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Amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act and certain other acts (Polish Deal 3.0)
Published on 25 October 2022, the Act of 7 October 2022 introduces new regulations for taxpayers. For the most part, the changes under the Act apply to CIT and come into force on 1 January 2023, with some exceptions. A particularly significant change is the exemption from the payment of... Read More →
Property development companies vs. real estate companies
According to the recently presented position of the Director of the National Revenue Information, a real estate developer engaged in the construction of residential and non-residential buildings and their sale may be deemed a real estate company on the grounds of income tax regulations, thus resulting in the obligation to... Read More →
Tax Benefits for Aid to Ukraine
Engaging in aid to Ukraine may benefit from several existing and newly introduced tax benefits. Although some regulations came into force in the middle of March – they are effective retroactively, i.e. from February 24, 2022. Donations to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) The value of donations made to non-governmental organizations in... Read More →
CIT reporting and settlement deadlines for 2021 extended
Extension of reporting deadlines On March 10, 2022, the Polish Minister of Finance’s regulation1 changing the reporting deadlines for 2021 came into force. According to its contents, the deadlines for, among other things, the preparation, approval and submission of financial statements due in 2022 are extended as follows: by 3... Read More →
Exemption from income tax on profits of general and limited partnerships
On December 15, 2021, the Polish Minister of Finance issued a general interpretation No. DD5.8203.2.2021, in which he confirmed that the exemption from income tax on certain income from participation in the profits of legal persons (e.g. dividends, income from investment funds, the equivalent of the profit of a legal... Read More →
Controlled Foreign Corporations (CFC) – more entities covered by Polish regulations
Tax changes implemented as of January 1, 2022 expanded the catalog of entities qualifying as Controlled Foreign Corporations (CFC), thereby requiring more entities to apply tax rules specific to those entities. The most significant of these changes include: the addition of two new specific entity qualification categories, extension of the... Read More →
Polish Deal – Changes applicable to Polish Personal Income Tax (PIT) and Corporate Income Tax (CIT)
On November 15, 2021 the President signed into law the Act of 29 October 2021 amending the Personal Income Tax Act, the Corporate Income Tax Act and certain other acts (Polish Journal of Laws 2021, item 2105), which is part of the program known as the “Polish Deal” and introduces... Read More →
Polish Deal – Changes in Polish Corporate Income Tax (CIT)
On November 15, 2021 the President signed into law the Act of 29 October 2021 amending the Personal Income Tax Act, the Corporate Income Tax Act and certain other acts (Polish Journal of Laws 2021, item 2105), which is part of the program known as the “Polish Deal” and introduces... Read More →
Tax payment by a third party – is it acceptable?
Does a taxpayer have to pay his taxes personally? Can the payment of funds to the tax office account be made by a third party? Despite the unambiguous verdict of the Polish Supreme Administrative Court (NSA), these issues are still controversial. According to the current regulations, each taxpayer is personally... Read More →
Thin capitalization – regulations are still unclear
How to correctly settle the costs of debt financing? Unfortunately, there is still no clear answer to this question. The current regulations in this regard are unclear and the interpretations of administrative bodies – contradictory. In 2018, Article 15c was introduced in the CIT Act to limit excessive debt financing.... Read More →
