Is gifting a car safe? If you have a vehicle you no longer use in your business, a family gift may look like a simple exit route—until tax questions appear. Below we share key takeaways from a recent Rzeczpospolita article featuring a comment by Piotr Sekulski, PhD, tax advisor.
Ryczałt (lump-sum tax) is tempting with its simplicity and low tax rates, but a mistake when choosing the rate may mean a significant tax top-up after several years. Our article titled “lump-sum tax checklist” is designed to make you aware of what is worth preparing before you tick the “ryczałt” box in CEIDG. What data to collect, what to analyse, what to ask your tax advisor about, and where the risks lie.
The topic of JPK accounting books has been causing concern among accounting offices and business owners for some time now. Is a deferral of JPK_KR possible? Will this obligation apply to everyone starting in 2026? Is there a way to postpone this ? A recent article in Rzeczpospolita featured expert commentary by Piotr Sekulski, PhD, a tax advisor, discussing the matter.
When a US counterparty asks your company to sign a form for the IRS and will not wire your fee otherwise, it is very easy to make a mistake. To help our clients, we have prepared this Form W-8BEN-E checklist article. It walks you step by step through what to check and which documents to prepare before you send Form W-8BEN-E. Getting this right helps you avoid paying 30% tax in the US and at the same time stay safe from a Polish tax perspective.
Online sales tax audits are becoming more frequent, especially with new DAC7 reporting obligations. More and more online sellers are receiving tax authority inquiries. What triggers an audit? How do you declare income from online sales correctly? What thresholds apply, and when do you risk being classified as running a business? In a recent article on Prawo.pl, Piotr Sekulski, PhD, comments on these growing risks.
Project manager lump-sum tax rate. Recently, a lump sum as a form of PIT settlement has become a tempting alternative for many entrepreneurs, especially from the IT industry. There is a widespread belief that if services have any connection with the IT industry, they are taxed at a 12% rate (and some may be even at 8.5%). This belief may be wrong, especially in the case of project managers.
The topic of JPK accounting books has been causing concern among accounting offices and business owners for some time now. Will this obligation apply to everyone starting in 2026? Is there a way to postpone this requirement? A recent article in Rzeczpospolita featured expert commentary by Piotr Sekulski, PhD, a tax advisor, discussing the matter.
Product owner lump-sum tax rate. Recently, a lump sum as a form of PIT settlement has become a tempting alternative for many entrepreneurs, especially from the IT industry. There is a widespread belief that if services have any connection with the IT industry, they are taxed at a 12% rate (and some may be even at 8.5%). This belief may be wrong, especially in the case of product owners.
When a shareholder provides services to their own company in a B2B model, tax treatment in Poland has long raised disputes. Authorities often deny access to lump-sum taxation or the 19% flat tax, alleging optimisation. Now, the legislator steps in: the UD116 package proposes a 17% lump-sum tax on services rendered to related parties. Is […]
For some time now, tax authorities have been challenging B2B service arrangements provided by company board members to their own companies (commonly referred to as “invoicing your own company”) as potential aggressive tax planning. We have written about this issue before. The latest judgment of the Supreme Administrative Court (NSA) of November 5, 2024 (case ref. II FSK 996/24), confirms that such practices may raise a justified presumption of tax avoidance.
W-8BEN form – (Q&A) 17 October 2024
IT Managers – Lump Sum Tax Rate of 8.5%, 12%, or 15%? 11 July 2024
Can I apply the 50% tax deductible costs? 11 July 2024
Invoicing ETSY – digital products 28 November 2023
Lump sum and online advertisements revenue 11 July 2024
