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alexpetrov   
2 Apr 2013
Law / Taxes for Sp. z. o. o. in IT area [13]

As a follow up to this topic: https://polishforums.com/work/poland-ukrainian-software-developer-moving-65408/

I'm a software developer from Ukraine looking to move in Poland early next year. I have thought all the advises, also I spend some time browsing polish job websites, and it does seem to me, that after moving to Poland I'm going to lose about half of my current salary ($3500 netto).

I currently work for an american company as an independent contractor and in fact they can as well send payments to Poland as to Ukraine. So my Idea was, why not start a small company (Sp. z. o. o.) in Poland (consisting only of me and my wife as cofounders), and continue to work as a remote software developer for my american employer?

Suppose I register a Sp. z. o. o. somewhere in Poland, open bank accounts, sign contract with the american company and start providing IT services to them. Sounds good, but my concerns are taxes in Poland. Could anybody advise how much taxes from these $3500 a month I'll have to pay? From what I have read the corporate tax in Poland is 19%. That's ok for me. But there is also 23% VAT. Will I be a subject to VAT? Will there be any additional payments I am not aware of?
alexpetrov   
2 Apr 2013
Law / Taxes for Sp. z. o. o. in IT area [13]

Hello Harry, thanks for the advice, but unfortunately, I am not a EU resident and from what I know dzialalnosc gospodarcza is available for the EU residents only, so I have to go with Sp. z. o. o.
alexpetrov   
2 Apr 2013
Law / Taxes for Sp. z. o. o. in IT area [13]

Thanks, I'll check it out, but the main question is if creating Spółka jawna gives a right for non-EU residents to apply for czasowy pobyt.
alexpetrov   
2 Apr 2013
Law / Taxes for Sp. z. o. o. in IT area [13]

Well, my ability to read and understand Polish is a bit limited, I'm still learning it, but according to this: it seems like Sp.z.o.o. is the only option for me.
alexpetrov   
30 May 2013
Food / Can you buy Absinthe in Poland? [13]

I'm sure I've seen absinth (not the brand you mentioned though) in the supermarket in Galeria Krakowska 2 weeks ago. Also I have seen Xenta Absenta in one of the 24/7 Acohole shops in the Kazimerz district of Krakow. Specifically the shop on the Miodowa street, 21 or 23, don't remember the number of building precisely.
alexpetrov   
26 Oct 2013
Language / Is Polish an easy language to learn and is there a way of learning it easily? [105]

Is Polish an easy or not to learn would very much depend on which language is your native language. For example my native language is Ukrainian and I find Polish extremely easy to learn :) I think if your first language is one of Slavic languages then Polish will be quite easy for you. In other cases, most likely it won't be easy, but still doable. I know several native-English speakers who speak perfect Polish. Of course they have some kind of accent, but they mastered grammar and vocabulary and they pronounce words more or less correctly.