An 8.5% rate of lump-sum taxation for IT specialists has become a topic of significant interest to the tax authorities in recent months. Since February, we have encountered a series of unfavorable tax rulings regarding services classified under PKWiU codes 62.01.11.0 and 62.01.12.0. The first judgments from Provincial Administrative Courts (WSA) were also unfavorable for taxpayers. However, there is good news for taxpayers in such situations in the form of the latest ruling from WSA in Gdańsk dated May 9, 2023 (I SA/Gd 1399/22).