The government continuously is fighting against payment gridlocks between entrepreneurs. Because of that, since January 1st, 2020, the Act on Payments Terms in Commercial Transactions changed name for “Act on Combating Excessive Delays in Commercial Transactions". Not only the name…
On January 1st, 2020, a substantial change to the Good and Services Tax Act came into force. Currently an invoice to a receipt may be issued only if on the receipt is placed Tax Identification Number of the purchaser. Until…
In last days of July the lower house of the Polish parliament enacted the Act on Change of Some Acts in Order to Limit Regulatory Burdens, i.e. Friendly State Package. Next the act went through the higher chamber of the…
Since the beginning of 2018 in Poland exists the "Register of entities introducing products, products in packaging and managing waste”, in Poland commonly known as the “BDO Register”. The register is a part of the “Database of products, packaging and…
Split payment was introduced on July 1st, 2018. Currently it is fully for volunteers. From November 1st, 2019, the majority of entrepreneurs will still have choice. However, in some cases split payment will be obligatory. Transactions for Which Split Payment…
Protection right for the national trademark lasts 10 years. If the protection right holder wants the protection of his trademark to continue, he has to prolong it for subsequent 10-year period. Before March 16th, 2019, in order to do that…
On August 21st, 2019, the amendment of the Act on Court Fees in Civil cases, introducing new, higher fees, came into force. Below I present selected changes. Fixed Court Fee Fixed fee should be paid in the non-property right cases…
On March 1st, 2019, a small, but making operation of limited liability companies easier, change of the Polish Commercial Companies Code came into force. In the event of exercising by the shareholder the voting right on the shareholders meeting by…
If a limited liability company hasn’t approved the financial statement yet (I think that there are quite many of such companies), today is one of the last two days, when it can be done. According to Article 231 of the…
While travelling by air, you may happen to have your checked baggage damaged. Most of the times the damage is minor, such as a burst seam or a broken zip, however, in extreme cases, the suitcase may turn out to…