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The purchase of Christmas gifts for employees could be a social benefit
The social benefits for employees on the occasions of Christmas and Easter can either be funded by the Company Social Benefit Fund (ZFŚS) or from the company’s current assets. The tax consequences of such actions, both for the employer and the employees that receive such benefits, will depend on which...
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Most important tax changes effective 1st January, 2015
Private use of company cars from January 2015 From the start of 2015 the private use of a company car up to and including an engine size of 1,600cc (cylinder capacity) will be taxed on the basis of a assumed cash benefit of 250.00 PLN. The tax rate will be...
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The tax authorities have the right to demand money from taxpayer’s business partners
For the repayment of tax liabilities owed by companies, tax authorities have the right to demand money from taxpayer’s business partners who have liabilities due to deliveries, works and services. This allows Article 89 of the code on administrative enforcement proceedings. In such cases additional obligations are imposed on taxpayer’s...
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The failure of the tax avoidance regulations
Embarrassing government mistakes in legislation, after new regulations on tax avoidance law were passed and signed by Parliament and the President on 17th September, 2014. The Government Legislation Centre had two weeks to publish this law, to enable the new legislation to come into effect next year, but the publication...
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Change to the regulation for a Controlled Foreign Company (CFC)
On the 9th August, 2014, Sejm (lower chamber of the Polish Parliament) has approved the amendments from the Senate, to the draft bill amending the Corporate Income Tax Act, Personal Income Tax Act and other Acts, and thereby introduced new rules on CFC’s. These changes were largely to confirm and...
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The government signed the new tax regulation on IT-based collection of tax information
Companies who submit Corporate Income Tax (CIT) and Personal Income Tax (PIT) will be obliged to submit returns on income (revenue) of natural persons and taxpayers of corporate income tax via electronic communication means. That emerges from an amendment of personal income tax law and other regulations that where accepted...
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New regulations on shareholders debt financing
First reading of a governmental bill to amend Corporate Income Tax law passed the Polish parliament on the 7th May, 2014. One of the most relevant amendments affects shareholders debt financing with a new approach to restrict deductibility of interests. So far it is clear that the new law will...
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Limiting the potential for tax avoidance
On the 26th June parliament voted for an amendment to the regulation of taxation for foreign subsidiaries of Polish natural and legal people, which serves the purpose of limiting the potential for tax avoidance. These foreign subsidiaries must pay 19% income tax to the Polish Treasury, if the mother enterprise...
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Companies need only electronic signature for the tax authorities
As of 2015, private individuals and legal entities will be able to submit their tax returns electronically. Business entities that must submit to the tax authorities a declaration of income and corporation tax, but will need a qualified electronic signature. The technology for this secure electronic signature costs between 110PLN...
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Penalties for not submitting information about company car
Those tax payers who use their vehicle/s for business purposes only and keep a logbook/s for the vehicle/s may be able to deduct the entire VAT. The with holding of information about their vehicle/s with the full deduction at the tax office, will be subject to fine penalties, or even...
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