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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... 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 →
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... Read More →
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... Read More →
Tax on gifts for employees offered during special occasions
Giving small gifts to employees on special occasions is now a standard practice in many companies. Employers more and more often give gifts to their employees on the occasion of their birthday, name day, wedding or birth of a child. Should such a gift be included in the employee’s income... Read More →
New taxation rules for limited partnerships in Poland
As of 2021 limited partnerships having their registered office in the territory of the Republic of Poland have become taxpayers of corporate income tax. Subject to taxation will be the current activity of the company and profits distributed to partners of such companies, similarly as in the case of limited... Read More →
One Stop Shop (OSS) system and changes to VAT
Accounting contact for Amazon and the eCommerce industry: Accounting Office: Poznan Marta Senior Customer Relations Manager Contact: Send e-mail Contact for international VAT settlement and registration: Danuta Senior Account Managerfor Online Sellers Contact Form » Until now, all e-commerce companies from the EU that sell goods to other EU countries,... Read More →
Obligation to publish a tax strategy for the biggest taxpayers in Poland
The biggest taxpayers (with revenues above 50,000,000.00 EUR) and companies that are members of a tax capital group and, from 2021, also real estate companies have to accept that the Minister of Finance will make public in the Public Information Bulletin information on them included in their tax statements. As... Read More →
General ruling regarding classification of transactions carried out with the use of fuel cards for VAT purposes
On 15 February 2021 the Polish Minister of Finance issued a general ruling regarding classification of transactions carried out with the use of fuel cards for VAT purposes. It affects the settlement of VAT. The ruling applies only to three-party transactions where the card is provided by an intermediary entity... Read More →
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... Read More →
