Taxation in Poland

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Taxes in Poland are levied by both the central and provincial governments. Tax revenue in Poland is 33.9% of the country's GDP in 2017. The most important revenue sources include the income tax, Social Security, corporate tax and the value added tax, which are all applied on the national level.

Income earned is generally subject to a progressive income tax, which applies to all who are in the workforce. For the year 2014, two different tax rates on income apply

Income tax scale before 2017

Annual income	Tax rate
3091-85,528 PLN	18% of the income - 556,02 PLN
over 85,528 PLN	14,839.02 PLN + 32% of the surplus over 85,528 PLN

Income tax scale in 2017

In 2017, tax rates were changed. [1] Now, the tax is calculated using two tables. The first table does determine the amount of tax.

Annual income	Income tax
0 PLN - 85,528 PLN	18% of income minus tax-reducing amount
over 85,528 PLN	15,395.04 PLN + 32% of the surplus over 85,528 PLN minus tax-reducing amount

The second table is used to determine the tax-reducing amount from the tax.

Annual income	Tax-reducing amount(amount to subtract from the tax)
0 PLN - 6,600 PLN	1,188 PLN
6,600 PLN - 11,000 PLN	$631.98\times (income-6,600) \over 4,400$ PLN
11,000 PLN - 85,528 PLN	556.02 PLN
85,528 PLN - 127,000 PLN	$556.02\times (income-85,528) \over 41,472$PLN
over 127,000 PLN	0 PLN

Income tax scale in 2018

In 2018, the tax scale was again changed. Income tax was calculated as follows:

Annual income	Income tax
0 PLN - 85,528 PLN	18% of income minus tax-reducing amount
over 85,528 PLN	15,395.04 PLN + 32% of the surplus over 85,528 PLN minus tax-reducing amount

The second table is used to determine the tax-reducing amount from the tax.

Annual income	Tax-reducing amount (amount to subtract from the tax)
0 PLN - 8,000 PLN	1,440 PLN
8,000 PLN - 13,000 PLN	$883.98\times (income-8,000) \over 5,000$ PLN
13,000 PLN - 85,528 PLN	556.02 PLN
85,528 PLN - 127,000 PLN	$556.02\times (income-85,528) \over 41,472$PLN
over 127,000 PLN	0 PLN

Income tax scale in 2019

In 2019, the tax scale was again changed. Income tax in 2019 is calculated as follows:

Annual income	Income tax
0 PLN - 85,528 PLN	17.75% of income minus tax-reducing amount
over 85,528 PLN	15,181.22 PLN + 32% of the surplus over 85,528 PLN minus tax-reducing amount

The second table is used to determine the tax-reducing amount from the tax.

Annual income	Tax-reducing amount (amount to subtract from the tax)
0 PLN - 8,000 PLN	1,420 PLN
8,000 PLN - 13,000 PLN	$871.70\times (income-8,000) \over 5,000$ PLN
13,000 PLN - 85,528 PLN	548.30 PLN
85,528 PLN - 127,000 PLN	$548.30\times (income-85,528) \over 41,472$PLN
over 127,000 PLN	0 PLN

Social security contributions

Furthermore, a range of social security contributions apply to all in the workforce, and are shared by the employee and the employer. These insurance contributions are paid by both private and public employees until a given ceiling. For the year 2014, the rates in the following table apply

Insurance policy	Total	Employee %	Employer %
Pension Fund	19.52%	9.76%	9.76%
Disability Fund	8.00%	1.5%	6.5%
Bridging Pension Fund	-	-	0-1.5%
Illness Fund	2.45%	2.45%	-
Accident Fund	0.67%-3.86%	-	0.67%-3.86%
Employees Benefits Fund	0.10%	-	0.10%
Labor Fund	2.45%	-	2.45%
Total (up to limit)	19.48%-24.17%	13.71%	19.48%-24.17%
Total (past limit)	5.67%–8.86%	2.45%	3.22%–6.41%

Value-Added Tax applies to most trade in goods in Poland. 23% is the basic rate. Lower rates of 8% and 5% also apply for foodstuffs. Furthermore, some services are taxed at 0% tax rate or exempted from value-added tax.

Overall worker tax rate and mandatory insurance amount to 53%.

See also

• Economy of Poland