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  • Central Register of Real Beneficiaries - new obligations for companies

    2019-10-04
    The provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act relating to the Central Register of Real Beneficiaries shall enter into force on 13 October 2019. From that date, an IT system will be put in place through which declarations of beneficial owners will have to be made.
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  • Changes in taxes in 2019

    2018-12-18
    Year 2019 will bring numerous changes in tax regulations that will have impact on your activity as well as personal settlements with the tax authorities. In the following article we have presented a summary of the most significant tax changes.
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  • Exit Tax in Poland – new obligations, new options

    2018-11-20
    Polish parliament voted for implementation to Polish tax system new regulation concerning so-called Exit Tax – which will be paid by individuals and companies in case of changing tax residency from Polish to another or transfer of assets from Poland to another country – and for a new kind of taxation for individuals which will be called Solidarity Tribute.
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  • Holiday compensation becomes part of the estate

    2018-11-14
    On 6 November 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as: CJEU) passed a judgement in two combined cases: C‑569/16 and C‑570/16 Stadt Wuppertal/Maria Elisabeth Bauer and Volker Wíllmeroth / Martina Broßonn. This judgement applies to the inheritance of the right to holiday compensation.
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  • Employee Equity Plans – new obligations for the employers

    2018-11-14
    On 26 October 2018 the Senate passed the act on Employee Equity Plans (EEP). The act is to be signed by the President of the Republic of Poland. Following the assumptions of the project, EEP is a saving programme on a regular basis, to be used for payments after reaching the age of 60.
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  • CHANGES IN LAW - 12th November 2018 SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY

    2018-10-25
    On 23rd October, the Sejm (Polish lower house of parliament) passed a bill on the National Day for the 100th anniversary of regaining independence. The bill, which establishes 12th November 2018 as a day off from work, will now go to the Senate (the upper house).
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