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New minimum wage in Poland from 1st January 2016
The minimum wage each year is agreed before 15th September. For this year 2016, the minimum wage has been increased to 1850 PLN (approx. 450 EURO).
Amendments to the Act on Personal Income Tax (PIT): 70% tax on compensation
From 1st January, 2016, certain type’s severance pay and compensation connected to non-complete clauses will be subject to tax. Compensation of 70% PIT Tax will be subject to, amongst others, compensation awarded on the basis of regulations concerning non-complete clauses will be taxable; these regulations only apply to payments of... Read More →
Legislators restrict the extension of fixed-term contracts
Due to an adjustment to the Labour Code, the Polish Parliament has restricted the period of the conclusion of fixed-term contracts to 33 months. By restricting the common practice, particularly among Polish employers, to employ the same workers over the years without justifying the reason for repeating fixed-term contracts (chain... Read More →
The purchase of Christmas gifts for employees could qualify as a social benefit
The social benefits for employees on the occasions of Christmas and Easter can either be funded by the Company Social Benefit Fund (ZFŚS) or from the company’s current assets. The tax consequences of such actions, both for the employer and the employees that receive such benefits, will depend on which... Read More →
An entirely new law on VAT will come into effect on 1st January 2016
The lack of ability to obtain an advance ruling on individual tax rulings on sales VAT issues, meant for taxpayers they would be deprived of the only possible instrument to obtain a certain guarantee of the predictability of the controls in individual matters – claims Wojciech Pietrasiewicz, a tax adviser... Read More →
Amazon sellers & VAT in Poland
Many clients of getsix® are foreign Amazon sellers from other European Union (EU) countries or from outside the EU. getsix® handles the VAT registration process for these Amazon dealers in Poland, as well as the further Polish VAT compliance. All correspondence is done in German or English language and mostly... Read More →
getsix® Group has been shortlisted as a potential winner in the 2016 Finance Awards
Dear Ladies and Gentleman, getsix® your experienced and strong business partner are proud to advise you that we have been shortlisted as a potential winner in the 2016 Finance Awards taking place in the UK.
European Tower of Babel – one market, many languages
It clearly follows from the communication “A Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe”, which was issued by the European Commission in May 2015 that the creation of a digital single market is currently one of the Commission’s key priorities. This goal shall be achieved, among others, by even greater harmonisation... Read More →
getsix® Partner Mr. Roy Heynlein was interviewed for Brandenburg business magazine – FORUM
Dear Ladies and Gentleman, getsix® Partner Mr. Roy Heynlein was recently interviewed for the Brandenburg business magazine, while attending an event created by Chamber of Commerce Frankfurt (Oder), IHK Brandenburg and Enterprise Europe Network.
Herr Roy Heynlein, getsix® Partner, wird am 5. November 2015 als Referent an dem Seminar “Leistungserbringung deutscher Unternehmen in Polen” teilnehmen
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, Herr Roy Heynlein, getsix® Partner, wird am 5. November 2015 als Referent an dem Seminar “Leistungserbringung deutscher Unternehmen in Polen” teilnehmen. Das Seminar wird gemeinsam von der Handwerkskammer Frankfurt (Oder), der IHK Ostbrandenburg und dem Enterprise Europe Network (Berlin/Brandenburg) organisiert.