In 2023, Ukrainians in Poland paid taxes totaling more than 5 billion zlotys to the Polish budget. This was stated by the head of the board of the Eucon Law Group, head of the Association of Ukrainian Businesses in Poland, Yaroslav Romanchuk, Ukrinform reports.
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“Calculations for the reporting period 2023 are still ongoing, however, according to preliminary estimates by the Polish Institute of Economics, Ukrainians doing business in Poland paid taxes in the amount of 5 billion zlotys. Moreover, this figure is several times higher than last year,” Romanchuk said.
He added that, according to tax data for 2022, the total amount of taxes paid, in particular by individuals with Ukrainian citizenship, amounted to almost 1 billion zlotys.
Romanchuk recalled that our countries have an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation, and today there is a need to clarify and update information regarding this agreement.
“Our organization is preparing a special report on the tax system in Poland and its impact on her Ukrainian business. As for the agreement “On the avoidance of double taxation between Ukraine and Poland,” today there is a need to clarify and update information from this agreement. After all, there are differences in the interpretation of the document by the Polish and Ukrainian sides,” noted the head of the Association of Ukrainian Businesses in Poland.
According to Romanchuk, 27 thousand Ukrainian companies are currently operating in Poland. This is almost a third of the total number of companies whose founders are foreigners.