PIT/ZG ANNEX

2024
March

A Polish tax resident is obliged to settle in Poland on all his/her income/revenue, regardles of the location of the sources of revenue. This means that the tax payer should also include income/revenue obtained abroad in the annual return. The PIT/ZG annex “Information on the amount of income/revenue from abroad and tax paid for the tax year” will be helpful in fulfilling this obligation.

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TAXATION OF DIVIDENDS PAID TO A NON-RESIDENT INDIVIDUAL

2024
March

Revenue from dividends paid to partners/stockholders who are individuals is subject to personal income tax. The rules for the taxation of dividends paid to Polish tax residents dont’rise doubt. On the other hand, many questions arise in the event that the dividend is to be paid to a person without tax residence in Poland.

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DECLARATION ON ENTRUSTING WORK

2024
February

The legislator has provided for a special procedure for the regularisation of work in the territory of the Republic of Poland, applying for citizens of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. An employer who wants to engage a citizen of one of the above-mentioned countries may submit a declaration on entrusting work to the Labour Office. This procedure allows a quick legalisation of foreigner’s work in Poland.

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PAY TRANSPARENCY DIRECTIVE

2024
February

Equal pay for women and men, as well as pay transparency, constitute topics that have been appearing in social dialogue for a long time. Due to their importance, they are also of interest to the legislator, including the EU legislator. This interest resulted in the issuance of an extremely important legal act – the Pay Transparency Directive.

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HOW TO LEGALISE THE WORK OF A THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONAL IN POLAND?

2024
January

Hiring Indian nationals is becoming increasingly popular with employers. The rules on legalisation of work of third-country nationals, i.e. nationals of States outside the European Union, the European Economic Area and Switzerland, apply to the regularisation of their work in Poland.

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DECLARATION OF POSTING OF WORKERS TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC

2023
December

As in the other EU countries, there is also an obligation in the Czech Republic to notify the posting of employees to the appropriate authority. The duty in question constitutes the implementation of the provisions of Directive 2014/67/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services, amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (“IMI Regulation”).

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ELTERNGELD

2023
November

Many Polish people working in Germany benefit from Kindergeld. A much less popular allowance is Elterngeld. Therefore, we will try to explain what this benefit is, how to obtain it, how long and in what amount it is paid, as well as whether it can be paid for children born in Poland.

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UNIFORM PERMIT

2023
October

A foreigner who would like to work legally in Poland should have a work permit and a residence one. These are two different documents. However, a special type of temporary residence authorisation exists – temporary residence and work permit, also known as a uniform permit. It legalises both the stay and work of a foreign national in Poland.

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REDUCTION OF THE BASIS OF ZUS FOR POSTED WORKERS

2023
October

The employer may reduce the tax base for the remuneration of the posted worker by 30% of the value of the daily allowances. The provisions also prescribe the possibility of reducing the social security contribution base of the seconded employee. In this article, we will present the institution in question and explain how to apply it.

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DECLARATION OF POSTING OF WORKERS TO THE NETHERLANDS

2023
September

In the Netherlands, as in other EU countries, there is an obligation to notify the posting of employees. Failure to comply with this obligation results in negative consequences – both for the posting employer and the counterparty to which the workers are seconded. Therefore, it’s extremely important to know how to properly make the application.

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ZEITKONTO

2023
September

Very often, persons starting work in Germany are surprised that Zeitkonto is used to settle their working time. Indeed, Polish law doesn’t provide for such a solution. For this reason, we encourage you to read our article. We explain here what Zeitkonto is.

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METHODS OF AVOIDING DOUBLE TAXATION

2023
August

Persons going to work in a country other than the one where they have tax residence are afraid that income earned abroad will be taxed twice, i.e. in the country of residence and in the State in which the work is carried out. In order to avoid such a situation, an appropriate method of avoiding double taxation should be used. The provisions of double taxation conventions and the provisions of relevant acts determine the method which is applicable in a given case.

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