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So far the tax authorities were of the opinion that all expenses incurred by a capital company in connection with share capital increase could not be included into the revenue earning costs of the company, since such expenses were connected with a revenue not subject to taxation.
The Ministry of Finance has submitted a proposition concerning changes in the rules of rounding the basis for taxation and the tax on income from bank interest (the so-called Belka’s tax).
On April 5, 2011 new provisions of the Foreigners Act will come into force.
On February 25, 2011 the Sejm accepted a draft act on limitation of administrative barriers for citizens and entrepreneurs.
On February 22, 2011 the Council of Ministers accepted draft changes to the Act on Nuclear Law and the so-called investment act which introduce provisions making it possible to build nuclear power plants in Poland.
In connection with the start-up of the Central Records and Information on Business Activity intended for July 1, 2011, on February 15, 2011 the government accepted several additional solutions which are to improve the operation of the Records.
On February 4, 2011 the Sejm accepted the Law on International Private Law which is to replace the Law of 1965 of the same title.
The Sejm has started working on a new legislation to the Act on Gambling Games.
The Ministry of Finance has published draft changes to the Tax Ordinance. The draft shows that the Minister intends to diversify fees for interpretations of tax provisions.
A draft of a new legislation to provisions on e-invoices is currently subject to the Sejm’s debates.
At the beginning of February 2011 the Sejm adopted a new legislation which changes the Civil Code by making it easier to inherit property items as chosen by the parties like: enterprises, real properties, shares in companies and transferable rights and obligations in partnerships.
If an employee suspects that performance of a task might bear hallmarks of a crime, then he/she should notify the police or a public prosecutor’s office.
The President of the Office for Competition and Consumer Protection has prohibited the transaction of taking over of the company Merlin by NFI EMPIK.
Conduct of sale by natural persons via Internet auctions may be treated as economic activity.
A company which insures its management staff against civil liability for the activities performed by those persons, is obliged to calculate, withhold and pay an advance payment for the income tax.
Generally, entrepreneurs often have to handle conclusion of agreements or performance of other acts in the form of a notarial deed. It is worth looking closer at the results of one of the latest resolutions of the Supreme Court which has shed a light on some doubts in this respect.
On April 11 amendments to the Code of Administrative Procedure and the act on procedure before administrative courts will come into force.
Dispute over non-existence of a legal relation under a contract, resulting from the contract’s invalidity, may be subjected to arbitration.
On 7 March 2011 the changes to the Personal Data Protection Act will enter into force. As was explained in the justification of the draft amendment, the need for the changes resulted from the experiences of more than ten years of application of the provisions of the Act.
On March 7, 2011 the amended Act on Personal Data Protection is coming into force.
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