Posts by adamlever

adamlever

30 Mar 2016

Work / Working for a UK company - National Insurance and income tax in Poland (being resident here) [3]

Help!!
Just found out (guess I didn't research thoroughly) that as I am working for a UK company, even though I'm resident in Poland, I still need to pay NI contributions in UK. This is a rather large expense I hadn't counted on.

HMRC tell me that I an entitled to an A1 certificate, with informs Polish authorities that I pay National Insurance in UK and, therefore, do not pay it in Poland. However, I did not think NI existed here. Please can someone help me understand how the NI & Income Tax works here?

I had originally thought that income tax works like:

0% up to zl 3,091 - plus
18% up to zl 85,828 - plus
32% over 185,844.06

Does this include an element of National Insurance (which I'm hoping I will not need to pay)?

I'm getting a bit worried that I might have seriously underestimated my Finances. :-(

Thanks.

adamlever

24 Mar 2016

Work / Registering for Tax in Poland [2]

Hi all.
I am working and living in Poland (Bydgoszcz), but still employed by my UK company. HMRC has now sorted out my NT tax code, so I don't pay tax in UK. How do I now register as a taxpayer here? Also, anyone out there know their way around Polish tax regulations? I.e. allowable expenses / other deductables. I am pretty clued up on UK tax system and have done many tax returns in UK (I am an accounting and Finance Systems professional) but something tells me tax over here is going to be a hell of a lot more confusing, and I seriously doubt I can complete returns online (hahahaha).

adamlever

24 Mar 2016

Life / Banking - Does Direct Debit (or similar payment scheme) exist in Poland? [2]

Good Morning y'all.
Quick question... Does Direct Debit (or similar payment scheme) exist in Poland? It seems that I am paying all my bills as and when the invoices arrive, but I don't know if this is simply because of what I've been advised.

Seems a bit mad that phone bills, utilities, internet, etc can't be paid by Direct Debit. It's too many bills to keep track of on a regular basis.

Thanks.

adamlever

23 Mar 2016

Food / Possible to find Indian vegetarian food in Poland? [17]

Merged: Curry - The missing link in Poland

Hello to all Indian fans.
I have been living in Poland for 4 months and was really missing a decent curry. Back home, it was a bit of a staple - I love cooking curries. Alas, I had no luck in the local shops / supermarkets (Kaufland, Biedronka, Lidl - even in Tesco) finding Indian ingredients. I really wanted to find something like Patak's or Sharwood's sauces, pasted, pickles, chutneys, etc.

But, a couple of weeks ago, I discovered Auchan. Hooray!! Best supermarket EVER...!

Not only did they have all the Indian things I missed, they have a fantastic range of beers (including real ale) and their fresh meat selection is unrivalled. The large Auchan near Ikea in Fordon (Bydgoszcz) is superb. The only problem is that I don't have a car yet, so it will not be a regular shopping venue for a while. :-(

But, there is now hope. I now have all the things I was missing from home... decent bacon, cheese (yes, I found some fantastic mature cheddar in Biedronka), real ale and curry.