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Minimum income tax from 1 January 2024
From 1 January 2024, minimum rules for corporate income tax will come into force in accordance with Article 24ca of the CIT Act. This tax is intended to tighten the tax system and minimise the tendency to shift income from Polish companies to jurisdictions with a favourable tax regime. The...
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Withholding a PESEL number
Since 17 November, Polish citizens have the possibility to withhold their PESEL number in the national register. This is intended to prevent the unauthorised use of personal data when taking out loans and to prevent various forms of crime and fraud. Currently, the PESEL number can be secured via the...
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Draft regulation on extension of deadlines for submission of transfer pricing information
On November 8, a draft regulation of the Minister of Finance to extend the deadlines for the submission of transfer pricing information was made available on the Government Legislation Center website. In the draft, the Ministry of Finance justifies the decision to extend the deadlines for submitting transfer pricing information:...
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New regulation regarding employee participation in a newly established company
As of September 15, 2023, new regulations have come into effect, determining forms of employee participation in a company created as a result of cross-border transformations, mergers, or divisions of companies. This affects the Act of May 26, 2023, on employee participation in a company created as a result of...
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Amendment to the Code of Commercial Companies
On August 22, 2023, the President signed the Act of August 16, 2023, amending the Commercial Companies Code and certain other acts. The Act came into force on September 15, 2023, introducing numerous important changes related to the reorganization of companies, both domestically and internationally. The changes implemented in the...
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Changes Introduced by the SLIM VAT 3 Package
In recent years, the Polish government has made numerous changes to the VAT tax, aiming to simplify and streamline the tax system for entrepreneurs. One of the latest packages is SLIM VAT 3, which came into effect on July 1, 2023. Below are the most important changes introduced in this...
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Foreign controlled entities (CFCs) – tax on pass-through income
Pass-through income is defined as a specific type of tax-deductible expenses incurred by a taxpayer to a non-resident related party during the tax year. Taxes on pass-through income at a rate of 19% on the taxable base must be paid by taxpayers provided several conditions are met. I. The taxpayer...
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New deadlines in transfer pricing
In view of the approaching deadlines for the fulfilment of documentation and information obligations in transfer pricing, we would like to remind you that with regard to the fulfilment of transfer pricing obligations for 2022, there is a fundamental change in the deadlines in relation to previous years (previously extended...
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State of epidemic emergency cancellation and MDR deadlines
We would like to inform you that as of 1st of July 2023, the state of epidemic emergency related to SARS-CoV-2 virus infections on the territory of the Republic of Poland will be lifted. We point out that the revocation of the epidemic emergency has important implications on the ground...
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Withholding Tax (WHT) 2023
Interest, royalties, and others Interest and royalties paid to a non-resident and fees for certain intangible assets and legal services (e.g. consulting, accounting, legal and technical services, advertising, data processing, market research, recruitment, management, inspection services and guarantees, etc.) are subject to 20% withholding tax, unless the rate is not...
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