Fine for failure to submit tax statements may reach zł. 15,000

Finance Ministry Spokesman Jarosław Skowroński said that the fine for not submitting PIT reports for 2002, by the April 30 deadline may amount to as much as zł. 15,000. He also added that in this case the taxpayer would also have to pay interest on any overdue tax they were obliged to pay. The tax office would decide on the amount of the fine in each individual case. It would also decide whether the individual was so sick that he could not submit the documents and whether to fine someone for a short delay in filing their PIT declarations. Skowroński also advised all those who do not submit the documents on time to contact the tax office as soon as possible and express their "active repentance" in order to avoid fines. (www.onet.pl) M.M.