Poland News

Poland Adopts 2020 Budget

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, September 27, 2019

On September 24, 2019, the Polish Government adopted the draft Budget for 2020, which takes into account recent reductions in personal income tax. Read Full Story

Polish Split Payment Mechanism In Force November 1

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, September 27, 2019

On September 20, 2019, the Polish Ministry of Finance reminded taxpayers that the compulsory value-added tax split payment mechanism for certain supplies will commence on November 1, 2019. Read Full Story

Poland Said To Have Ditched Plans For Digital Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, September 13, 2019

According to a recent comment by United States Vice President Mike Pence, the Polish Government has decided not to proceed with a national digital services tax. Read Full Story

OECD Says Pace Of Global Tax Reform Has Slowed

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, September 5, 2019

The pace of tax reform has slowed across most leading economies, a new report from the OECD says, calling for bolder tax reforms to address future challenges. Read Full Story

Poland To Track Heating Fuel Sales To Tackle Tax Evasion

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, August 30, 2019

To tackle tax evasion, Poland has announced new registration obligations for those who sell fuels for heating, or those that use such fuels for heating a home or business. Read Full Story

Poland Urges EU To Quickly Pass VAT Rate Reforms

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Polish Finance Minister Marian Banas has urged the Finnish presidency of the European Union to press ahead with reform of EU VAT rate rules, to enable the country to reduce the rate of VAT on children's clothing and footwear. Read Full Story

Polish Lower House Approves VAT Split Payment Rules

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.con, Brussels

Thursday, July 25, 2019

On July 19, 2019, the lower house of the Polish parliament, the Sjem, approved legislation to introduce a mandatory value-added tax split payment mechanism on certain supplies and to reduce rates of VAT on numerous goods and services, including electronic publications. Read Full Story

US Senate Approves Changes To Four Double Tax Pacts

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, July 25, 2019

The United States Senate has approved protocols to four existing bilateral double tax avoidance treaties that have been pending in the chamber for as much as a decade. Read Full Story

Polish Government Approves Income Tax Cut For Low Earners

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.con, Brussels

Thursday, July 25, 2019

On July 16, 2019, the Polish Government adopted draft legislation to reduce the lowest personal income tax bracket by one percent to 17 percent. Read Full Story