Support for PPK - Employee Capital Plans

PPK - Employee Capital Plans is an instrument of voluntary and universal saving supported by the state in order to allow additional savings in the long term for all employees. The universality and joint distribution of burdens and obligations, as well as the ease of saving makes the PPK an opportunity for employees in accumulating additional funds, as well as an opportunity for employers to use PPK as a tool to increase the level of trust in the company, increase its attractiveness and motivation of employees. In global terms, the accumulation of savings will strengthen the capital market and should become an additional development impulse for the Polish economy.

Legal basis - Act of October 4, 2018 on employee capital plans Dz. Of Laws of 2018, item 2215, from 2019 item 1074, 1572.

BDO register for entities introducing products, packaged products and waste management

Lack of entry in the BDO register is subject to an administrative fine from PLN 5.000 to PLN 1.000.000 and the penalty imposed by the court - imprisonment or fine.

From January 01, 2020, companies that generate waste and will not be registered in the BDO register will not be able to transfer this waste to the recipient and issue waste transfer cards in electronic form. The paper waste card will no longer function.

From January 01, 2020, you will not be eligible for tax deductible expenses a transaction where the other party is a domestic or foreign entrepreneur and its one-off value will exceed PLN 15.000 gross and will be made:

• without a payment account (the provision is effective from January 01, 2017),
• to the account of an active non-VAT taxpayer white list.

Taxation of real estate rentals

The rental of real estate is taxed at a rate of 23%.

Rental of real estate for housing purposes is exempt from VAT. The VAT exemption does not apply to accommodation services provided by hotels, motels and other hotel facilities (PKWiU 55), where taxation is 8% VAT.

Is the gift a tax deductible cost for the giver (provider)?

The purchase of a gift will constitute a tax cost, provided that the expenditure is incurred in order to generate income or to maintain or secure a source of income. In practice, this means that gifts should bear a company logo, of low value, and their delivery should be massively for advertising purposes (i.e. promoting the brand or products of the company). In addition, when input VAT on the purchase of gifts is not deductible, it is a tax deductible cost. In contrast, elegant and valuable gifts given to selected contractors and gift baskets in which we place branded sweets and alcohols are used to build or maintain good relationships and create a favorable image of the company, are representative and do not charge tax costs.