Pillar II minimum tax

The Polish Act on Compensatory Taxation of Constituent Entities of International and Domestic Groups (the “Act”) has been in force since the new year. As we have indicated in previous materials, the Act implements the provisions of the so-called GLoBE Directive, i.e. m.in. regulations on the minimum 15% global equalization tax, the so-called Pillar 2,

Target CBAM model getting closer

On 30 December 2024, the Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2024/3210 of 18 December 2024 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the CBAM registry was published, effective the following day. This Regulation primarily requires the Commission to establish at EU level a

Legislation and Practice – December in taxes and business law

We present below a short summary of the most important changes in tax/business law and practice in December. Legislation Practice in taxes Income taxes and transfer pricing VAT International Taxes Other

Polish minimum tax – step by step

The year 2024 is the first year for which the Polish (domestic) minimum tax will have to be settled. Therefore, since its settlement is approaching, it is worth explaining the methodology of calculating the tax (Article 24ca of the CIT Act). First of all, it should be checked whether the taxpayer is not on the

Storing invoices only in an electronic form

More and more taxpayers are implementing the storage of invoices only in electronic form. What do tax regulations say about this? VAT According to Article 106m sec. 1 of the Polish VAT Act: “The taxpayer shall determine the method of ensuring the authenticity of origin, integrity of content and legibility of the invoice.” On the

New compliance obligations – counteracting forced labour

On 19 November 2024, the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 was adopted. It introduces a number of requirements for entrepreneurs to eliminate products manufactured with the use of forced labour. The regulation adopts the definition

Legislation and Practice – November in taxes and business law

We present below a short summary of the most important changes in tax/business law and practice in November. Legislation Practice in taxes Income taxes and transfer pricing VAT International Taxes Other

E-deliveries are coming

E-delivery is a project of the Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs, which aims to facilitate communication between offices and citizens and enterprises. This project is expected to bring significant changes affecting the speed, convenience and security of sending official documents. As part of the Polish Act on Electronic Delivery, a new system for sending documents

Polish Classification of Activities (PKD) codes 2025

At the beginning of 2025, new Polish Classification of Activities (PKD) codes will be introduced. This reform aims both to simplify the identification of economic activities and to improve compliance with international classification standards. Key changes include, inter alia the introduction of new codes for activities in rapidly growing areas such as digital technologies, the

Poland implements the global minimum tax

On 7 November 2022, the President of the Republic of Poland received the Act on Equalisation Taxation of Constituent Entities of International and Domestic Groups, which implements into the Polish legal system the provisions of Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of 14 December 2022 on ensuring a global minimum level of taxation for international groups of