Public Country-by-Country Report on Income Tax Information
By 31 December 2026. the largest capital groups must submit the CbC report for 2025 to the Polish National Court Register and publish on their website for the first time. Legal basis It is a report that is open to everyone, which, broken down by country (country-by-country), shows the revenues, profit, employment and income tax
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WHT and the economic rights of an advertising film
Taxpayers, when conducting business activity, often purchase services for the production of an advertising film. It often happens that this acquisition takes place from entities that are tax residents of jurisdictions other than the territory of the country. Then, in such a transaction, the issue of the need to pay tax at source should be
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Penalties and compensation related to UOKiK proceedings and CIT
The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection is the guardian of competition rules and consumer rights. Entrepreneurs are often punished by this authority or obliged to pay certain compensation to consumers. The question is how such payments are to be accounted for in tax costs for CIT purposes. Pursuant to Article 16
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Compensation for theft and tax-deductible costs
Contractual penalties and damages are often an element of dispute with tax authorities. The legitimacy of recognizing them in tax-deductible costs is repeatedly questioned. An example of this type of compensation is compensation paid by transport companies/carriers for the loss of cargo caused by theft. Can such compensation be included in tax-deductible costs? In accordance
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Dismissal of insolvency. When is the receivable in costs?
Unreliable contractors who are in arrears with payments are the bane of many entrepreneurs. On the one hand, such transactions generate income, and thus income tax to be paid, and on the other hand, they do not cause any real gain. However, if certain conditions are met, it is possible to include uncollectible receivables in
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“Employee” invoices and tax costs
An important item in taxpayers’ settlements is broadly understood “employee costs”. Among them, we often deal with a situation where employees first incur costs and then apply for their reimbursement. In practice, this often applies to items such as the costs of: prescription glasses/contact lenses or the costs of business trips (business trips). If invoices
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“Sealing” of CIT and PIT 2025
The Ministry of Finance is working on the draft act in the field of sealing CIT and PIT. Detailed solutions include: The regulations would be adopted by the Government in the third quarter of this year. It is not certain if the changes will be applicable from 2026.
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Electronic documentation of uncollectible receivables
The electronic portal of the National Register of Debtors (Pol. KRZ) has been operating for some time. It is an electronic, publicly available register in which announcements on bankruptcy or restructuring proceedings are published. Are the documents downloaded from there relevant to the settlement of bad debts in CIT? At the outset, let us remind
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Changes in cost limits for cars from 2026
On 1 January 2026, new regulations will come into force regarding the inclusion of depreciation write-offs or car leasing costs as tax costs. According to the new depreciation limits, the depreciation limits will be: Similar limits will apply to the costs of passenger car leasing agreements. Importantly, by virtue of the transitional provisions, the depreciation
Software – Fixed or Intangible Asset?
In practice, it happens that taxpayers buy machines and software. The question then arises as to how to classify the purchase of such software for CIT purposes. Pursuant to Article 16b(1)(4) and (5) of the Polish CIT Act, subject to Article 16c, copyright or related economic rights acquired from another entity that are suitable for
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