There is no single statutory processing time that applies to every EU VAT registration procedure in Poland.
The duration depends on whether the VAT-R form is complete, whether the company’s data is consistent with public registers and whether the Polish tax office requests additional documents or explanations.
A business should therefore not wait until the date of its first transaction. Registration must be submitted before the first qualifying intra-Community supply or acquisition of goods.
For services, registration should be completed before the company begins supplying services that must be reported in the Polish recapitulative statement (VAT-UE), or purchases services covered by Article 28b of the Polish VAT Act that constitute an import of services in Poland.
getsix® manages the process of obtaining a Polish EU VAT number, including communication with the tax office and responses to additional enquiries.
