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KSeF and invoices for foreign entities, as well as invoices in foreign currency

KSeF and invoices for foreign entities, as well as invoices in foreign currency

Starting from July 2024 for active taxpayers, and from January 2025 for all Polish entrepreneurs, the use of the National e-Invoicing System (KSeF) will be mandatory. This will affect the documentation process for transactions with both domestic and foreign contractors. Due to the complexity of invoicing for entities from outside Poland and invoicing in currencies

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15 January 2024

National Bank of Poland interest rates in January 2024

National Bank of Poland interest rates in January 2024

The first interest rate decision of the year was made on 8-9 January at the Monetary Policy Council meeting. Interest rates have remained at the same level since November 2023. Current NBP (National Bank of Poland) interest rates: reference rate at 5.75% on an annual basis lombard rate at 6.25% on an annual basis deposit

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12 January 2024

Changes in Polish labour law 2024

Changes in Polish labour law 2024

Minimum wage The minimum wage will increase twice in 2024. From 1 January 2024, the minimum wage will be PLN 4,242 gross followed by a second increase to PLN 4,300 gross at the beginning of July. The minimum hourly rate will increase accordingly, from 1st of January it will be PLN 27.70 gross and from

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10 January 2024

Individual tax micro-account – What to know in 2024

Individual tax micro-account – What to know in 2024

What is an individual tax micro-account? An individual tax micro-account serves as an individualized platform designed for making tax payments. Introduced on 1 January 2020, it was designed to streamline and simplify the process of tax payments. This system allows both taxpayers and employer-payors to make payments to the tax office in a more organized

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4 January 2024

Penalties for failure to comply with transfer pricing obligations

Penalties for failure to comply with transfer pricing obligations

We would like to remind you about the obligation to submit transfer pricing information for the year 2022. The deadline for submitting information for entities whose tax year coincides with the calendar year is January 31, 2024. For other taxpayers, the statutory deadline is the end of the 11th month after the end of the

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2 January 2024

Position of the State Labour Inspectorate on the New Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

Position of the State Labour Inspectorate on the New Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

In the provisions of the regulations of the Minister of Family and Social Policy of 18 October 2023, amending the regulation on occupational safety and health at workstations equipped with screen monitors, specific provisions regarding the financing of corrective glasses or contact lenses for employees were not included. In addition, the aforementioned provisions in this

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18 December 2023

Challenges in e-commerce accounting for manufacturing companies entering the market

Challenges in e-commerce accounting for manufacturing companies entering the market

E-commerce is a rapidly growing industry where an increasing number of entrepreneurs see opportunities for development and expansion. This also includes manufacturing companies, which are looking for new purchasers, either on their own or in cooperation with online shops. Often, these companies choose to base their product sales on the e-commerce market. While this strategy

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15 December 2023

Submission of transfer pricing information for 2022 officially extended

Submission of transfer pricing information for 2022 officially extended

We previously reported on the deadline extension project in this post. We would like to inform you that on November 27, 2023, the Regulation of the Minister of Finance dated November 24, 2023 on extending the deadline for filing TPR information was published. The regulation entered into force on the day following its promulgation. The

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11 December 2023

New draft regulation for the individual tax micro-account

New draft regulation for the individual tax micro-account

On November 14, 2023, the Ministry of Finance has published a draft regulation on its website, that expands the catalogue of types of receivables that can be paid via tax micro-accounting. According to the information provided by the Ministry of Finance, the draft was prepared to update the list of payments. The draft is currently

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5 December 2023

Minimum income tax from 1 January 2024

Minimum income tax from 1 January 2024

From 1 January 2024, minimum rules for corporate income tax will come into force in accordance with Article 24ca of the CIT Act. This tax is intended to tighten the tax system and minimise the tendency to shift income from Polish companies to jurisdictions with a favourable tax regime. The purpose of the minimum tax

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24 November 2023

Witholding a PESEL number

Withholding a PESEL number

Since 17 November, Polish citizens have the possibility to withhold their PESEL number in the national register. This is intended to prevent the unauthorised use of personal data when taking out loans and to prevent various forms of crime and fraud. Currently, the PESEL number can be secured via the obywatel.gov.pl platform, in the mObywatel

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20 November 2023

The NBP interest rates remain unchanged

The NBP interest rates remain unchanged

During its meeting on November 7-8, 2023, the Monetary Policy Council decided to leave interest rates unchanged. This decision came as a surprise to economists who had anticipated a further cut of 25 basis points, as in October. The President of the National Bank of Poland, Adam Glapiński, emphasized that the possibility of further potential

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15 November 2023

Draft regulation on extension of deadlines for submission of transfer pricing information

Draft regulation on extension of deadlines for submission of transfer pricing information

On November 8, a draft regulation of the Minister of Finance to extend the deadlines for the submission of transfer pricing information was made available on the Government Legislation Center website. In the draft, the Ministry of Finance justifies the decision to extend the deadlines for submitting transfer pricing information: “Due to the release of

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9 November 2023

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