Our team
Our Services
Sector Perspective
Local Perspective
Our Accomplishments
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Our team
In today's economic environment, companies are increasingly focused on their core operations - it is these operations which determine a company's financial condition. Taxes are seen as a necessary evil, and sometimes not enough attention is paid to them, whereas indirect taxation: VAT, customs duty and excise may have a considerable impact on a company's finances.
Errors, small oversights or even the failure to follow procedures in respect of the settlement of taxes may lead to the obligation to pay millions in late payment interest and fines to the State Treasury. On the other hand, the competent application of procedures defined by the provisions of the law could save companies a lot of money.
The Indirect Taxation Team was established in 1994 to provide clients with expert advice in this respect. Our experienced, highly-qualified employees and our proven work methodology give us a competitive advantage over other teams working for the professional services companies operating in Poland.
We are experts in indirect taxation. The team of experts appointed to carry out every assignment boasts broad experience in a given sector, as well as fluency in issues related to VAT, excise duty, customs duty and foreign trade. These characteristics are combined with our innovative approach tocarrying out our tasks, and our readiness to share knowledge and experience.
We have developed unique working methods which enable our clients to adapt, in the most cost-effective manner, to formal requirements and to minimise their costs should a dispute with the tax and customs administration arise. We endeavour to make our advice as practical as possible and represent the best possible value for money.
Our services in respect of VAT, excise duty, customs duty and foreign trade are carried out in co-operation with the global network of PricewaterhouseCoopers offices which enables our experts to give you with knowledge and advice based on our international experience.
Our Services
A review of tax settlements
We analyse your position in respect of VAT in the light of your opportunities to optimize tax settlements and to avoid tax risk.
A review of foreign trade operations
We analyze your position in respect of the customs procedures used, tariff classification, customs value, and the origin of imported goods in the light of optimizing foreign trade operations and minimizing financial risk.
Customs and taxation advice and planning
The scope of advice that we provide covers specific issues which could arise at various stages of your business operations. We optimize your receivables in respect of VAT by streamlining your input VAT settlements or improving your structure of VAT settlements. We provide advice and express our opinion on customs issues to eliminate unjustified excess customs charges, and we assist in obtaining customs relief or tariff quotas.
Optimization of foreign trade transactions from the VAT point of view
We analyze foreign transactions to eliminate unjustified charges in respect of VAT, to streamline cash flows and to minimize the administrative expenses of your operations.
Services in respect of indirect taxation formalities
We represent our clients before customs and tax authorities, and we take the burden of the administrative work on our shoulders.
Assistance during customs and tax proceedings in respect of indirect taxation
We represent your company before the customs and tax authorities during customs and tax proceedings at all stages, both in negotiating with local customs and tax authorities, or during court proceedings, including lodging annulment appeals with the Supreme Administrative Court (NSA).
Taxation advice and planning in respect of excise duty
We provide detailed advice on the consequences of excise duty to maximise your benefits and to ensure full compliance of your transactions with these provisions. We have also developed proven methods for providing an analysis and calculation of the most effective way of optimizing excise duty. A combination of these methods and our knowledge of the provisions regulating excise duty should help you identify the best possible way of optimizing your excise duty settlements.
Assistance during tax proceedings in respect of excise duty
Sector Perspective
We are convinced that our fluency in respect of VAT issues and our experience of the different sectors in which our clients conduct their business operations are key to providing practical and comprehensive advice.
Therefore, our experts in the fields of VAT, excise duty and customs duty demonstrate an excellent understanding of thetrends and current practices in specific sectors of business operations.
Our expertise includes the following areas:
- Automotive sector
- Power sector
- Financial sector
- IT
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Pharmaceuticals
- Real estate
- Retail sector
- Telecommunications
- Disputes with the state
- Treasury administration
Local Perspective
In order better serve you, we have indirect tax specialists in Kraków, Wrocław and Poznań
Our Accomplishments
In order to meet our clients' expectations with regard to Poland's accession to the European Union, we have conducted individual reviews of business operations in different sectors. Our projects have consisted in performing individual reviews of business transactions from the point of view of changes in the customs and tax regulations due to Poland's accession to the European Union.
In co-operation with renowned IT companies, we have brought information systems into compliance with the new administrative requirements in respect of submitting Intrastat Declarations and EC Sales List's, modified VAT-7 declarations, and recognizing (in tax registers) transactions realized incompliance with the new VAT regulations.
We have actively advised many firms on the development and implementation of an efficient strategy for defending and conducting the entire customs and tax proceedings in respect of significant disputes in respect of tariff classification and customs value.
We have drawn up manuals for implementing appropriate changes in the procedures for gathering, processing and storing VAT, customs and foreign trade documentation (used in the business contacts between firms and their subcontractors and among different departments within a firm).
As part of our Hotline service, our clients enjoy unlimited access to the explanations given by our experts in respect of the new VAT, customs duty and excise duty.
Contact us:
Hubert Jądrzyk
Partner
Tel.: +48 22 523 4817
Fax: +48 22 508 46 00
hubert.jadrzyk@pl.pwc.com
VAT and excise duty issues:
Marcin Chomiuk
VAT Director
Tel. 48 (22) 523 47 60
Fax: 48 (22) 508 46 40
marcin.chomiuk@pl.pwc.com
Tomasz Kassel
VAT and Excise Duty Director
Tel. +48 (22) 523 48 46
Fax: +48 (22) 508 40 40
tomasz.kassel@pl.pwc.com
Indirect tax disputes and administrative proceedings:
Tomasz Rudyk
Senior Manager
Tel. +48 22 523 4858
Fax: +48 (22) 508 40 40
tomasz.rudyk@pl.pwc.com
Customs duty issues:
Tomasz Rudyk
Senior Manager
Tel. +48 22 523 4858
Fax: +48 (22) 508 40 40
tomasz.rudyk@pl.pwc.com
Local office in Poznań
Juliusz Wojciechowski
Manager
Tel. +48 (061) 850 51 54
Fax: +48 (061) 850 51 590
juliusz.wojciechowski@pl.pwc.com
Local office in Wrocław
Filip Kopacz
Manager
Tel. +48 (71) 356 11 54
Fax: +48 (71) 356 11 54
filip.kopacz@pl.pwc.com
Local office in Kraków:
Anna Szczepankiewicz
Manager
Tel. +48 (12) 429 6100 ext. 212
Fax: +48 (12) 429 65 63
anna.szczepankiewicz@pl.pwc.com
