Do I set up Company in Poland or UK (to invoice my schools and students)?

Hi all,

I am an English teacher and I have to be able to invoice my schools and students.
Which would be the better way to go in England or Poland? As i know the time scales in Poland and bureaucracy that it takes some time. But when declaring taxes - surely i wouldn't have that much to declare after converting pln to £ so my taxes would be less than what I'd be paying in Poland.

I'd be interested to hear what people think of my ideas and to give some guidance /advice.
Thanks in advance :)

Try Lodz. People want to learn english. You will be surprised to know how many nearby small town and village people you will find for English. The location of Lodz will suit your business.

Lodz would be nice... but my friends are in Krakow..

I just know whether too set up /register company in Poland or the UK?

Isn't self employed in Poland the best way to go? It's a flat 19% tax rate on earnings afaik. Running a full blown sp. z o.o. company in Poland is time consuming, bureaucratic and expensive so my advice is to avoid going down that route if you possibly can.

I'm not sure but I think foreign businesses in Poland don't have to pay tax for the first 5 years.

I don't think that is true, if it was it would be for very large companies employing alot of workers.

i understand but many/most schools want to pay you via invoices now...yes a couple of years ago cash in hand was fine ...but its limiting my options....i can always claim against whatever tax i pay...

i heard you dont have to pay tax for the 1st 2 years..qand zus is alot cheaper to sety up a sthey have a special offer going but would running my company from england not prove more fin=ancially viable as i probably wont reach taxable bands that much once i've changed it into uk currency?

we're just talking about setting up as a sole trader i think...i need to start 2 get the ball rolling very quickly whichever way i go

I think in Dazza's case self employed in Poland is probably the best as inkrakow says. The 19% flat rate scheme is one of a number of tax schemes you can choose (also there is zasady ogólne, karta podatkowa and ryczałt).


I have a UK company and wanted to continue to run that and pay myself from it. The problem is that now I am classed as resident in Poland for tax purposes. That means I have to pay my tax and social insurance here. I was planning to register my UK company as an employer at ZUS so I could pay Polish social insurance but it was such a hassle I have simply opened up a Polish self-employed company instead.

I think that it would be better to just keep everything simple and in Poland. It's very simple to set up a Polish self-employed company.


Are you referring to profits made by a Polish registered overseas branch of a foreign company? Are you talking about corporation tax or employer's social insurance contributions? Because I have a UK company and so it pays UK corporation tax. I am going to guess that if there are tax breaks they are on profits made by Polish overseas branches. I would guess there are tax breaks for the big boys who come to Poland and set up factories, create lots of jobs etc..


I just started a Polish self-employed company this week so if you want some help just PM me.

Good luck

hi benszymanski ,

i'd love some help in setting up the same thing you do...i don't suppose u r based in krakow?
any information will be grately received
thanks in advance

ok no problem. I will put some notes together for you on how to do it at the weekend.

I am about a 45 min drive south of Krakow.

Dazza have PM'ed you some info.

The notes that you have made ....!

Can you send them for me also.

I am thinking of strarting a Sp zoo... in Stettin.
But are not sure who to approch...

Leagal advise and so on....

Rgds
Henrik