Information about our Team
The International Tax Team is a team of experts within the Tax Department of PricewaterhouseCoopers whose services consist of providing a variety of services encompassing different aspects of the Clients’ matters related to international tax law.
Our Team is composed in the most part of tax or legal advisors who are among the best specialists and who combine an in depth knowledge of Polish and international tax law with many years experience in contacts with the fiscal and tax administration.
Our specialisation
The International Tax Team provides advisory services related to tax aspects of international business activity. Our Specialists assist Polish and foreign companies in reducing their tax obligations and, in consequence, improving their financial results and cash flow processes. We offer our Clients a complex package of services which are tailored to cover various aspects of the taxpayer’s situation connected with the complex regulations of international tax law. Our Team consists of Specialists who are highly experienced in initiating and conducting mutual agreement procedures which, in many cases, may be sufficient to avoid double taxation. The services provided by our Team result in our Clients achieving actual tax savings or mitigation of the tax risk related to conducting international activity. The experience we have gained while completing earlier projects shows that the tax savings achieved by our Clients as well as the increased safety of their business activities fully justify the costs.
Detailed scope of our services
Below we present a description of the services rendered for our Clients:
- advisory of a tax planning nature – in this field, the involvement of our Team usually consists of:
- tax reviews aimed at identifying potential fields of tax planning;
- optimizing international tax structures;
- assistance in creating and implementing tax structures;
- assistance in estimating the costs of implementing new solutions;
- advisory related to the tax aspects of the business activity of foreign enterprises in Poland and Polish enterprises abroad (branches, representative offices, partnerships);
- advisory related to the tax aspects of a ”permanent establishment” – in issues involving a permanent establishment, the services provided by our Team usually consist of:
- analysis of international tax structures from the point of view of a permanent establishment;
- verifying or establishing the method of settlements between the headquarters and a permanent establishment;
- establishing rules allocating incomes to a permanent establishment and costs borne by the headquarter to a permanent establishment;
- preparing documentation describing flows between the headquarters and a permanent establishment;
- establishing rules for financing the activity of a permanent establishment; assistance in documenting settlements between the headquarters and a permanent establishment.
- reviews and analysis of cross border transactions and payments – in issues related to cross border flows, the involvement of our Team usually consists of:
- analysis of tax structures in order to verify the correctness of the application of double tax treaties;
- review and analysis of transactions from the point of view of particular provisions of the double tax treaties;
- advisory and analysis regarding the tax implications of international transactions;
- analysis of transactions from the point of view of the withholding tax obligation in Poland and abroad, as well as assistance in minimizing withholding tax obligations.
Training courses:
Training courses organized by our Team are not only of a theoretical but also of a practical nature. We offer a variety of training courses encompassing a wide range of issues, including:
- Taxation of the foreign business activity of Polish enterprises;
- Dividends, interest, royalties – tax and legal aspects in view of the Polish laws and double tax treaties;
- Taxation of the business activity of foreign enterprises in Poland – branches, representative offices and other forms of activity (permanent establishment) – tax, legal and accounting aspects;
- Changes to Polish laws in the context of the EU Directives related to direct taxes;
- Summary of amendments to the most recent double tax treaties;
Our contacts
If you are interested in the offer of the International Tax Services Team, please do not hesitate to contact:
Camiel van der Meij
tel. +48 (22) 523 49 59
fax. +48 (22) 508 49 59
e-mail:
camiel.van.der.meij@pl.pwc.com
Magdalena Zasiewska
tel. +48 (22) 523 48 67
fax. +48 (22) 508 48 67
e-mail:
magdalena.zasiewska@pl.pwc.com
Agata Oktawiec
tel. +48 (22) 523 48 64
fax. +48 (22) 508 48 64
e-mail:
agata.oktawiec@pl.pwc.com
