The Ministry of Finance plans to implement in 2021 so-called Estonian CIT The main purpose of the planned changes is increase of investments in Poland, since funds reinvested will not be taxed until they are paid out to shareholders. The solution may be used by about 200k companies in Poland. The concept of the new […]
Anti-crisis Shield 4.0
The Parliament (Sejm) adopted on 5 June 2020 the so-called Anti-crisis Shield 4.0. The bill is to be voted in the Senate. Below we present the most important assumptions of it. Micro-loan The entrepreneur’s obligation to submit an application for loan remission will be lifted – the district employment agency (PUP) will exempt from this […]
First amendments to the tax provisions as of 1 July 2020
On 28 May 2020 Polish Parliament passed a bill containing: the provisions implementing EU regulations, so-called “Quick Fixes” package (hereinafter referred to as “QF”); the CIT system tightening provisions implementing Council Directive (EU) 2017/952 as regards hybrid mismatches with third countries (hereinafter referred to as: “ATAD 2 Directive”); completion of the transposition of Council Directive […]
Change in the VAT regulations related to the simplification in the import of goods
According to the current provisions of the Polish VAT Act, the preferential VAT settlement directly within the VAT returns is available only for some entities – the entrepreneurs which meet the conditions of the simplified procedure and for the authorized traders so-called AEO. On average, several thousand importers use this option on a monthly basis, mainly large domestic and foreign companies, which can meet the conditions for admission to the simplified procedure […]
The deadline for submitting IFT-2R has been extended
On 29 May 2020 the new Regulation has been issued by the Minister of Finance as regards the IFT-2R information, i.e. information on the amount of revenue (income) generated by taxpayers of corporate income tax having no registered seat office or management board in Poland. In accordance with the new Regulation the deadline for submitting […]
Real Estate Sector in CEE – Poland / Slovakia / Czech Republic / Hungary
In the recent 20 years, CEE countries have been increasingly attracting the attention of investors from the real estate sector worldwide. The answer to the question “why?” becomes quite obvious when you dig into details of the level of yield in particular countries of Europe. Investors prefer to locate their funds in our region since […]
Comparison of CIT-TP and TPR – Part 1: General information
The purpose of this publication is to summarize basic differences between CIT-TP form (submitted by larger taxpayers in recent years) and its new equivalent – TPR form. A wider range of related parties will be required to submit the TPR form. In the publication, we compare the two forms based on regulations of the Corporate […]
Changes in PIT, CIT, VAT and Tax Ordinance Act – to make everyone’s life better
On 6 May 2020 the Parliament (the Sejm) adopted a draft bill amending PIT, CIT, VAT Acts, and the Tax Ordinance Act. Among proposed changes are in particular: the possibility of making payments on bank accounts not indicated on the so-called White List and adapting the PIT and the CIT Acts to the Polish Classification […]
Promoting R&D – Poland| Slovakia | The Czech Republic | Hungary
For a few latest years, many developed and developing countries have been promoting R&D activities. The surge in R&D expenses is however not unexpected – most economists agree that this is the only way to avoid the middle-income trap. Leaders in this field in 2018 were: Israel, South Korea, Taipei, Sweden, and Japan: R&D in […]
Anti-Crisis Shield 3.0 already in force
The so-called Anti-Crisis Shield 3.0 regulations have entered into force on 16 May 2020. Please find below a summary of the most important changes. SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS Extension of the exemption – individuals conducting business activity and paying social security contributions will be allowed to benefit from social security contributions’ exemption for April and May […]