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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...
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Tax payment by a third party – is it allowed?
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...
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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....
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Can employee meals be a tax deductible costs?
Providing employees with free meals has been one of the most popular employee benefits in recent years. Most often companies offer their employees breakfast, lunch or fruits, but other meals are also popular in the offers of entrepreneurs. Can the purchase of food products for employees and contractors be a...
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When can a general partner deduct limited partnership tax (CIT) from PIT?
From 1 January 2021 Polish limited partnerships are obliged to settle CIT. For owners of such companies it means double settlement of income tax: first they will pay CIT of the company, and then PIT on settling their own income. Despite the fact that for general partners the legislator provided...
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Significant tax changes regarding the settlement of PIT to counteract the negative effects of COVID-19
In order to counteract the negative effects of COVID-19 pandemic, significant tax changes regarding the settlement of personal income tax (PIT) and corporate income tax (CIT) have been introduced. Changes concerning personal income tax (PIT) The raised income tax exemption limits will remain in force until the end of the...
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Changes in the jurisdiction of tax authorities from 1 January 2021
On 1 January 2021, amendments to the regulations in accordance with the decrees of the Minister of Finance, Development Funds and Regional Policy of 28 December 2020 came into force. (Polish Journal of Laws of 2020, item 2456). Thus, the scope jurisdiction of the tax authorities in relation to taxpayers...
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Tax limits in Poland in 2021
In 2021, current income limits concerning inter alia status of small-business enterprises: Small-business enterprises (mały podatnik) for PIT / CIT: 9,031,000.00 PLN. Small-business enterprises (mały podatnik) for VAT: 5,418,000.00 PLN. Income limit that entitles lump-sum of taxation of recognised income will increase in 2021 to 2,000,000.00 EUR, which corresponds to...
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Transfer pricing in Poland – Documentation thresholds 2021
The taxpayer is required to prepare local transfer pricing documentation for a controlled transaction of a homogeneous nature whose value, less value added tax, exceeds the following documentation thresholds in the financial year: 10,000,000.00 PLN – in the case of a commodity transaction, 10,000,000.00 PLN – in the case of...
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Two types of information on transfer pricing
According to Polish law, under certain circumstances, two types of information on transfer pricing are required to be submitted independently of each other: Information on transfer pricing submitted to the Head of the National Revenue Administration; Statement on preparation of local transfer pricing documentation. Information on transfer pricing The entities...
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