INVESTMENTS

Moving production

 

Low costs of running an economic activity, low salaries, cheap power, affordable prices of real estate, well qualified specialists, low tax rates and social security premiums, cheap products and services, absorptive outlet – these are the most important factors taken into account when choosing Poland as an investment area.

K&W Kanzlei is a reliable partner which will help you to move your production to Poland. We will help you with introduction processes and also with development of your company on the Polish market.

Thinking of conducting business activity in Poland, we anticipate success and immediate financial profit. However, to achieve this we need a vision, strategy and a good action plan. This is a basis for achieving success and positive economic results. We support your activity at all business levels applying appropriate methods and our vast experience gained over many years of practice in various business sectors.

We work out commercial strategies for companies entering the Polish market and apply modern management based on strategic planning. Our know-how worked out in the course of our many years’ activity on Western European markets ensures our clients a long-term economic and financial success in Poland. Supporting your activity, we analyse the market and assess business opportunities. Due to this, we always have a clear strategy for a foreign company entering the Polish market. Strategic planning in the scope of running business activity is our great passion to which we dedicate all our time!

Our business consulting services for foreign investors consist in the following:

  • adjusting a company to the standards binding in Poland;
  • business optimisation of a Polish enterprise;
  • increasing the productivity and decreasing the costs;
  • creating the financial success of undertakings carried out in Poland;
  • developing the enterprise on the Polish side.

We offer proven solutions for entrepreneurs active on international markets in the scope of preparing to commence their business activity in Poland, planning specific steps to be taken on the Polish market, introducing the companies into smooth operation in the financial and legal system as well as in the economic and business system, realising tasks connected with organisation and running the business at each stage and in every aspect of business activity, monitoring the proper operation of a company and its branches on the Polish side, adjusting the enterprise to gain safe and possibly highest profits as well as leading the companies to commercial success. Our assistance at selecting locations for investments, cost analysis, supporting the process of selling goods and services and coordinating the company’s activity on the Polish market guarantee your economic success in Poland!

 

Special economic development zones

 

There are 14 special development zones in Poland where investors are exempted from paying income tax for the first 10 years of running business activity and they gain a 50% tax allowance for the further years.

These are the best assets which encourage opening a business activity in a special economic zone.

K&W Kanzlei as a consulting company and a business partner which can help you to choose a special economic development zone for your investment.

We specialise in the provision of comprehensive services for foreign investments in Poland. Domestic and foreign companies leading in their lines of business are among our clients.

We support domestic and foreign investors, providing them with very high standard of investment and post-investment services. We lead investors through all the stages of investment project, starting from finding an optimal localisation for the investment, carrying out the administrative and legal procedures, through finding partners and contractors, suppliers and consumers up to introducing proven solutions and technologies. We offer prompt information concerning economic and legal environment of investments as well as investment and strategic consulting.

Our most important tasks include the following:

  • finding investors;
  • preparing and creating investment offers;
  • assistance at purchasing real property intended for investment;
  • comprehensible service of foreign investments in Poland;
  • investment and strategic consulting;
  • technology consulting;
  • mergers and takeovers;
  • logistic solutions for corporations;
  • implementing modern technologies;
  • transfer of technology, knowledge, human resources and capital.

 

In order to benefit from professional investment and post-investment services,

please contact our specialists.

 

 

 

Grants

Almost 13 billions EUR from European Union funds was offered Poland in the years 2004 – 2006. More financial aid shall be donated to Poland in years 2007 – 2013 and 2014 – 2020.

European Union funds are an interesting alternative for companies investing in Poland.

 

K&W Kanzlei will counsel you in the following areas:

  • which companies can apply for European Union funds

  • what kind of expenses are refundable

  • and the way of financing investments due to which a company is applying for grants.

 

MARKET OVERVIEW

 

Commercial Company Law

Partnerships:

  • Registered partnership

  • Limited liability partnership

  • Partnership limited by shares

  • Professional partnership

 

Companies:

  • Limited liability company (Ltd.)

  • Public limited company (Plc.)

 

Tax rates

  • Personal income tax 19% or 15%- flat tax rate

  • Dividend yield tax 19%

  • Corporate income tax 19%

  • Turnover tax 23%

  • Tax breaks

     

     

    Business activity after the declaration of the linear taxation: 19%

    Business activity unless the linear taxation is declared: 18% up to 85,528.00 PLN and 32% of the surplus over 85,528.00 PLN

    Incomes of capital companies and limited joint stock company: as a rule 19% or 15% for small taxpayers

    The Polish tax system distinguishes many types of taxes:

      • Corporate income tax (CIT)

      • Personal income tax (PIT)

      • Tax on goods and services (VAT)

      • Tax on civil law transactions

      • Real estate tax

      • Tax on means of transport

      • Inheritance and donations tax

      • Agricultural tax

      • Forestry tax

      • Excise duty

      • Game tax

 

Funding business in Poland

Economic activity in Poland may be started and ran by foreign companies in almost all permissible forms which are allowed for Polish companies. Natural persons and legal entities from the EU countries fall under the same conditions and rules as Polish individuals or companies.

 

Companies may be established by:

  •      Individual persons

  •      Legal persons (Ltd., Plc)

  •      Companies without legal personality

  •      Co-partners in civil partnership

 

Economic Activity Law

  • Freedom of undertaking and running business activity

  • Equality before the law of all companies

  • Consumer’s rights protection

  • Unfair competition ban

  • Favorable conditions for small and medium size companies