document type is set, a document with the total value of the meal vouchers is generated after liabilities are generated. It is posted split into the employee contribution and the employer contribution.
Settings in the Personnel menu
Employees - Personnel
Set up the pay component for meal vouchers in the Permanent pay components menu by selecting the Meal vouchers pay component:
In the Percentage/Constant field, enter the employee deduction.
In the Amount field, enter the meal voucher value.
Settings in the Payroll Updates menu
Employees - Payroll Updates
The Contributions tab contains the components STRAVENKY DO LIMITU (Meal vouchers - within limit) and STRAVENKY NAD LIMIT (Meal vouchers - above limit).
The employer contribution is calculated automatically and, depending on its amount, is split into Meal vouchers - within limit (up to CZK 123.90 for 2025) or Meal vouchers - above limit.
The employee deduction is displayed on the Deductions tab.
Meal vouchers on the payslip
On the Payslip print output, the Meal vouchers pay component is displayed on the Contributions tab
The total value is split into Meal vouchers within limit and Meal vouchers above limit
The employee deduction then appears in the Deductions - Meal vouchers - employee deduction field:
Posting to an internal document
After liabilities are generated from the payroll update, an internal document is created automatically, posting the total value of the meal vouchers:
22 days x CZK 160 per meal voucher = CZK 3,520 total value of meal vouchers
22 days x CZK 60 employee deduction = CZK 1,320 total employee deduction
22 days x CZK 100 employer contribution = CZK 2,200 total value within limit
Posting example
Meal vouchers - Employee contribution 335/213 and Employer contribution 527/213
Meal voucher deduction 331/335
Frequently asked questions
1) We don't deduct anything from employees for meal vouchers, just like with the meal allowance flat rate. How do I set this up?
In this case, simply go to the Personnel menu, and on the Permanent pay components tab enter zero in the Percentage/Constant field, or leave it blank.
2) An employee was on a business trip abroad and is therefore not entitled to a meal voucher for certain days. How can I change this entitlement?
You can correct the working days in the Employees - Payroll Updates menu. Open the meal voucher row and change the number of working days. Then recalculate the payroll: