Poland tightens transfer pricing oversight: what’s coming next? In recent months, transfer pricing has become a key focus for tax authorities in Poland. Although the number of audits has declined, the focus is sharper. The rising amounts of adjusted taxable income and the creation...

Report highlights the changing realities of tax controls in Poland   Jakub Warnieło and Aleksandra Bulaszewska outline the key takeaways from a report on Polish tax trends, covering tax inspections, verification activities, tax proceedings, and the business viewpoint. A report published...

Cryptoassets in Poland: tax traps, reporting duties, and risks. Tax authorities intensify scrutiny to ensure compliance and tackle non-compliance.

Poland’s digital tax revolution is coming: JPK CIT and e-invoicing explained   Rafał Kran and Janina Fornalik of MDDP analyse the introduction of the JPK CIT and e-invoicing, outlining how companies should prepare for sweeping digital reporting and compliance changes Poland has entered...

Poland’s new explanatory guidelines ‘create tension’ with EU over beneficial ownership The Polish Ministry of Finance published explanatory guidelines (hereinafter: the Guidelines) on the application of the beneficial owner (BO) clause in Withholding Tax (WHT). These document has...

Poland proposes overhauling foreign fund tax exemption to align with EU law The recently published amendment to the CIT act constitutes an answer to the taxpayers’ doubts concerning rules on the tax exemption for foreign investment funds. The need for new legislation stemmed from...

Clarified beneficial ownership rules and introduction of overseas investment fund exemptions Ministry of Finance has recently published long-awaited explanatory notes on Withholding Tax (WHT), addressing long-standing ambiguities, which taxpayers had to face. These notes concern particularly...

Poland’s Estonian CIT: an increasingly attractive option for domestic and foreign investors Poland’s Estonian-style corporate income tax (CIT) regime has become an increasingly popular choice among taxpayers. Introduced in 2021 and significantly liberalised in 2022, the system has...

Tax challenges in the construction sector The construction industry in Poland is facing many challenges – ranging from labor shortages, increasing material costs, through energy efficiency requirements, to tax implications. Such operational and financial hurdles create an increasingly...

Mandatory e-invoicing in Poland postponed till July 2024 Poland’s Ministry of Finance has approved a phased introduction of mandatory B2B e-invoicing through the National e-Invoice System (KSeF). Initially, in-scope are large enterprises with over PLN 200 million of annual revenue...

Mandatory e-invoicing in Poland postponed till July 2024 The Polish Ministry of Finance has released a revised draft of the legislation introducing mandatory e-invoicing via the National e-Invoicing System (KSeF). The updated proposal sets new implementation dates: February 1, 2026,...

CJEU issues revolutionary ruling on board members’ joint and several liability On February 27th 2025 the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a landmark judgement that challenges the model of joint and several liability of the management board members. The ruling in case...

Share-based incentives in Poland: benefits and key considerations In today’s competitive job market employers are increasingly implementing additional benefits to attract and retain key employees. Among these, incentive schemes that grant employees company shares have gained significant...

CJEU extends Polish CIT exemption to self-managed investment funds On February 27, 2025 the CJEU delivered a pivotal judgement in a Polish case, stipulating that the requirement for external management constitutes a breach of EU law. The case concerned self-managed investment funds,...

New Polish real estate tax regulations take effect from 2025 Together with the beginning of 2025 new real estate tax (RET) regulations enter into force in Poland. The amendment was controversial, although the final changes do not constitute a revolution in the principles of taxation...