Entrepreneurs benefiting from low lump-sum taxation in Poland The Personal Income Tax Act defines business activity (BA) as a gainful activity conducted on one’s own behalf, irrespective of results, in an organised and continuous manner, from which the revenues are not attributed to other revenues from other sources, such as an employment relationship, managerial contracts,…
Poland gets green light for mandatory e-invoicing from 2024 The derogation is granted for three years, until December 31 2026. It may be extended further, but Poland will still need to prove that this tool led to reducing VAT fraud and abus as well as simplifying VAT settlement for taxpayers.#MORE on the topic of hybrid…
Poland: Last call for taxpayers in Poland to review ATAD 2 Poland has implemented European Council Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD 2) by introducing anti-hybrid provisions into its domestic law. The provisions apply starting from January 2021 and the taxpayers should take them into account in their 2021 CIT settlements and onwards. The deadline for the…
Poland: CIT exemption for companies attracts foreign investors While the tax burdens for companies paying taxes in regular way and sole entrepreneurs are getting higher, Estonian CIT allows to get the public duties burden to the level of 18%–25%; and this is the effective rate, including CIT, personal income tax (PIT) and social securities. If…
The tax office must determine where and how refugees are to be taxed
New preferences for those helping Ukrainians
No special arrangements for those who help Ukraine yet Agnieszka Wnuk, tax advisor and partner at MDDP, talks to Rzeczpospolita about the tax changes to be introduced in the current situation and the solutions available to individuals and companies donating aid to the struggling Ukraine. #MORE in the interview in Rzeczpospolita.
Polish tax system is not particularly supportive for war victims “Not all aid for Ukraine is associated with tax incentives. To the contrary, some actions trigger serious doubts. Although taxes are one of the last factors motivating the aid, they cannot be ignored. Especially if the aid is provided by an entrepreneur who must account…
Poland: Challenging times ahead for taxpayers The Polish tax system is subject to a wide range of reform impacting both international groups as well as local businesses (known as the ‘Polish Deal’) from January 2022. The adverse changes were attempted to be balanced by new reliefs. All should be prepared for new procedures, calculations and…
Tax changes for investors in Poland real estate A comprehensive package of tax changes in Poland (so called ‘Polish Deal’) comes into force on January 1 2022 (with some exceptions to be introduced as of 2023). Some of the changes will particularly affect the real estate industry. #MORE on this topic you can read on…