Poland: Approves the general anti- avoidance rule into the Polish Tax Law
Polish President approved a draft legislation introducing a general ant avoidance rule (GAAR) into the Polish Tax Law. On June 14, 2016, the clause was published in the official Journal of Laws and came into force as of July 15, 2016. GAAR shall
See MorePoland: Parliament passes amendments to the income tax laws
The lower chamber of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) approved a bill amending both the corporate income tax act and personal income tax on 22 July 2016.The following legislation and regulation changes will come into effect on 1 January 2017. Small
See MoreIMF report comments on Poland’s tax plans
On 27 June 2016 the IMF published a report following the conclusion of consultations under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Poland’s economy has been performing strongly. Growth in 2016 remains strong and is projected to
See MorePoland: President signs GAAR provisions
The President of Poland has signed the bill amendments to the Tax Code including the General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) requirements on 7 June 2016 and it is likely that GAAR will be introduced in July 2016. GAAR provisions will provide some tax
See MoreIMF report comments on fiscal policy in Poland
On 16 May 2016 the IMF published a report on Poland following the completion of discussions under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. Poland’s economy is expanding rapidly and growth reached 3.6% in 2015. Growth is expected to remain
See MorePoland: Proposes amendments for corporate and personal income tax law
Minister of Finance presented the proposal of amendments to laws on income taxes for both corporate and personal on 25 February 2016. According to the amendments the exemption from withholding tax on interest, royalties and fees for intangible
See MorePoland publishes new R&D tax incentives
The Council of Ministers published a bill introducing amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Law regarding tax incentives for the development of research and development (R&D) activities on 7 March 2016. The bill foresees the following
See MorePoland: President signs into law the bill on Tax on Financial Institutions
Poland's President has signed into law a Bill on the Tax on Financial Institutions which was published in the Official Journal on 15 January 2016. According to the law the tax rate will be 0.0366% of the taxable base and the tax will be charged on
See MorePoland: The President of Republic amends rules on transfer pricing documentation
The President of Republic of Poland signed an Act amending the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) Act, the Personal Income Tax (PIT) Act on 27 October 2015. The Act initiated important changes related to transfer pricing (TP) documentation. As per the
See MorePoland: Parliament approves new R&D tax incentives
The parliament accepted a bill proposed by the former president amending the Corporate Income Tax Law to establish new research and development (R&D) tax incentives and promote modern technologies, on 25 September 2015. According to the bill,
See MorePolish parliament approves new transfer pricing rules
The parliament approved a bill on 11 September 2015 including changes the transfer pricing rules regarding transactions between related parties. According to the bill a taxpayer that is part of a multinational corporate group with annual income or
See MorePoland: Amending bill adopted by government
The Council of Ministers adopted a bill amending the Corporate Income Tax Law and Individual Income Tax Law on 21 July 2015.The amending bill requires a taxpayer that is part of a multinational corporate group with annual income or expenses of at
See MorePoland: Published revised draft bill on transfer pricing documentation
Poland’s Government published the revised draft of the Personal Income Tax /Corporate Income Tax Act (Bill) concerning documentation of intercompany transactions on 18 June 2015. According to the revised draft, the management or control
See MorePoland: Draft Regulation Introducing Amendments Based on BEPS Documentation Requirements
The Polish Ministry of Finance published a draft regulation on 27 April 2015 which introduced amendments on transfer pricing documentation in line with the requirements of the OECD/G20 action plan on base erosion and profit shifting
See MorePoland: IMF discusses economic and fiscal position
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a press release on 18 May 2015 containing the concluding statement at the end of discussions in Poland under Article IV of its articles of association. Poland’s economic growth reached 3.5% in the
See MorePoland: New thin capitalization rules
The thin capitalization rules changes in Poland and this rule enacted as an amendment to Poland’s corporate income tax law, and signed by the president on 17 September 2014 and from 1 January 2015 the “thin capitalization” rules has been
See MoreUnited Arab Emirates and Poland: Income and Capital Tax treaty enters into force
The amending protocol of Income and Capital Tax Treaty between United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Poland will be entered into force on 1st May 2015, which was signed on 11th December 2013. This protocol usually applies from 1st January 2016. The most
See MorePoland: Taxation of undeclared income approves by parliament
The lower chamber of the parliament has approved a draft law (draft No. 3032) on 16 January 2015 and after publishing the law in the official Gazette it will enter into force on 1 January 2016. According to the law penalty rate will be reduced 55%
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