28.11.2025
FILM, MEDIA & GAMING
Mind the Tax: Watch Out for Taxes
An indispensable element of film production is securing financing, as well as skillfully spreading it out over time during production and planning the related cash flows. In the planning process, it is important to remember the tax implications of certain actions, which—if unforeseen—can disrupt the production process, but if well planned, can significantly improve it. [...]
11.11.2024
FILM, MEDIA & GAMING
R&D relief not only for scientists and inventors, or how to take advantage of relief in the creative industry
The essence of R&D relief At the beginning we will explain what really the R&D relief is. To put it as simply as possible, R&D relief is a relief for research and development, which consists of the possibility to recognize a given cost as a tax-deductible expense twice. In other words, it is a double [...]
31.10.2024
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
#Taxes
‘In this world, only death and taxes are certain’ - so it is no surprise that taxes also affect and concern intellectual property law in the broadest sense and the business that deals with it daily. Starting today, we will be writing about this on our Blog. We will try to introduce you in an [...]
03.11.2021
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
How to tax plan the implementation of company automation and robotisation
Investments in the field of automation and robotisation are connected with significant outlays incurred by entrepreneurs. Therefore, any movement in this area should be absolutely preceded by an extensive analysis, not only legal, but also financial, including tax aspects. Tax issues related to investments in innovation are becoming increasingly important, which seems to be noticed [...]
13.12.2016
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT – will it be better from a tax perspective?
In January 2017, the so-called small act of innovations will enter into force, under which entrepreneurs will be able to take advantage of the new tax preferences for research and development (R&D). This is the next step which is to bring Poland in line with other EU countries where such solutions are not new (although [...]
07.10.2016
FASHION, CULTURE & ART
Changes to the Personal Income Tax Law. More money in the wallets of (some) artists and creators?
The amendment to the Law on Personal Income Tax (PIT) is seen as a new solution for the optimal settlements for a specific group of taxpayers. In practice, the change is nothing more than the restoration (though incomplete) of what used to be. The “new” idea of the government – a change to the PIT [...]
12.05.2016
NEW TECH & INNOVATIONS
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT – tax relief
A new tax relief is in place, while the grant for new technologies has been abolished Will research and development expenses incurred by entrepreneurs reduce income tax obligations? – YES It has been four months since the new regulations regarding R&D were introduced to the CIT and PIT Acts. On 1 January 2016, the Act [...]
14.07.2015
ADVERTISING & EVENTS
In the depths of gambling: is every game a game of chance?
The court in Szczecin has recently issued a judgment in the broadly publicized case of poker players. In 2011, a group of acquaintances met in a rented restaurant to play an informal poker tournament in order to celebrate the organizer’s birthday. The participants were detained by the Central Bureau of Investigation – under the Polish [...]
03.07.2015
FASHION, CULTURE & ART
Can athlete-entrepreneurs finally breathe a sigh of relief after the decision of the Supreme Administrative Court? And what about authors and artists?
The Supreme Administrative Court (“SAC”), in an extended panel of seven judges, ruled in favor of athletes conducting business activity. It seems that this multi-year dispute with tax authorities regarding the possibility of declaring income generated by athletes (and, perhaps, also by other professional, especially in art-related areas) in non-agricultural business activity has finally come [...]
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