Customs clearance in Poland: the top three risks Being a member of the European Union Poland has to follow the Union Customs Code (UCC), which at the basic level unifies the customs operations across all member states. However, in order to prevent costly penalties for not fulfilling...

Support for Polish flood relief efforts: CIT, PIT, and VAT provisions In September 2024 severe floods struck Poland, which have caused significant losses for some businesses. This natural disaster prompted significant relief efforts from other entrepreneurs  and individuals. In response,...

Polish tax authorities’ approach to TP adjustments: hope for change? While conducting intragroup transactions, the application of transfer pricing adjustments is a common practice globally, especially among multinational groups. The guidelines published by OECD stress their main purpose,...

Recent developments in Polish tax exemption for foreign investment funds   Piotr Paśko and Tomasz Janik of MDDP say that while application of the tax exemption has historically been challenging, foreign investment vehicles stand to benefit as a more favourable environment appears...

First draft of GloBE implementation act submitted in Poland   Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 15 December 2022 seeks to ensure a global minimum level of taxation for multinational enterprise groups and large-scale domestic groups in the Union. The Polish Ministry of Finance has...

Greater tax certainty for investors in Poland Poland has been an attractive place for foreign direct investment for years. It has become one of the main locations for outsourcing financial functions for corporations around the world. And its location between the East and the West,...

Brexit has made us busy. Why?   While it may have been sold by some as a way of cutting red tape, Britain’s exit from the single market has presented numerous new rules for exports and imports.   This has led to an increased demand for lawyers and customs agents to help confused businesses...

Tax aspects of redevelopment in the real-estate industry   A lack of investment plots in prime locations means that developers are increasingly interested in purchasing developed properties such as old office buildings, commercial or industrial facilities either to demolish or modernise...

What Poland thinks of Britain’s post-Brexit border checks   The volume of meat imports has increased since 2021 as Polish companies saw that Britain’s slaughterhouses were struggling to recruit staff in the wake of Brexit. Supermarkets were receptive to the pitch that Polish producers...

Applying the parent–subsidiary exemption in Poland is becoming more difficult Monika Dziedzic and Łukasz Kumkowski consider the dividend taxation exemption for payments made by Polish companies and explain the fulfilment of the beneficial ownership requirement by foreign holding companies To...

Guide to Poland’s filing obligations for real estate companies and their shareholders   Polish real estate companies and their shareholders are required to submit the following information by April 2 2024: Real estate companies are mandated to disclose information about entities...

Guide to the initial phase of the CBAM With the first reports under the carbon border adjustment mechanism due at the end of January 2024, Agnieszka Kisielewska of MDDP explains the criteria for its application and the reporting obligations for affected importers. The carbon border...

Tax challenges for international businesses in Poland in 2024 Monika Dziedzic provides insights into the most important tax developments from 2023 that international businesses need to keep in mind for the coming year: Withholding tax revolution; Tax on shifted profits; Minimum local...

Green HR strategies for the modern workplace in Poland: tax and legal insights In today’s fast-changing business world, companies must adapt to the new needs of employees as well as the environment. A key area that is important in the perception of a firm as an attractive, socially...

Tax challenges for renewable-energy sector investors in Poland The constant development of renewable energy in Poland is a fact. This is due to new trends in the energy sector, as well as the needs of the state. Regulations and administration practices regarding new and existing investments...