Legal Focus 2019 | Ultimate Beneficial Owners of Polish Companies
The Central Register of Beneficial Owners in the New Law on Counteracting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Dear ladies and gentlemen, We would like to draw your attention to a recent Act that will come into effect in September 2019. The legal advisors of sdzlegal Schindhelm, in co-operation with getsix®,... Read More →
Postponement of the ruling on certain Withholding Tax (WHT) provisions until 1st January, 2020
Dear ladies and gentlemen, We recently advised you regarding the implementation date for Withholding Tax (WHT). By virtue of the Regulation of 27th June, 2019, the Minister of Finance postponed the application of some of the amended provisions regulating WHT collection by CIT taxpayers. The ruling of the new regulations... Read More →
Upcoming changes in the area of VAT settlements soon to come into force
Updated: 11-10-2019 Updated: 30-08-2019 Dear ladies and gentlemen, We would like to draw your attention to a broad package of changes in the area of VAT settlements, which should come into force in the second half of 2019. Some of the changes (concerning the mandatory application of the split payment... Read More →
No right to deduct VAT for the purchase of fuel cards if the transaction is a financial service
Entities who initially purchase fuel cards used for cashless supplying of fuel to companies do not buy and resell fuel, but they provide a financial service involving crediting the purchase of this fuel. Therefore, they are not subject to VAT, and their users do not have the right to deduct... Read More →
Implementation of New Withholding Tax Requirements
These new requirements will essentially provide certain conditions that must be met in order for a withholding tax reduction or exemption to apply in relation to payments to non-residents under tax treaties or other special regulations. This means that if the conditions are not met, then standard domestic rates must... Read More →
getsix | From 1st May, 2019 a new matrix of VAT rates was applied to cash registers
The 1st May, 2019 is the effective date of Act of 15th March, 2019 amending the Tax on Goods and Services Act and of the Trade Metrology Act (Journal of Laws [Dz. U.] of 2019, Item 675), i.e. the so-called On-Line Cash Registers Act. The new generation of cash registers... Read More →
Tax Focus 2019 | Transfer Pricing Threshold
Local transfer pricing documentation is prepared for a controlled transaction of a uniform nature, the value of which, less value added tax, exceeds the following documentary thresholds in the financial year: PLN 10 million – in the case of a commodity transaction; PLN 10 million – in the case of... Read More →
Tax Information | Poland – 10 facts
A brief summary of the most important information for any business or individuals who plan to invest in Poland. Corporate Income Tax (CIT) CIT is levied at a rate of 19% (standard rate) or 15% (reduced rate for small taxpayers and new companies in the first year of business activity).... Read More →
Planned changes to Polish business taxation for 2019
Be aware of possible legislative changes, getsix® have prepared for you a list of proposed changes in Polish business taxation for 2019. The Polish Ministry of Finance has announced key changes to be proposed under 2019 tax reform. These proposed regulations create on one hand preferences for some business areas,... Read More →
The most significant changes to Polish CIT for 2018
Capital income and its separation from other income of the taxpayer From the 1st January, 2018 within the ‘Corporate Income Tax Act’, taxpayers will be obliged to detach the operating income from the capital income. Subsequently, loss from one source will not decrease income from the other source. The provision... Read More →
