In Germany, taxpayers are divided into tax classes. Belonging to a given tax class affects the amount of income tax. Therefore, it’s worth finding out what tax classes are.

The EHIC Card is the most well-known document giving entitlement to treatment abroad. It gives the right to receive medical care only to the extent necessary. This means that the scope of treatment authorised by the EHIC is quite narrow. If you are planning a longer stay abroad, it’s better to obtain a document that will guarantee the possibility to benefit from medical care services in a much wider scope than the EHIC card. The S1 document is such a certificate.

On 1 January 2023, a significant change to the rules on French withholding tax occurred. According to the new provisions, in certain strictly defined cases, the withholding tax mechanism is replaced by the mechanism of deducting the advance directly from the taxpayer’s bank account. In this article, we will take a closer look at the new legal regulation.

On 26 April 2023, the legal solutions introduced by the Act of 9 March 2023 mending the Labour Code and certain other acts (Official Journal of 2023, item 641) came into force. One of the novelties is the change concerning the scope of information on employment conditions that the employer provides to the newly engaged worker. Moreover, the employer is obliged to give appropriate information to an employee going to work or perform a professional task abroad.

The Union legislation imposes an obligation on employers to report the posting of workers to the appropriate authorities of host countries. Therefore, each EU country has taken measures allowing to make such a notification, e.g. the SIPSI portal was created in France, and in Germany – ZOLL. Submitting a declaration is relatively easy in most countries. However, there is an exception to this rule. This is CLICLAVORO, i.e. the notification of the posting of employees to Italy.

In the first few months of the year, it’s traditionally necessary to settle the income received in the previous year. This also concerns persons who have worked in France without being residents of this country. However, they can count on competent assistance in case of problems. Crede Experto Tax Consulting Office offers professional support related to the settlement of taxes in France. Indeed, our specialists will help to settle French income tax, not only by providing reliable advice, but also by dealing with the necessary formalities on behalf of clients.

German law provides for the payment of family allowance for children, the so-called Kindergeld. Not just German citizens can use it. Persons with the citizenship of another country, i.e. of Poland, can also apply for this benefit. In this publication, we will explain you what Kindergeld is.

In France, every employer is obliged to issue a pay slip (Bulletin de salaire/Fiche de paie/Bulletin de paie/Bulletin de paie clarifié) to a worker. Legal provisions strictly define what such a document should contain and what information can’t be included on it. In practice, these wage slips are created according to a scheme and thanks to that, there are very similar to each other. This allowed to prepare a short guide designed to “decipher” salary slip.

The document that anyone needs to have when travelling in Europe is the EHIC, i.e. The European Health Insurance Card. It allows to benefit from health care services when going abroad. It’s needed for both a business travel and a tourist trip.

In order for periods of employment, insurance or self-employment in Poland to be taken into account when applying for unemployment benefit in an EU, EEA country other than Poland, in the United Kingdom or Switzerland, it’s necessary to present a U1 certificate to the institution competent in matters of unemployment. Such a document is also needed when an unemployed person who provided work in one of the EU, EEA countries, in the UK or Switzerland applies for unemployment benefit in Poland. In this article, we will explain what the U1 certificate is and how to obtain it.

It isn’t uncommon for employees working in several countries to be requested to present a certificate of residence. This document indicates which country the worker is a tax resident of and where he/she is subject to unlimited tax liability.

In France, as in Poland, a person who has problems finding a job can apply for unemployment benefit at the Labour Office. However, obtaining the right to the allowance in question is subject to many conditions. In this article, we will indicate these conditions, describe the method of determining the amount of the benefit and the period for which the benefit is granted.