This profile assumes a small company that sells online and imports goods into the EU, so it adds the obligations that come with cross-border online sales - customs and import duties, packaging and extended-producer-responsibility fees, consumer rules for online sellers - on top of the standard tax calendar. It also includes EU-wide e-commerce and product rules, such as CE marking or battery regulations, where they apply. Sell only domestically, or manufacture rather than import, and your actual list will look different.
This page assumes a specific starting profile: e-commerce importer, in Poland. It's a starting point, not tailored advice - your actual obligations depend on your exact sector, turnover and how you operate.
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Businesses whose intra-EU trade in goods (arrivals or dispatches) exceeds the basic statistical reporting threshold set annually by GUS must file a monthly INTRASTAT declaration covering the value and nature of goods moved to or from other EU member states, by the 10th of the following month.
Details →Employers must submit the ZUS settlement declaration (ZUS DRA) together with personal monthly reports (ZUS RCA/RSA/RPA), and pay social and health insurance contributions for the reporting month, by a deadline that depends on the payer's legal form: the 15th of the following month for payers with legal personality (e.g. sp. z o.o.), the 20th for other payers (sole traders, personal partnerships), and the 5th for budget units.
Details →CIT taxpayers must calculate and pay a monthly advance on corporate income tax by the 20th of the following month. Small taxpayers (mali podatnicy, turnover up to EUR 2 million) may instead elect quarterly advances, due by the 20th of the month after each quarter, provided they notify the choice via their annual CIT return.
Details →VAT-registered businesses in Poland must submit the JPK_V7M structured VAT records-and-declaration file and pay any VAT due by the 25th of the month following the settlement period. Small taxpayers may instead settle quarterly as JPK_V7K, though the records portion is still sent every month.
Details →Directive (EU) 2024/825 amends EU consumer-protection law (the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and the Consumer Rights Directive) to ban generic environmental claims not backed by recognised excellent environmental performance (e.g. 'climate neutral', 'eco-friendly', 'green' used without substantiation), bans claims based purely on carbon-offsetting, and requires sustainability labels to come from a certification scheme or a public authority rather than being self-created. It also bans planned-obsolescence practices and requires clearer product durability/reparability information.
Details →From 1 October 2026, sole traders and other businesses registered in Poland's CEIDG (Central Registration and Information on Business) before 1 January 2025 must hold and use a registered electronic delivery (e-Doręczenia) address for official correspondence with public authorities, completing the phased rollout that already covers new CEIDG registrations, KRS-registered companies and public-trust professions.
Details →Businesses whose intra-EU trade in goods (arrivals or dispatches) exceeds the basic statistical reporting threshold set annually by GUS must file a monthly INTRASTAT declaration covering the value and nature of goods moved to or from other EU member states, by the 10th of the following month.
Details →Employers must submit the ZUS settlement declaration (ZUS DRA) together with personal monthly reports (ZUS RCA/RSA/RPA), and pay social and health insurance contributions for the reporting month, by a deadline that depends on the payer's legal form: the 15th of the following month for payers with legal personality (e.g. sp. z o.o.), the 20th for other payers (sole traders, personal partnerships), and the 5th for budget units.
Details →CIT taxpayers must calculate and pay a monthly advance on corporate income tax by the 20th of the following month. Small taxpayers (mali podatnicy, turnover up to EUR 2 million) may instead elect quarterly advances, due by the 20th of the month after each quarter, provided they notify the choice via their annual CIT return.
Details →VAT-registered businesses in Poland must submit the JPK_V7M structured VAT records-and-declaration file and pay any VAT due by the 25th of the month following the settlement period. Small taxpayers may instead settle quarterly as JPK_V7K, though the records portion is still sent every month.
Details →Businesses registered for the EU VAT One Stop Shop (OSS) Union scheme must file a single quarterly VAT return covering their B2C cross-border sales of goods or services to consumers in other EU member states, and pay any VAT due, via the Polish OSS portal by the last day of the month following each calendar quarter.
Details →Businesses whose intra-EU trade in goods (arrivals or dispatches) exceeds the basic statistical reporting threshold set annually by GUS must file a monthly INTRASTAT declaration covering the value and nature of goods moved to or from other EU member states, by the 10th of the following month.
Details →Employers must submit the ZUS settlement declaration (ZUS DRA) together with personal monthly reports (ZUS RCA/RSA/RPA), and pay social and health insurance contributions for the reporting month, by a deadline that depends on the payer's legal form: the 15th of the following month for payers with legal personality (e.g. sp. z o.o.), the 20th for other payers (sole traders, personal partnerships), and the 5th for budget units.
Details →CIT taxpayers must calculate and pay a monthly advance on corporate income tax by the 20th of the following month. Small taxpayers (mali podatnicy, turnover up to EUR 2 million) may instead elect quarterly advances, due by the 20th of the month after each quarter, provided they notify the choice via their annual CIT return.
Details →VAT-registered businesses in Poland must submit the JPK_V7M structured VAT records-and-declaration file and pay any VAT due by the 25th of the month following the settlement period. Small taxpayers may instead settle quarterly as JPK_V7K, though the records portion is still sent every month.
Details →Directive (EU) 2024/2853 must be transposed by 9 December 2026 and applies to products placed on the market after that date. Software (including SaaS and AI), digital manufacturing files and related services count as products; missing security updates can make a product defective. Courts can order disclosure of evidence and presume defectiveness in complex cases. Free open-source software outside commercial activity is excluded.
Details →Businesses whose intra-EU trade in goods (arrivals or dispatches) exceeds the basic statistical reporting threshold set annually by GUS must file a monthly INTRASTAT declaration covering the value and nature of goods moved to or from other EU member states, by the 10th of the following month.
Details →Employers must submit the ZUS settlement declaration (ZUS DRA) together with personal monthly reports (ZUS RCA/RSA/RPA), and pay social and health insurance contributions for the reporting month, by a deadline that depends on the payer's legal form: the 15th of the following month for payers with legal personality (e.g. sp. z o.o.), the 20th for other payers (sole traders, personal partnerships), and the 5th for budget units.
Details →CIT taxpayers must calculate and pay a monthly advance on corporate income tax by the 20th of the following month. Small taxpayers (mali podatnicy, turnover up to EUR 2 million) may instead elect quarterly advances, due by the 20th of the month after each quarter, provided they notify the choice via their annual CIT return.
Details →Each EU country must provide at least one certified EU Digital Identity Wallet so citizens and businesses can identify themselves, sign documents with qualified e-signatures and share verified attributes (company registration, licences) across the EU. Public administrations must accept it for online services.
Details →VAT-registered businesses in Poland must submit the JPK_V7M structured VAT records-and-declaration file and pay any VAT due by the 25th of the month following the settlement period. Small taxpayers may instead settle quarterly as JPK_V7K, though the records portion is still sent every month.
Details →From fiscal years starting after 31 December 2026, all remaining CIT taxpayers in Poland (those not already captured by the 2025 or 2026 phases) must keep their statutory accounting books in electronic form and submit them to the tax office in the JPK_KR_PD structured format, alongside the JPK_ST_KR fixed-asset register, completing the phased digitalisation of corporate accounting records.
Details →Businesses whose intra-EU trade in goods (arrivals or dispatches) exceeds the basic statistical reporting threshold set annually by GUS must file a monthly INTRASTAT declaration covering the value and nature of goods moved to or from other EU member states, by the 10th of the following month.
Details →Employers must submit the ZUS settlement declaration (ZUS DRA) together with personal monthly reports (ZUS RCA/RSA/RPA), and pay social and health insurance contributions for the reporting month, by a deadline that depends on the payer's legal form: the 15th of the following month for payers with legal personality (e.g. sp. z o.o.), the 20th for other payers (sole traders, personal partnerships), and the 5th for budget units.
Details →CIT taxpayers must calculate and pay a monthly advance on corporate income tax by the 20th of the following month. Small taxpayers (mali podatnicy, turnover up to EUR 2 million) may instead elect quarterly advances, due by the 20th of the month after each quarter, provided they notify the choice via their annual CIT return.
Details →VAT-registered businesses in Poland must submit the JPK_V7M structured VAT records-and-declaration file and pay any VAT due by the 25th of the month following the settlement period. Small taxpayers may instead settle quarterly as JPK_V7K, though the records portion is still sent every month.
Details →Businesses registered for the EU VAT One Stop Shop (OSS) Union scheme must file a single quarterly VAT return covering their B2C cross-border sales of goods or services to consumers in other EU member states, and pay any VAT due, via the Polish OSS portal by the last day of the month following each calendar quarter.
Details →Businesses whose intra-EU trade in goods (arrivals or dispatches) exceeds the basic statistical reporting threshold set annually by GUS must file a monthly INTRASTAT declaration covering the value and nature of goods moved to or from other EU member states, by the 10th of the following month.
Details →Employers must submit the ZUS settlement declaration (ZUS DRA) together with personal monthly reports (ZUS RCA/RSA/RPA), and pay social and health insurance contributions for the reporting month, by a deadline that depends on the payer's legal form: the 15th of the following month for payers with legal personality (e.g. sp. z o.o.), the 20th for other payers (sole traders, personal partnerships), and the 5th for budget units.
Details →CIT taxpayers must calculate and pay a monthly advance on corporate income tax by the 20th of the following month. Small taxpayers (mali podatnicy, turnover up to EUR 2 million) may instead elect quarterly advances, due by the 20th of the month after each quarter, provided they notify the choice via their annual CIT return.
Details →VAT-registered businesses in Poland must submit the JPK_V7M structured VAT records-and-declaration file and pay any VAT due by the 25th of the month following the settlement period. Small taxpayers may instead settle quarterly as JPK_V7K, though the records portion is still sent every month.
Details →Entities operating an installation or other source that emits gases or other substances into the air (including company vehicle fleets and heating/generator sources above minimal thresholds) must report their prior-year emissions to KOBiZE's national database (Krajowa baza o emisjach) by the end of February.
Details →Businesses whose intra-EU trade in goods (arrivals or dispatches) exceeds the basic statistical reporting threshold set annually by GUS must file a monthly INTRASTAT declaration covering the value and nature of goods moved to or from other EU member states, by the 10th of the following month.
Details →Employers must submit the ZUS settlement declaration (ZUS DRA) together with personal monthly reports (ZUS RCA/RSA/RPA), and pay social and health insurance contributions for the reporting month, by a deadline that depends on the payer's legal form: the 15th of the following month for payers with legal personality (e.g. sp. z o.o.), the 20th for other payers (sole traders, personal partnerships), and the 5th for budget units.
Details →Businesses that place packaging, packaged products, or specified products (e.g. batteries, electrical/electronic equipment, vehicles) on the Polish market, or that generate or manage waste, must file an annual report through the BDO electronic register by 15 March covering the previous calendar year, including packaging-recycling and extended-producer-responsibility (EPR) data.
Details →CIT taxpayers must calculate and pay a monthly advance on corporate income tax by the 20th of the following month. Small taxpayers (mali podatnicy, turnover up to EUR 2 million) may instead elect quarterly advances, due by the 20th of the month after each quarter, provided they notify the choice via their annual CIT return.
Details →VAT-registered businesses in Poland must submit the JPK_V7M structured VAT records-and-declaration file and pay any VAT due by the 25th of the month following the settlement period. Small taxpayers may instead settle quarterly as JPK_V7K, though the records portion is still sent every month.
Details →Poland CIT taxpayers with a calendar financial year must file their annual CIT-8 corporate income tax return within 3 months of financial year-end - 31 March for a standard 1 January-31 December year - reconciling the year's CIT advances against the final liability.
Details →Entities that use the environment in a way requiring a fee (e.g. emissions from company vehicles, water abstraction, or waste storage) must calculate and pay the annual environmental-use fee to the relevant marshal's office (Urząd Marszałkowski) by 31 March, covering the prior calendar year. A de-minimis exemption applies below a small annual fee threshold.
Details →Businesses whose intra-EU trade in goods (arrivals or dispatches) exceeds the basic statistical reporting threshold set annually by GUS must file a monthly INTRASTAT declaration covering the value and nature of goods moved to or from other EU member states, by the 10th of the following month.
Details →Employers must submit the ZUS settlement declaration (ZUS DRA) together with personal monthly reports (ZUS RCA/RSA/RPA), and pay social and health insurance contributions for the reporting month, by a deadline that depends on the payer's legal form: the 15th of the following month for payers with legal personality (e.g. sp. z o.o.), the 20th for other payers (sole traders, personal partnerships), and the 5th for budget units.
Details →CIT taxpayers must calculate and pay a monthly advance on corporate income tax by the 20th of the following month. Small taxpayers (mali podatnicy, turnover up to EUR 2 million) may instead elect quarterly advances, due by the 20th of the month after each quarter, provided they notify the choice via their annual CIT return.
Details →VAT-registered businesses in Poland must submit the JPK_V7M structured VAT records-and-declaration file and pay any VAT due by the 25th of the month following the settlement period. Small taxpayers may instead settle quarterly as JPK_V7K, though the records portion is still sent every month.
Details →Businesses registered for the EU VAT One Stop Shop (OSS) Union scheme must file a single quarterly VAT return covering their B2C cross-border sales of goods or services to consumers in other EU member states, and pay any VAT due, via the Polish OSS portal by the last day of the month following each calendar quarter.
Details →Businesses whose intra-EU trade in goods (arrivals or dispatches) exceeds the basic statistical reporting threshold set annually by GUS must file a monthly INTRASTAT declaration covering the value and nature of goods moved to or from other EU member states, by the 10th of the following month.
Details →Employers must submit the ZUS settlement declaration (ZUS DRA) together with personal monthly reports (ZUS RCA/RSA/RPA), and pay social and health insurance contributions for the reporting month, by a deadline that depends on the payer's legal form: the 15th of the following month for payers with legal personality (e.g. sp. z o.o.), the 20th for other payers (sole traders, personal partnerships), and the 5th for budget units.
Details →CIT taxpayers must calculate and pay a monthly advance on corporate income tax by the 20th of the following month. Small taxpayers (mali podatnicy, turnover up to EUR 2 million) may instead elect quarterly advances, due by the 20th of the month after each quarter, provided they notify the choice via their annual CIT return.
Details →VAT-registered businesses in Poland must submit the JPK_V7M structured VAT records-and-declaration file and pay any VAT due by the 25th of the month following the settlement period. Small taxpayers may instead settle quarterly as JPK_V7K, though the records portion is still sent every month.
Details →Businesses whose intra-EU trade in goods (arrivals or dispatches) exceeds the basic statistical reporting threshold set annually by GUS must file a monthly INTRASTAT declaration covering the value and nature of goods moved to or from other EU member states, by the 10th of the following month.
Details →Employers must submit the ZUS settlement declaration (ZUS DRA) together with personal monthly reports (ZUS RCA/RSA/RPA), and pay social and health insurance contributions for the reporting month, by a deadline that depends on the payer's legal form: the 15th of the following month for payers with legal personality (e.g. sp. z o.o.), the 20th for other payers (sole traders, personal partnerships), and the 5th for budget units.
Details →CIT taxpayers must calculate and pay a monthly advance on corporate income tax by the 20th of the following month. Small taxpayers (mali podatnicy, turnover up to EUR 2 million) may instead elect quarterly advances, due by the 20th of the month after each quarter, provided they notify the choice via their annual CIT return.
Details →VAT-registered businesses in Poland must submit the JPK_V7M structured VAT records-and-declaration file and pay any VAT due by the 25th of the month following the settlement period. Small taxpayers may instead settle quarterly as JPK_V7K, though the records portion is still sent every month.
Details →Micro and small companies dealing in the EUDR commodities (cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, wood and derived products) get six extra months. Small downstream traders mainly need to collect and pass on upstream due diligence reference numbers; small primary producers in low-risk countries file a simplified declaration.
Details →Payment providers in EU countries outside the euro area must offer euro instant transfers and the free name/IBAN check (Verification of Payee) from July 2027, completing the roll-out across the EU.
Details →Businesses whose intra-EU trade in goods (arrivals or dispatches) exceeds the basic statistical reporting threshold set annually by GUS must file a monthly INTRASTAT declaration covering the value and nature of goods moved to or from other EU member states, by the 10th of the following month.
Details →Employers must submit the ZUS settlement declaration (ZUS DRA) together with personal monthly reports (ZUS RCA/RSA/RPA), and pay social and health insurance contributions for the reporting month, by a deadline that depends on the payer's legal form: the 15th of the following month for payers with legal personality (e.g. sp. z o.o.), the 20th for other payers (sole traders, personal partnerships), and the 5th for budget units.
Details →Poland-registered companies must prepare their annual financial statements, have them approved by shareholders within 6 months of financial year-end, and then file the approved statements free of charge to the National Court Register (KRS) via the Repozytorium Dokumentów Finansowych (RDF) within 15 days of approval. For a calendar financial year that means approval by 30 June and filing by 15 July.
Details →CIT taxpayers must calculate and pay a monthly advance on corporate income tax by the 20th of the following month. Small taxpayers (mali podatnicy, turnover up to EUR 2 million) may instead elect quarterly advances, due by the 20th of the month after each quarter, provided they notify the choice via their annual CIT return.
Details →VAT-registered businesses in Poland must submit the JPK_V7M structured VAT records-and-declaration file and pay any VAT due by the 25th of the month following the settlement period. Small taxpayers may instead settle quarterly as JPK_V7K, though the records portion is still sent every month.
Details →Businesses registered for the EU VAT One Stop Shop (OSS) Union scheme must file a single quarterly VAT return covering their B2C cross-border sales of goods or services to consumers in other EU member states, and pay any VAT due, via the Polish OSS portal by the last day of the month following each calendar quarter.
Details →Businesses whose intra-EU trade in goods (arrivals or dispatches) exceeds the basic statistical reporting threshold set annually by GUS must file a monthly INTRASTAT declaration covering the value and nature of goods moved to or from other EU member states, by the 10th of the following month.
Details →Employers must submit the ZUS settlement declaration (ZUS DRA) together with personal monthly reports (ZUS RCA/RSA/RPA), and pay social and health insurance contributions for the reporting month, by a deadline that depends on the payer's legal form: the 15th of the following month for payers with legal personality (e.g. sp. z o.o.), the 20th for other payers (sole traders, personal partnerships), and the 5th for budget units.
Details →CIT taxpayers must calculate and pay a monthly advance on corporate income tax by the 20th of the following month. Small taxpayers (mali podatnicy, turnover up to EUR 2 million) may instead elect quarterly advances, due by the 20th of the month after each quarter, provided they notify the choice via their annual CIT return.
Details →VAT-registered businesses in Poland must submit the JPK_V7M structured VAT records-and-declaration file and pay any VAT due by the 25th of the month following the settlement period. Small taxpayers may instead settle quarterly as JPK_V7K, though the records portion is still sent every month.
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