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Withholding Tax (WHT) 2022
Interest, royalties and others Interest and royalties paid to a non-resident and fees for certain intangible assets and legal services (e.g. consulting, accounting, legal and technical services, advertising, data processing, market research, recruitment, management, inspection services and guarantees, etc.) are subject to 20% withholding tax, unless the rate is not... 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 →
Tax residency – Do non-Polish taxpayers have to settle their taxes in Poland?
Foreign individuals arriving to Poland may become Polish tax residents if their centre of vital (economic or personal) interest moves to Poland, or if they spend in Poland more than 183 days in a tax year. Foreign individuals having their domicile in Poland (i.e. having status of Polish tax residents)... Read More →
New as of July 1: Simple joint-stock company – New company form in Poland
In addition to the limited liability company (Sp. z o.o.) and the joint-stock company (S.A.), a third form of joint-stock company will be established in Poland as of July 1: the simple joint-stock company – “Prosta spółka akcyjna”. The official abbreviation in Part 1a of the Commercial Code is “PSA”.... Read More →
Obligation to publish a tax strategy for the largest 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 →
“Zero PIT for young people” versus contracts of mandate with the transfer of copyright
Contracts of mandate concluded with persons who are under 26 years of age are a popular form of cooperation due to the tax exemption under Article 21 (1)(148) of the PIT Act (the so-called zero PIT for young people). The performance of the contract may result in the creation of... Read More →
Extension of the deadline for preparation and approval of financial statements for 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minister of Finance, Funds and Regional Policy has extended some deadlines for financial reports: by 3 months (the end of the 6th month after the end of the financial year) – the deadline for preparing financial statements. In case of public sector entities, the... Read More →
Upcoming deadlines for submission of notifications: CBC-P and ORD-U
We would like to inform you about the upcoming deadlines for: 1. Submission of the CBC-P notification Country-by-Country report (CBC-R) is a reporting mechanism set out in the Act of 9 March 2017 on the exchange of tax information with other countries. According to it, entities belonging to large multinational... Read More →
Changes in excise duty
As of 1 February 2021, the following changes to the Excise Duty Act are in force: Change in registration for excise purposes Under the new rules, excise tax payers are required to register or to make an update in the Central Register of Excise Entities (CRPA) via the new version... Read More →
Rules regarding domestic negative credit notes
Our Customer Relation department, in cooperation with the Accounting department, has prepared the following explanation of the changes to Polish Slim VAT regulations. On 1 January 2021, the so-called SLIM VAT (Simple, Local And Modern VAT) came into force, introducing changes with regard to the settlement of negative credit notes.... Read More →
