Our Tax Team covers the breadth of tax issues and provides a practical and pro-active approach with our advice being directed to the client’s business requirements and commercial drivers. The Tax Team has the depth to deal with international and multi-jurisdictional tax issues, and to develop tax strategies for multinationals, individuals, and SMEs.

Corporate Tax

Our Corporate Income Tax Team provides a comprehensive range of advice and assistance including the following:

Tax reviews and compliance
Tax risk exposure and limitation
Operational tax issues
Taxation of subsidiaries, branches and representative offices
Double taxation treaties
Limitation of tax liabilities
Domestic and international tax planning
Tax and fiscal control
Tax analysis of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions
and capital restructuring
Tax efficient securities trading
Property acquisition tax issues
Preliminary and final income tax returns
Transfer pricing issues including:
- analysis of current activities and identification of major areas of risk
- preparation of documentation supporting transactions
- review of existing documentation and internal procedures
- advice on appropriate payment basis
- evaluation of cost sharing arrangements

Personal Tax

Our Personal Income Tax Team provides a comprehensive range of support, including in particular advice for executive, expatriate and other staff in respect of all aspects of personal taxation and social security contributions, especially:

Tax efficient structures for expatriates in Poland and Polish residents overseas
Preparation of annual tax returns
Ongoing expatriate tax advice
Directors' tax planning
Tax and fiscal control for personal tax and penal-fiscal proceedings
Pay, benefits and incentive schemes

Indirect Taxes

Our Indirect Taxes Team provides advice and assistance in VAT, customs and excise duties and stamp duties, including:

VAT, customs and excise duty
Polish VAT and foreign entities
Minimising VAT exposure domestically and internationally
EU VAT issues
VAT audit
VAT policies and practices

Tax Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Our Tax Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team assists clients with tax proceedings, inspections, assessments, and appeals, including the following:

Tax proceedings representation
Negotiations with tax inspectors, tax offices, and tax chambers
Voivodship and Supreme Administrative Court representation
Post-inspection protocols, appeals, and claims

We maintain an extremely high success rate in defending adverse assessments, recovering overpayments and in tax litigation generally.

If you require any further information please email Marcin Eckert or Sebastian Stec