PKF Alerts

The announcement of the Minister of Digitization on determining the deadline for implementing technical solutions necessary to deliver correspondence using the public electronic registered delivery service or public hybrid service (e-delivery) was published in the Journal of Laws, extending the date from December 30, 2023 to October 1, 2024.

On the 2nd of May 2023, a draft regulation of the Minister of Health on the cancellation of the state of epidemic emergency in the territory of the Republic of Poland was posted on the website of the Government Legislation Centre. According to the draft regulation, from the 1st of July 2023 the state of epidemic threat in the territory of the Republic of Poland connected with SARS-CoV-2 virus infections will be cancelled.

On March 23, 2023, the President signed an amendment to the Labour Code, i.e. the Act of March 9, 2023 amending the Labour Code and certain other acts (hereinafter: "Amendment") implementing the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2019/1152 of June 20, 2019 on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union (hereinafter: "Directive on Transparent Working Conditions" or "Directive") into the Polish legal system. The aim of the Directive is to improve working conditions by promoting more transparent and predictable employment.

According to the regulations applicable to documentation prepared for 2019, the deadline for fulfilling transfer pricing obligations, in accordance with the Income Tax Acts, expired at the end of the 9th month after the end of the tax year. However, at the beginning of 2020 we experienced the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, which contributed to the modification of a wide range of reporting deadlines. These activities also did not miss the above-mentioned deadline for fulfilling the obligations related to transfer pricing.

The Polish Investment Zone is an instrument thanks to which you can obtain support for the implementation of a new investment. It can be used throughout Poland, regardless of the size of the company.

On March 23, 2023, the President signed an amendment to the Labor Code, i.e. the Act of March 9, 2023 amending the Labor Code and other acts (hereinafter: "Amendment") implementing the so-called work-life balance directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1158 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on work-life balance for parents and carers and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU, hereinafter: "Work-life balance directive"). As indicated by the Minister of Family and Social Policy, this is a response to the changing trends on the labor market, as well as the introduction of solutions to help working parents reconcile professional and family life.

On February 6, 2023, the President of the Republic of Poland signed the long-awaited act on family foundations, introducing the institution of a "family foundation" into the Polish legal order.

On January 27th, 2023, the polish President signed the Act of December 1st, 2022 amending the Labor Code and certain other acts (hereinafter: the "Act"), introducing significant changes to the Polish legislative system, including, among others, regulating remote work as a permanent solution. The provisions in this regard come into force on 7 April this year.