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Bahamas, Belize, Seychelles and Turks and Caicos Islands removed from EU list of tax non-cooperative jurisdictions
In February 2024, the Council of the European Union decided to remove the Bahamas, Belize, Seychelles, and Turks and Caicos Islands from the list of EU jurisdictions reluctant to cooperate for tax purposes. As a result of these changes, there are still 12 jurisdictions remaining on the list which are...
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Individual tax micro-account – What to know in 2024
What is an individual tax micro-account? An individual tax micro-account serves as an individualized platform designed for making tax payments. Introduced on 1 January 2020, it was designed to streamline and simplify the process of tax payments. This system allows both taxpayers and employer-payors to make payments to the tax...
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New draft regulation for the individual tax micro-account
On November 14, 2023, the Ministry of Finance has published a draft regulation on its website, that expands the catalogue of types of receivables that can be paid via tax micro-accounting. According to the information provided by the Ministry of Finance, the draft was prepared to update the list of...
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Withholding Tax (WHT) 2022
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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New taxation rules for limited partnerships in Poland
As of 2021 limited partnerships having their registered office in the territory of the Republic of Poland have become taxpayers of corporate income tax. Subject to taxation will be the current activity of the company and profits distributed to partners of such companies, similarly as in the case of limited...
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Tax residency – Foreign individuals arriving to Poland may become Polish tax residents
Foreign individuals arriving to Poland may become Polish tax residents if their centre of vital (economic or personal) interest moves to Poland, or if they spend in Poland more than 183 days in a tax year. Foreign individuals having their domicile in Poland (i.e. having status of Polish tax residents)...
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New as of July 1: Simple joint-stock company – New company form in Poland
In addition to the limited liability company (Sp. z o.o.) and the joint-stock company (S.A.), a third form of joint-stock company will be established in Poland as of July 1: the simple joint-stock company – “Prosta spółka akcyjna”. The official abbreviation in Part 1a of the Commercial Code is “PSA”....
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Obligation to publish a tax strategy for the biggest taxpayers in Poland
The biggest taxpayers (with revenues above 50,000,000.00 EUR) and companies that are members of a tax capital group and, from 2021, also real estate companies have to accept that the Minister of Finance will make public in the Public Information Bulletin information on them included in their tax statements. As...
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“Zero PIT for young people” and contracts of mandate with the transfer of copyright
Contracts of mandate concluded with persons who are under 26 years of age are a popular form of cooperation due to the tax exemption under Article 21 (1)(148) of the PIT Act (the so-called zero PIT for young people). The performance of the contract may result in the creation of...
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Extension of the deadline for preparing and approval of financial statements for 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minister of Finance, Funds and Regional Policy has extended some deadlines for financial reports: by 3 months (the end of the 6th month after the end of the financial year) – the deadline for preparing financial statements. In case of public sector entities, the...
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