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Poland experiences increase in withholding tax collection due to introduction of “pay and refund” regime

22 December 2022

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Tax Alerts, Legislation & Policy, Na...

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Poland, European Union

A new, stricter approach of the Polish withholding tax (WHT) remitters to relief at source has been observed in recent months. The above is the impact of changes in the Polish tax legislation, the Polish tax authorities’ approach and, more generally, changes in the tax environment following in particular the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project.Foreign investors (both corporations and investment/pension funds) may face negative cash flow impact, additional administrative burdens or even the ultimate decrease of return on investment.However, there are a number of measures to secure the payments against the 19-20% WHT, the most effective of which...