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Estonian CIT rulings in Poland – Supreme Administrative Court (NSA) on dividends, hidden profits and bond contributions
Recent Estonian CIT rulings in Poland by the Supreme Administrative Court (NSA) clarify several important aspects of the Polish lump-sum corporate taxation regime. When dividends are distributed, PIT must be calculated on the full amount of profit allocated to the shareholder, while the company’s Estonian CIT liability is accounted for... Read More →
Estonian CIT tax audits in Poland – what irregularities are tax authorities finding?
Estonian CIT tax audits in Poland focus primarily on whether companies have validly elected the lump-sum taxation of corporate income and continue to satisfy the applicable eligibility requirements. Ministry of Finance data published in May 2026 shows that tax authorities identified irregularities involving ZAW-RD notifications, mid-year elections, employment conditions, shareholder... Read More →
Proposed changes to the VAT White List and split payment in Poland: will payment errors still affect tax-deductible costs?
The Polish government’s draft act amending the Personal Income Tax (PIT) Act and the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) Act proposes simplifying the rules for payments made to bank accounts outside the VAT White List and payments made without the mandatory split payment mechanism. It forms part of a broader deregulation... Read More →
B2B contractor benefits in Poland – tax deductibility and the tax authorities’ changing position
Benefits provided to B2B contractors in Poland may qualify as tax-deductible expenses for corporate income tax purposes. However, the individual ruling issued by the Director of the National Tax Information (KIS) on 11 May 2026 (reference 0111-KDIB1-3.4010.40.2026.2.DW) indicates a more restrictive approach to B2B contractor benefits tax deductibility in Poland.... Read More →
Automotive accounting challenges in Poland – 7 areas requiring close financial control
Automotive accounting challenges in Poland arise primarily from complex manufacturing processes, high transaction volumes, extensive supply chains and the fact that many automotive businesses operate within multinational corporate groups. Particular attention is required in production and inventory valuation, accounting for unused production capacity, transfer pricing, cross-border transactions and the consistency... Read More →
Cloud services and withholding tax in Poland – Supreme Administrative Court of Poland (NSA) rulings on server infrastructure
A Polish company purchasing hosting or cloud capacity from a foreign provider should not assume that the payment falls outside withholding tax (WHT Poland). In its judgment of 4 March 2026, case no. II FSK 757/23, the Supreme Administrative Court of Poland (NSA) held that a server used for business... Read More →
Withholding tax on dividends in Poland – latest position of the Supreme Administrative Court of Poland (NSA)
The latest case law of the Supreme Administrative Court of Poland (NSA) clarifies several important conditions governing the withholding tax on dividends in Poland. The NSA has confirmed that a dividend recipient benefiting from an income-specific exemption in its country of residence does not, in itself, prevent the application of... Read More →
Tax changes in Poland 2027 for businesses: what will change in PIT, CIT and lump-sum tax?
The planned tax changes in Poland 2027 include a new PIT scale, a 22% CIT rate for the largest taxpayers, restricted access to the lump-sum tax on recorded revenue and new taxation rules for certain related-party transactions. The revenue threshold for choosing the lump-sum regime is planned to fall from... Read More →
CIT bad debt relief in Poland and instalment payments – Supreme Administrative Court of Poland (NSA) ruling
For CIT bad debt relief in Poland, where a large enterprise pays an amount owed to a micro, small or medium-sized enterprise in instalments, splitting the payment does not allow the statutory 60-day payment period to be extended. The Supreme Administrative Court of Poland (NSA) confirmed this in its judgment... Read More →
Tax deductibility of contractual penalties for delay in Poland – favourable ruling by the Head of the National Revenue Administration (KAS)
On 13 March 2026, the Head of the National Revenue Administration (KAS) accepted the taxpayer’s complaint and amended an earlier adverse individual tax ruling concerning a contractual penalty. The case is directly relevant to the tax deductibility of contractual penalties for delay in Poland. KAS accepted the company’s position that... Read More →
