Polish “sugar tax” on syrups, powdered drinks and gels

The so-called the “sugar tax” raises, in practice, some interpretation doubts. Pursuant to Art. 12a (1) of the Public Health Act, the fee applies to the marketing of certain beverages (with added sugars, sweeteners, caffeine or taurine) on the domestic market. A drink is a product in the form of a drink and a syrup

Judgment: Operating lease costs are not covered by thin capitalization

The company leased equipment (locomotives) on the basis of leasing contracts, which for tax purposes were operating leasing (balance sheet financial leasing). The company asked whether the locomotive lease payments constitute debt financing costs within the meaning of the thin capitalization provisions (Article 15c of the Polish CIT Act)? In the opinion of the Company,

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Proposed changes to the “Polish Deal”

Today, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Deputy Minister of Finance Piotr Soboń presented proposed changes to the “Polish Deal”, which are to meet “the opinions of taxpayers and experts”. The regulations are to come into force in July this year (although there is no bill yet). Below, the proposals for new solutions presented at the

The Sejm adopted the law on assistance to Ukrainian citizens

Yesterday, the Sejm adopted a law on assistance to Ukrainian citizens in connection with an armed conflict on the territory of that country. The Act contains, in particular, the following solutions: I. Work and social matters Stay legal stay in Poland for 18 months for people who came directly from Ukraine and declared their intention

Action plans for the citizens of Ukraine

The government announces support plans for Ukrainian citizens and tax preferences for individual supporters Assumptions of the draft law The list of legislative works includes the assumptions of the draft law on assistance to Ukrainian citizens in connection with an armed conflict in the territory of that state. According to the information, the act is

Judgments: retroactive deprecation and non-taxation on liability’s expiration

Today we present you two very important rulings of the Supreme Administrative Court from the past week. Retrospective reduction of depreciation rates The taxpayer (company) had a number of fixed assets. Due to the incurred tax losses, the company considered the possibility of lowering the depreciation rates also for the previous years, taking into account

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“SLIM VAT 3” package – proposals of the Ministry of Finance

Today, the Ministry of Finance published the proposed amendments to the act on tax on goods and services – the so-called “SLIM VAT 3” package. This is another edition of the Ministry’s action, aimed at preparing packages of changes that make it easier for entrepreneurs to settle VAT. Thanks to them, Polish VAT is to

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Judgment: “exit tax” does not apply to private property of natural persons

In accordance with the provisions of the PIT Act: taxation with the tax on income from unrealized profits (“exit tax”) is subject to, inter alia, transfer of an asset outside the territory of Poland, as a result of which Poland loses the right to tax income from the sale of this asset, while the transferred

Judgment: undocumented costs are tax non-deductible

The taxpayer purchased a number of intangible services (advertising / market research / advisory services), which he classified as tax-deductible costs in CIT. Tax authorities ruled on their exclusion from tax-deductible costs due to the lack of documentation confirming their performance. The decision was appealed against to the District Administrative Court in Gliwice. The taxpayer

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Christmas wishes

Ulve Tax & Legal team would like to wish you all the best for Christmas!