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Important to know about Poland
 

Companies

Different company forms -  10 different. Most important: SA (public companies), Sp.zo.o (LLC).

More closely: http://helsinki.trade.gov.pl/fi/polska/article/detail,238,Liiketoiminta_Puolassa.html


Company registration time and costs

3-8 weeks. Establishment cost of Sp.zo.o (LLC) ca 2500 PLN (625 EUR) + possible lawyer fees (starting from 1500,- EUR).

Ready-made-company practice exists.


Registers

VAT - voluntary registration till 100.000 PLN annual turnover. If this limit is exceeded = obligatory registration.

VAT-UE - VAT EU number registration separately if buying and selling goods or services from EU

REGON - Statistics office registration

NIP- Tax office registration

Income tax = NIP


Audit obligation

Companies obliged to be audited are companies which fulfill two of three conditions:

1.     Average employment in a year was at least 50 persons

2.     Balance value in the end of year was equal at least 2 500 000 Euro in PLN

3.     Income from sales of goods, products and financial operations was equal at least 5 000 000 Euro in PLN.
 

Taxes

Rates, costs

Short explanations

VAT

22%

Lower rates for special goods like some food products, medicines, etc.

Corporate income tax

19%


Dividend tax

0 % / 19 %

0 % for Polish companies who has more than 10 % of shares during past 2 years. 19 % of tax on distribution of div for most of the foreign owners.

Personal income tax

18 % / 32 %

18 % up to 85.528 PLN; 32 % from exceeding amount

Social security contributions

ca 18,5 %

18,5 % employer; ca 12 % withholdings from employee

Property tax

-


Real estate transfer tax

2%

Differs case by case

Taxes for non-residents

20%

Does this mean taxation of interests, dividends, royalties payments to foreigners? Differs depending on the type of the payment. International taxation agreements influences.

 

Important links

National Bank of Poland (NBP)

Scandinavian Polish Chamber of Commerce (SPCC)

Ministry of finance

GUS (Statistics)