Friday, November 22, 2024

After the ECJ ruling, it will be harder for the Polish tax office to refuse the refund of overpaid VAT

It will not be as easy for tax authorities to deny a taxpayer a VAT refund for overpayments resulting from transactions made with consumers. On March 21, 2024, the...

Poland’s Deposit System for Beverage Containers Approved: Key Changes to Take Effect in 2025

The special parliamentary subcommittee has accepted, with amendments, the draft amendment to the act...

Company controlled by the French government breaches Polish law and exposes Polish State Treasury to major tax losses

The Association for the Fight Against the Grey Zone of Games and Mutual Bets...

Tax Authorities Target B2B Contracts with Former Employers: Risk of Back Taxes and Legal Consequences for Businesses

The Tax Authority is fighting against the so-called, fictitious self-employment, treating B2B contracts as...

President of UODO asks Border Guard about unauthorized use of PESEL database

The President of the Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO) in Poland has raised questions...

Polish Data Protection Authority Imposes Temporary Ban on Meta Ads Using Rafał Brzoska’s Image and Data

The President of the Office for Personal Data Protection (UODO) in Poland has taken exceptional action by issuing a temporary order prohibiting Meta company...

New Whistleblower Protection Law Set to Transform Compliance Landscape: Key Provisions Take Effect on September 25

Some provisions related to the protection of whistleblowers - individuals reporting irregularities and violations of EU law - will come into effect on September...

Young Poles Overwhelmingly Support Easier Divorce Process Through Notaries

According to the latest report, 72.7% of Poles aged 18-35 speak positively of the Ministry of Justice's current project, enabling divorce through a notary...

Hesse Becomes First German State to Deny Travel Documents to Ukrainian Men of Conscription Age

The first German state - Hesse - is denying travel documents for international travel to Ukrainian men of conscription age, which in the absence...

Taxpayers’ Struggle Against Perpetual Debt to Tax Authorities

The treasury can still artificially initiate tax criminal proceedings against citizens solely to suspend the statute of limitations of their tax liabilities. The ability...

Sharp Increase in Divorce Lawsuits: Nearly 40,000 Filed in Poland in the First Half of 2024

Poles have filed nearly 40,000 divorce lawsuits in courts within half a year. The increase year on year is more than 4 percent. According to...

New Building Regulations: Impact on Multi-Family Construction

New regulations amending the April 12, 2002 decree on building technical conditions came into effect on August 1, 2024. These changes aim to ensure...

CJEU Ruling Highlights Urgent Need for Poland to Reform Telecommunications Data Control Laws to Meet EU Standards

The European Union Court of Justice (CJEU) ruling of 13 June 2024 on case C-229/23 HYA and others emphasizes the need for changes in...

Controversy Surrounds Poland’s Plan to Impose Social Security Contributions on All Civil-Law Contracts

The Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy in Poland has prepared a draft law that will impose a social security contribution on all...

New Regulations to Increase Housing Costs and Delays Due to Mandatory Shelter Requirements, Warn Developers

Assuming that each multi-family investment will soon have to provide temporary shelter spaces in underground garages, the increase in the price per square meter...

Business Centre Club Calls for Comprehensive Tax Reform in Poland

On July 4th, at the Ministry of Finance, a meeting took place between representatives of businesses and the Minister of Finance, Andrzej Domański, during...

Cities Join Forces to Push for Unified Metropolitan Law in Poland

Cities such as the Tri-City, Łódź, and Warsaw have been striving for metropolitan status for years. Now, these cities are joining forces and discussing...

Local Government Finances to Gain Predictability and Autonomy: New Regulations Expected in 2025

Work on amending the law on the revenues of local government units is accelerating. The new regulations are expected to come into effect at...

Poland to Reform Public Media in Line with European Standards

The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage has announced a detailed plan to reform public media in Poland, aiming to implement the European Media...

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