Taxpayers afraid of the effects of the Polish Deal

In January and February this year 19 percent more applications for individual tax rulings were submitted than in the corresponding period of the previous year. As experts in the subject argue, the data are disturbing and are related to the introduced tax changes, mainly with the Polish Government. Recently, the greatest number of applications concerned PIT. Their number increased by almost 41% year on year. The next places in this list are VAT and CIT.

"Basically, we had previously dealt with a downward trend in the interest in individual tax interpretations. Unfortunately, the very low quality of the new regulations meant that taxpayers decided to protect themselves to a much greater extent with the use of official interpretations. the so-called Polish Deal, but also other amendments," prof. Witold Modzelewski, former deputy finance minister, commented.

The data is disturbing. They show the level of complexity and imperfection of the introduced provisions, as argued by Marek Niczyporuk, tax advisor and attorney-at-law from Ars AEQUI. According to the expert, it is clearly visible that taxpayers do not trust state authorities and the interpretation of regulations given at press conferences or in social media. Moreover, the new regulations and the multitude of provisions raise doubts. The taxpayer may explain them primarily through an individual interpretation.

(MondayNews)