Poland is set to roll back its Mandatory Disclosure Rules and simplify VAT compliance from 1 October 2026, while tightening enforcement through new limitation rules and faster overpayment recovery. The third‑party liability threshold will rise to PLN 5,000 and authorities may remit tax before the due date or determine property tax liabilities from existing data. These changes aim to reduce administrative burden and enhance enforcement against VAT abuse.
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VatCalc · 4 days ago
Poland’s parliament is reviewing a draft bill to temporarily zero‑rate domestic food items, excluding imports, from 1 April to 31 December 2026. The proposal would reduce the current 5 % VAT on a defined list of staple foods to 0 %, mirroring earlier COVID‑era cuts. Imported food would not benefit from the relief.
VatCalc · 6 days ago
Poland’s Council of Ministers has drafted legislation extending the deadline for submitting the JPK_KR accounting file to 31 July 2026, moving it from the traditional 31 March CIT filing date. The new SAF‑T requirement will be phased in: large companies (sales ≥ €50 million) from 1 January 2025, other businesses with accounting records from 1 January 2026, and all remaining corporate or personal income taxpayers from 1 January 2027. The extension also simplifies authorisation, allowing existing e‑filing powers of attorney to be used for JPK submissions.
Kancelaria Skarbiec · 18 days ago
The article examines the CJEU ruling on whether a subsidiary automatically constitutes a fixed establishment for VAT purposes. It explains that a subsidiary must satisfy substantive conditions under Article 11 of Implementing Regulation No 282/2011, and that a third‑country parent operating through a subsidiary in Poland does not automatically create a fixed establishment. The ruling also clarifies that EU‑Korea FTA restrictions on corporate forms do not affect the fixed establishment concept.
The Invoicing Hub · 21 days ago
Poland’s National e‑Invoicing System (KSeF) entered its second phase on April 1 2026, expanding the mandatory e‑invoicing requirement to almost all VAT‑registered businesses. The Ministry of Finance confirmed no sanctions for 2026 errors and reported over 87 million invoices processed in the first two months. The platform operates on Polish servers with proprietary encryption and a 24:1 capacity ratio.
Anadolu Agency · 23 days ago
Poland announced a fuel price cap and a sharp VAT cut on fuels to ease inflation amid rising global oil prices. Starting 31 March 2026, 95‑octane petrol will be capped at 6.16 PLN per liter, diesel at 7.60 PLN, and 98 petrol at 6.76 PLN, while the VAT rate on fuels drops from 23% to 8%. Retailers exceeding the cap face fines up to 1 million PLN, and the measures are estimated to cost the government 1.6 billion PLN per month.
SAFT Validator · 30 days ago
Poland has made e‑invoicing mandatory for all VAT‑registered businesses through its KSeF platform, effective February 2026 for large taxpayers and April 2026 for SMEs and foreign entities. The new system integrates with the existing JPK SAF‑T reporting framework, requiring KSeF identification numbers in VAT returns and imposing penalties for non‑compliance. The rollout also mandates KSeF IDs in bank transfers from August 2026 and extends to micro‑entrepreneurs from January 2027.
The amendments, including the MDR rollback, are scheduled to come into effect on 1 October 2026.
The threshold will increase from PLN 1,000 to PLN 5,000, raising the amount of tax payable by a third party.
If an overpayment arises from a corrected declaration, no separate overpayment application will be required, allowing faster recovery.
The limitation period will be capped at 5 years during mortgage registration, with no limitation protection for serious fiscal crimes, fully effective by the end of 2031.
This summary was published on VATfaqs.com on 4 February 2026. It relates to VAT developments in Poland. The original source is VatCalc.
