WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO BE ABLE TO INVOICE PEOPLE/COMPANIES?

Am a teacher who is now getting requests for lessons from companies. However, in order for them to pay me, so that the money goes through their books, I need to be able to invoice them. A few questions regarding this:

- do I have to register myself as self-employed to be able to do this?
- if so, how do I do this?
- are there any fixed expenses in doing so?
- I have a normal contract as an employee with a company: would there be any conflict by registering as self-emloyed? And, would I be taxed quite punitively because of this?

- how would paying tax on this income work in general?

Thanks for any help/advice you can give.

Krzysztof, I would like to get in touch with you if possible. I can't e-mail you as I am new to the site and have to have made four posts before I can do so. If you have time, maybe you can contact me, or just to reply to this post?

My e-mail address is: easilyme@gmail

- do I have to register myself as self-employed to be able to do this?
A) yes you do

- if so, how do I do this?
A) The best way is to get a Polish friend to help you, you will need a NIP number

- are there any fixed expenses in doing so?
A) To register your business I believe I paid 100zl, but I am not certain of this.

- I have a normal contract as an employee with a company: would there be any conflict by registering as self-employed?
A) Yes there would be as you are self-employed and the contract would have to be rewritten.

- how would paying tax on this income work in general?
A) You will pay a percentage of your income each month and you would be in control of this, the best way that I have found is to find an accountant where you present your invoices to them each month and they will work it out for you, I only pay 50zl each month so it is a low cost really.

If you go self-employed here, there is a offer on at the moment where you only pay 50% of your zus (National Insurance) contributions for the 1st two years. And then you will be automatically covered for health care along with claiming a lot of tax back for expenses.

Sorry this is very quick info as I do not have a lot of time at the moment, I will post more info when I am have more time but you could take a look at this site and browse through it to find some help.

A search this site would help as well because it has been discussed at some level :O)

You Rock! You really really r-o-c-k, rock. That's a great link you provided! you rock and you roll, yes, you rock. Do the RedHotCHilliPeppers rock? maybe but ukpolska definitley rocks!

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Great, cheers for that info. Just had a quick look before entering the classroom for another day. Just another quick question: do you think it's worth going through all that or, by the time everything's paid, you're not much better off than working with a couple of standard employer-employee contracts?

You are a lot better off as you can claim expenses and your Zus payments will be halved for the 1st two years.

On average, I save 300-400zl per month, through my accountant.

Don't forget you can claim many things, internet, books, travel, etc

And the best thing is that it will be cheaper for your employer as well, as they will not have to pay Zus for you.

ukpolska: a bit delayed but was browsing through these old topics & found your suggestion to use the URL link. I truly thank you for that piece of info too.

Ukpolska is right and I can confirm that it is 100PLN that you pay. What you want is działalność gospodarza, this is your own registered company. There are a few steps involved. As Ukpolska said, you need a NIP and REGON number. Getting a PESEL doesn't hurt either. You need to go to the Urząd Wojewódski (Regional Office) and get some documents there. Also, GUS (Statistical Office) need to be contacted. You should also get yourself a stamp so you can stamp the name of your teaching company, together with your NIP and REGON.

I had to go through this process to start in Oct 2007 so I can assist should you be unsure. Urząd Mieski is where you go to register your interest (Town Hall).

You may also need a NIP-1 form which regulates who is responsible for tax payments. Be careful, your main client (school you teach at) may put your name on it, in which case you are liable for inaccuracies in tax calculations. Be sure to put their name on it unless you wanna calculate the tax yourself.

UKpolska gave you super advice and he has a super deal at 50PLN a month. I pay 150PLN plus 33PLN in tax so 183PLN. However, the office that my financial guy, Wojtek, works for bears a lot of responsibility. His name is on the NIP-1 form. Ultimately, I am still liable but the tax office will question him in the event of any anomalies in the calculations. He gives a very complete service. He sends all my documents to ZUS, calculates it (though you can check it in Informator or other papers) and takes care of my books (przychodów i rozchodów, income related) and also does my end of year PIT-form calculations. I simply give my 2 or 3 bills to him on around the 5th of each month and he takes over from there.

Trust me, it's worth investing in. Any further help required, please don't hesitate to ask.

All the information given on tax is very intertesting. One thing that stood out was the price you were paying for accountants. i have an accountant who looks after the tax for a property i rent out (rental about 2500) and he also looks after the tax for my business. Currently there is nothing to do relating to the business. He charges me 200 zlt monthly for doing my return for the rental on the property and 300 zlt for doing my business return. Am i being fleeced??? I am registered in Wroclaw for my tax but live in poznan.