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2 Apr 2013 / #1
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?
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?