The provisions of the Labor Law and Health and Safety regulations require employers to provide employees with certain benefits. If we provide meals or drinks for employees, we can generally benefit from PIT exemption. However, is it always? Recently, Rzeczpospolita published an article containing a comment by Piotr Sekulski, PhD regarding this issue.
In the article available at this link you will find a lot of interesting information regarding how to settle PIT in the context of providing meals or drinks to employees.
tax advisor Piotr Sekulski, PhD
“Let’s assume that a construction company has bought mineral water for its office workers and also provides those working on the construction site with juices, cold tea and coffee during the hottest days. All these drinks are tax-free.”
tax advisor Piotr Sekulski, PhD
“It is similar when tea or coffee is served from a machine. Then it is impossible to determine who drank and how much. The employer will not keep records of consumption.”
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