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P er u<br />

( con t i n u ed )<br />

The VAT reimbursement benefit <strong>in</strong> the op er a t i on s p er f or m ed w i t h i n t h e A m a z on<br />

A m a z on r eg i on h a s b een ex t en d ed u n t ri eg l i on a r e n ot su b j ec t t o V A T a n d , a s a<br />

31 December 2018. This benefit allows r esu l t , t h e i n p u t V A T f r om a c q u i si t i on s<br />

c er t a i n t a x p a y er s i n t h e A m a z on r eg i on c a n n ot b e of f set b y t a x p a y er s i n t h e<br />

t o r ec ov er t h e a m ou n t of i n p u t V A T pr eg a i d i on .<br />

on t h e a c q u i si t i on of c er t a i n g ood s f r om<br />

en t i t i es ou t si d e t h e A m a z on r eg i on .<br />

T h e r ei m b u r sem en t i s g r a n t ed b ec a u se<br />

P ol a n d<br />

T h e t em p or a r i l y i n c r ea sed V A T r a t es w i l l • T h e r em ov a l of p r ov i si on s a l l ow i n g<br />

c on t i n u e t o a p p l y u n t i l t h e en d of 20 1 6; t a x p a y er s t o a p p l y f or b i n d i n g t a x<br />

t h e st a n d a r d V A T r a t e r em a i n s a t 23% a n d r u l i n g s on t h ei r V A T set t l em en t s<br />

t h e r ed u c ed r a t e a t 8 % .<br />

( p r ev i ou sl y i ssu ed r u l i n g s w i l l n ot<br />

a p p l y u n d er t h e n ew l a w )<br />

Significant changes are expected <strong>in</strong> Polish<br />

i n d i r ec t t a x l a w , som e of t h em t a k i n g<br />

ef f ec t on 1 J a n u a r y 20 1 6 a n d ot h er s<br />

p l a n n ed f or l a t er i n 20 1 6. T h e m a j or<br />

c h a n g es i n c l u d e:<br />

• S c r u t i n y of t r a n sa c t i on s w h er e f r a u d<br />

i s su sp ec t ed w i l l i n c r ea se, p ossi b l y<br />

r esu l t i n g i n h on est t a x p a y er s b ei n g<br />

a c c u sed of i n v ol v em en t i n V A T f r a u d<br />

a n d u l t i m a t el y h a v i n g t o b ea r t h e<br />

• T h e L a w a n d J u st i c e P a r t y ( t h e n ew l y<br />

f<strong>in</strong>ancial and reputational costs.<br />

el ec t ed g ov er n i n g p a r t y ) a n n ou n c ed<br />

t h a t i t w a n t s t o i m p l em en t a n ew V• A S T i n c e t h e C J E U j u d g m en t i n C a se<br />

A c t t h a t m a y h a v e a f a r - r ea c h i n g C - 60 5 / 1 2 — W el m or y , w e h a v e n ot ed<br />

i m p a c t . T h e d r a f t l a w i n c l u d es t h e t h a t P ol i sh t a x a u t h or i t i es a r e t a k i n g<br />

f ol l ow i n g a m en d m en t s:<br />

a n i n c r ea si n g l y r est r i c t i v e a p p r oa c h<br />

t o r ec og n i z i n g t h e a c t i v i t i es of f or ei g n<br />

• W i t h d r a w a l of t h e r ev er se- c h a r g e<br />

c om p a n i es i n P ol a n d a s g i v i n g r i se t o a<br />

m ec h a n i sm on l oc a l su p p l i es of g ood s<br />

fixed establishment for VAT purposes<br />

( e. g . , st eel p r od u c t s a n d el ec t r on i c s)<br />

i n P ol i sh t er r i t or y . M or eov er , n eg a t i v e<br />

• T h e i n t r od u c t i on of ob l i g a t or y j oi n t r u l i n g s a n d j u d g m en t s i n d i c a t i n g t h e<br />

a n d sev er a l l i a b i l i t y ( i f t r a n sa c t i on s existence of a fixed establishment are<br />

w i t h a g i v en su p p l i er ex c eed a i ssu ed f or c a ses w i t h su p p l y c h a i n s. T h e<br />

m on t h l y t h r esh ol d of P L N1 0 0 , 0 0 0 S u p r em e A d m i n i st r a t i v e C ou r t ( S A C )<br />

— a p p r ox i m a t el y E U R 23, 0 0 0 or h a s n ot i ssu ed i t s j u d g m en t i n W el m or y<br />

U S D 25 , 0 0 0 )<br />

y et . H ow ev er , i n a n ot h er j u d g m en t<br />

r el ea sed r ec en t l y f or a si m i l a r c a se,<br />

• T h e i n t r od u c t i on of a v ol u n t a r y sp l i t -<br />

the SAC confirmed that the place of<br />

p a y m en t m ec h a n i sm ( a p p l i c a t i on of<br />

t a x a t i on of ser v i c es sh a l l b e i n P ol a n d .<br />

sp l i t p a y m en t w ou l d r em ov e j oi n t a n d<br />

C on seq u en t l y , t h e a b ov e p r a c t i c e<br />

sev er a l l i a b i l i t y f r om t h e p u r c h a ser )<br />

i n d i c a t es t h a t P ol i sh t a x a u t h or i t i es<br />

• T h e ob l i g a t i on t o su b m i t<br />

w i l l m or e of t en f ol l ow t h i s a p p r oa c h<br />

d oc u m en t a t i on d esc r i b i n g<br />

and confirm that the activities of<br />

op t i m i z a t i on st r u c t u r es a p p l i ed b y a f or ei g n c om p a n i es i n P ol a n d c r ea t e<br />

t a x p a y er ( c om p u l sor y , i f t h e ex p ec tthe ed fixed establishment for VAT, also <strong>in</strong><br />

t a x sa v i n g s ex c eed P L N5 0 0 , 0 0 0 c i r c u m st a n c es t h a t so f a r w ou l d seem<br />

— a p p r ox i m a t el y E U R 1 1 5 , 0 0 0 or to raise no risk of fixed establishment.<br />

U S D 1 25 , 0 0 0 )<br />

• V a r i ou s p en a l t y r a t es f or n on -<br />

r ep or t i n g or n on c om p l i a n c e, e. g . ,<br />

30 % of n on - r ep or t ed ou t p u t V A T a n d<br />

4 6% on V A T sa v i n g s i f a t a x p a y er<br />

f a i l s t o su b m i t t h e a b ov em en t i on ed<br />

d oc u m en t a t i on<br />

44 I n d i rect T ax i n <strong>2016</strong>

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