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German Desk – Tax and Legal Advisory
As part of the German Desk team, we combine the knowledge of a legal and tax advisor with a practical understanding of the client's business environment - drawing on different perspectives, we focus on offering clients comprehensive, strategic and multidisciplinary support on all legal and tax issues that appear at the top of our clients' agendas.
How we can help
The wide range of our advisory services allows us to provide tax and legal advice from A to Z and full support for any company.
In Poland. EY German Desk provides support in tax and legal issues to German investors planning to establish or expand their operations in Poland. Among others, our experts ensure security and efficiency of tax settlements in Poland. We also provide our services to companies with German capital present on the Polish market for years.
In Germany and other German-speaking countries. The EY German Desk team includes, among others, German experts in the field of taxes and law. Thanks to their expertise, we also offer professional support to Polish entrepreneurs planning to expand their operations in Germany or other German-speaking countries.
What sets us apart
EY experts have been working in collaboration with German, Swiss, and Austrian companies for years. They are located both in Poland and in Germany.
We are distinguished by:
- In-depth knowledge of both markets: Polish and German,
- In-depth knowledge of the legal system,
- awareness and knowledge of tax and legal similarities and differences between Poland and German-speaking countries,
- language and business proficiency.
We work on a daily basis for the biggest international business concerns with headquarters in Germany as well as for medium-sized family businesses.
German Desk - Tax advisory
Tax German Desk services are focused on comprehensive advisory in:
- Corporate income tax
- Withholding tax
- VAT and other indirect taxes
- Transfer pricing
- Transactions and restructurings concerning both legal entities and natural persons’ activities
- Management of cost and tax effectiveness, including available reliefs and subsidies
- Tax proceedings
- Reporting tax schemes (MDR)
- Tax risk management and design of internal processes and procedures
- Current tax compliance
- Personal income tax
- Social security
German Desk – Legal advisory
Legal services provided by EY German Desk include in particular comprehensive advisory in the following matters:
- Corporate,
- Commercial,
- Transactional,
- Compliance,
- Employee,
- Real estate,
- IP/IT and personal data,
- Energy,
- Bankruptcy and restructuring, especially problems with insolvent contractors.
Our Insights
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Poland publishes draft legislation implementing global minimum tax (Pillar Two), with option to apply retroactively from 1 January 2024.
EY Law successfully advised LiuGong Dressta Machinery Sp. z o.o.
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Exit tax. Moving out of Poland? Check when you have to pay exit tax
Exit tax is an extra tax (usually with no option to claim it as a tax credit abroad) applicable specifically to individuals moving their tax residence who historically benefited from stock-based incentive schemes and/or have reported a significant increase in their portfolios of shares/fund units since they acquired/ took them up .
Certificates of tax residence anew – the epidemic emergency status revoked
The health emergency status announced subsequent to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic was ended with effect from 1 July 2023. The change will impact remitters’ duties in respect of the requirement to hold tax residency certificates for WHT purposes.
Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting in Germany – Changes to Notifications
Since 2015, Germany has had a transparency register based on the EU directives on the prevention of money laundering. However, over the last three years, there have been several legislative changes that have affected the nature and procedure of the beneficial ownership notification.
A fixed establishment in tax authorities’ prevailing practices and mandatory e-invoicing
A fixed establishment (FE) for VAT purposes is an issue that has captured the attention of tax authorities and judicial practitioners over the years, including the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in its key judgments. With the CJEU case law, the stance of the Polish tax authorities and some national courts has shifted in favour of taxpayers.
