Law / Setting up small business in Poland? [191]

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Exactly what do I need to even START setting up a business in Poland?

I've been living in Poland for a little over 3 years. I'm British, and now I'm trying to set up a business.

Now I know what type of business I want to set up, and the process involved, but when I went to the Urzad Miasta they told me I needed to be registered at an address.

I should say here that since I've been in Poland I have not registered myself in any way. I did work for a school here and they paid my tax against my passport number (or at least they said they did). So, I have no NIP, no PESEL, no Meldunek, no nothing!

So, I went to the office with my girlfriend - with whom I live - to get registered at my address. The woman asked how ling I'd been here, we told the truth, and she said 'you're here illegally, and I can't register you'.

So my basic questions at this point are:

1) What should I do to get myself registered at my address? Should I just go there again and lie, saying I got off the plane yesterday.

2) What documents do I need for myself to start the process of registering a company?

Any advice will be very warmly received!!

Law / Dying in Poland - Inheritance tax ? [62]

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Any tax experts out there? I've just inherited some money from a deceased family member in the UK, and before I transfer the money to my Polish bank I want to make sure I'm not going to get screwed over by the Polish taxman. Any information about the possibility of this happening, and ways to avoid it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Mikus

Law / Dying in Poland - Inheritance tax ? [62]

Hi!

Thanks for helping..

Probate has been carried out in the UK, although I don't know for sure what's been done regarding taxes. I can find out, but at this stage I assume everthing's been squared off as it should be.

I'm British, living full-time in Poland, but without Polish citizenship or anything more than being registered at my address, with Polish NIP etc.

The deceased was British, my father.

I am generally pretty clueless when it comes to matters like this, and it makes me livid that the Polish taxman - or any taxman for that matter - thinks they have the right to tax inheritance, but that's the way it is so I've got to make sure I'm covered!

Law / Dying in Poland - Inheritance tax ? [62]

Well....

It seems there are some conflicting opinions here, as I feared there might be :(

On the positive side:

- From memory if there is no duty to be paid in the UK (i.e. estate under GBP 325,000) or tax has already been paid in the UK, there is no tax liability in Poland.

and the negative

- It says if you are not a Polish citizen but only a permanent resident so called Polish Tax resident you are a subject of Polish inheritance law and obliged to pay .

- The mutual agreement between Poland and UK about the avoidance of double taxation does not pertain the inheritance tax.

Just to be clear:

- although I haven't explicitly asked the solicitor who's dealing with the estate, at this point I'm confident that all UK taxes/duties have been or will be paid, and that the amount I'm receiving is after tax.

- The amount is less than GBP 325,000, but it's a decent whack.
- The solicitor said "The only matter outstanding in the estate is the final tax return. The forms have been submitted to H M Revenue & Customs but have not yet been processed. I am suggesting that I make an interim payment."

As suggested I will talk to a professional about this, and also to ukpolska (thanks Polmed).

As a matter of interest, does anyone know anything about:

a) whether I'm supposed to declare this to the Polish taxman, or how else he might find out?
b) whether leaving the money in the UK, or not bringing it to Poland would exempt me from any possible taxes?
c) If, as a normal UK citizen residing in the UK I would obliged to declare the money and pay tax, or would this tax already have been paid before I got the money?

Thanks again!