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Application of the 0% VAT rate on intra-Community supply of goods and knowledge of the identity of the purchaser – CJEU judgment
The verdict dated 29th of February 2024, case C-676/22 B2 Energy s.r.o. analyses the issue related to the possibility of applying the VAT exemption when the supplied goods have been shipped to a purchaser other than the one mentioned in the tax documents. Background of the case In 2015, the...
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New Supreme Court resolution: Partner of a two-person company and social security
On 21st of February 2024, the Supreme Court issued a resolution, III UZP 8/23, which has generated much discussion and interest in the business and legal community. The resolution concerns issues related to the social insurance of partners of a two-person limited liability company. The key point of the resolution...
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Draft Act amending the Act on Foreigners and certain other Acts
The legislative draft of February 7, 2024, aimed at amending the Act on foreigners and certain other acts, provides for the introduction of a number of new regulations relating to the procedures for the entry and stay of foreigners in Poland. The proposed changes cover various aspects, such as residence...
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New draft law on protection of Whistleblowers
On 11 January 2024, a new draft law appeared on the website of the Governmental Legislation Centre, incorporating changes introduced by the new Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy. Legislative work on the draft law on Whistleblowers started at government level back in 2021. The draft law aims to...
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Deadlines for implementing the e-delivery service in Poland
Electronic delivery (‘e-delivery’) is a solution that allows correspondence to be sent and received electronically, ensuring equivalent legal effects to sending a registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The e-delivery service was introduced by the Act of 18 November 2020 on electronic deliveries, but its implementation has been repeatedly postponed....
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Interpretation regarding the conditions for applying the withholding tax exemption on dividends
We would like to draw your attention to a new and controversial line of interpretation regarding the conditions for applying the withholding tax exemption on dividends paid to parent companies, which can be observed in a series of recent rulings of the Provincial Administrative Court in Lublin (an example of...
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New regulation regarding employee participation in a newly established company
As of September 15, 2023, new regulations have come into effect, determining forms of employee participation in a company created as a result of cross-border transformations, mergers, or divisions of companies. This affects the Act of May 26, 2023, on employee participation in a company created as a result of...
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Amendment to the Code of Commercial Companies
On August 22, 2023, the President signed the Act of August 16, 2023, amending the Commercial Companies Code and certain other acts. The Act came into force on September 15, 2023, introducing numerous important changes related to the reorganization of companies, both domestically and internationally. The changes implemented in the...
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Deadline for submission of information by real estate companies and their partners
We would like to remind you of the upcoming deadline for the obligation to submit certain information regarding real estate companies for 2022 to the competent tax authorities (for most taxpayers, the deadline is 31 March 2023). The entities obliged to submit the information are real estate companies and PIT/CIT...
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Easier procedure for Belarusian citizens to obtain a temporary residence permit and new regulations on the Card of Pole
Easier procedure for Belarusian citizens to obtain a temporary residence permit As of 9 July 2022, a regulation is in force that introduces an easier procedure for Belarusian citizens to obtain a temporary residence permit. It aims to help Belarusian citizens affected by various types of repression in their country....
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