Business in Poland
PolandCompany in Poland
Legal entity is an organization, firm, company established and registered in accordance with the
procedure established by law.
A legal entity has property, economic management, or operational management of property and can
acquire and exercise property and personal non-property rights.


You don't have to be in Poland to start a business
To open a company in Poland, founders must be present at registration.
To open a company in Poland, founders must be present at registration.
Having an electrode digital signature in Poland, you can apply for company registration online.
List of required documents
To register a company in Poland, you need documents:
- Power of attorney for the provision of interests from all founders of the company;
- Copy of your foreign passport;
- Electronic digital signature.

Need information to register a company in Poland

To open a business in Poland, you need the following information:
- the name of the company
- a description of the distribution of the percentage of ownership of the company between the founders
- types of economic activities that the company will be engaged in
- the size of the authorized capital of the enterprise
- indicate who will be the director from the moment the company is registered in Poland
- company registration address
- addresses for correspondence of the founders of the company
- telephone
- e-mail.

Terms of registration of a company in Poland
The term for opening a company in Poland is up to 21 days.
The cost of registering a business in Poland
The cost of registering a Polish company includes the following costs:
- legal support;
- preparation of documents for filing for registration of a company in Poland;
- 2 electronic digital signatures for founders / directors;
- 1 month lease of the address of a legal entity, for registering a company and receiving correspondence.
The cost of starting a business in Poland depends on the number of founders, the specifics of the statutory documents. Price for registering a company, from: 1899$

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Authorized capital of the company
Authorized capital of the company
The size of the share of a company participant in the authorized capital may be additionally
determined as a percentage. At the same time, it must correspond to the ratio of the par value
of the share of the participant and the authorized capital of the company.
When registering a limited liability company in Poland, the legislation provides for the minimum
amount of the authorized capital - 1450$

Legal entity tax rates in Poland

Up to 2 million euros in 1 year - 9% income tax
Compulsory VAT for the company starts from the proceeds of PLN 200,000 ($
52,000)
Legal entities in Poland pay taxes, fees and other payments:
- corporate income tax - 19%;
- value added tax - 23%;
- excise duty
- environmental tax
- customs duties
- land tax
- other taxes and fees, according to the legislation of Poland.
It is also possible to pay 0% income tax for companies that meet the requirements:
- employed at least 3 full-time employees;
- the legal entity does not pay dividends to the founders;
- the company's profit in the amount of at least 30% is invested in the development of the enterprise.
Employee tax rates

The business pays taxes for each employee:
- pension insurance - 8,1%;
- disability insurance - 5,4%;
- accident insurance - 1,39%;
- labor fund - 2,03%;
- FGP fund of guaranteed payments for employees - 0,08%.
An employee of a Polish company is withheld the following types of taxes from accrued wages:
- pension insurance - 9,76%;
- disability insurance - 1,5%;
- health insurance - 2,45%;
- advance payment for personal income taxes - 6,07%.
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Anyone can open a business in Poland
The founder of a legal entity in Poland can be individuals and legal entities.
It does not matter what country you are a citizen of, or in which country, a legal entity is
registered that will establish a company in Poland.
Company founders in Poland
For the registration of a limited liability company in Poland, the legislation does not limit the
number of participants.
Thus, both 1 person and 50 people can open a company at the same time.
Requirements for the director of the company
The following categories of citizens can be the director of a Polish company:
- citizens of Poland;
- foreign citizens and stateless persons.
To appoint a director of a person who is not located in Poland, he needs to issue an electronic
digital signature.
The founder can be a director of the firm
Foreign citizens in Poland to work as a director must apply for a work permit in the
company.
Foreign citizens and stateless persons in order to work as a director must obtain a work permit for
a company if they reside in Poland.
This requirement does not apply to foreign citizens who have obtained a permanent residence permit
in Poland, a Pole's card or obtained refugee status in Poland.

Residence permit based on business in Poland
You can get a residence permit in Poland as a founder of a company.
Foreign citizens in Poland, founders, and directors must fulfill one of the following conditions to
obtain the right to apply for a residence permit in Poland for business:
- For at least 1 year, 2 Polish citizens or people who are equated with them must be employed in the company: foreign citizens with a permanent residence permit in Poland or with a Pole's card;
- To receive the company's net profit for the year, which is 12 times more than the average salary in the region in which the company is registered.

The minimum number of company employees
There is no minimum number of employees in Poland.
1 person can be a founder and director, no employees.
Foreign employees
There are no restrictions on the number of foreign employees in a Polish company.
To work, they need to obtain a work permit in Poland and obtain a residence permit for work in
Poland.
Work permit for foreign employees in Poland
A work permit for foreign citizens in Poland can be issued for a period of 6 months, 1 year, 3
years, with the possibility of extension.
This requirement does not apply to foreign citizens and stateless persons who have obtained a
permanent residence permit in Poland, a Pole's card or have received refugee status in Poland.
Residence permit for foreign employees in Poland
A temporary residence permit in Poland based on work for foreign citizens is issued for the duration
of the employment contract, but not more than 3 years.
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