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Unified Control File For Micro-Entrepreneurs

The Polish Ministry of Finance is launching an information campaign targeting micro-entrepreneurs. From January, they will come under an obligation to submit electronic Unified Control Files for the purpose of goods and services tax (JPK VAT). Microcompanies constitute the majority of business entities in the country. Not everyone is aware there is a new reporting duty coming. The Ministry wants to make Read more

Will Separate Court Proceedings For Business-Related Cases Be Back?

On Friday, during „The bar on changes to civil and penal law court” conference, deputy minister of justice Łukasz Piebiak informed the ministry have a negative view on departure from separate procedure for business-related cases and is considering returning to the previous status. However, on different terms. Certain types of agreements would always be submitted for resolution of a commercial court, in the remaining cases, e.g. micro-entrepreneurs would have the right to choose. Another s Read more

Bigger Tax Credit For Creators

Government officials announced there will be amendments made in the regulation concerning taxation on creators. Today, they enjoy a tax credit of 50% of the revenue accrued in a given year, up to a certain threshold stipulated by legal provisions. Now, the government wants the threshold to be higher. Much higher. In fact, officials are planning to double the level of income on which the amount of tax credit depends. The new Read more

Poles Storm ZUS Offices In The Wake Of Pension System Reform

Officials brace themselves for one of the most challenging tasks ever: implementation of the pension system reform. Polish government decided the state the age would be lowered from 67 for all Poles to 65 for Polish men and 60 for Polish women. The new law is soon to come into force. This will happen on 1 October 2017. In practice, this means a big upsurge in the number of people retiring and applying for pension payments. The state retirement age was moved up to 67 for both sexes in 2013. Now, Read more

Location of Central Communication Port Revealed

Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło officially announced government plans to build the Central Communication Port. The facility is to be the largest airport in Poland, annually visited by millions of passengers and an important railroad node. Although the fact that government officials have plans for such an endeavor has been known for several weeks, so far, the media and the public have not received any specific information about the project. Many people did not believe the realization of such Read more

A New Fee Imposed On Polish Plastic Bags

The Polish government decided to impose a new statutory fee on plastic bags that you see in every store. The new law is enforced due to EU laws. In order to comply with Community requirements, Polish lawmakers had to either impose such a fee or find other means to bring down the number of plastic bags in use. In comparison with other European countries, Poles are fond of using plastic to bag their items. While here an average citizen uses up to 300 plastic bags a year, while in Germany it is 70 Read more
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