Confusion tax retail continued. On Friday, Deputy Finance Minister Wieslaw Janczyk said that does not cover e-commerce. Members working on the project straighten – just about foreign shops. – Polish still have to pay taxes – they say. The Finance Ministry insists, however, that e-commerce taxed will not.
In an interview with the Polish Press Agency deputy minister responsible for the preparation of the project said: “Off the discussion, some areas where it was difficult to get public acceptance of the project. Yes, trading on Saturday and Sunday, but also the entire sphere of Internet trading, which ultimately will not be taxed. “
However, the deputies of Law and Justice, who organize public consultations with traders, say that this is a misunderstanding. Both PiS MP Adam Abramowicz and Michael Cieslak of the coalition Together Polish believe that Janczykowi was only a tax on foreign shops, and more specifically from the courier. In the original bill MF wanted to it was couriers taking tribute of packages ordered in foreign e-shops.
– Covered tax will each sale, in which we have a receipt. But stores also have to expose them. This revenue is recorded as any other and will be taxed – explains to us Mr Michael Cieslak, who is working on new regulations.
– Please refer to the assumptions of taxable retail sales. There’s no on this word. The definition of the taxpayer says, but clearly it’s about every retail sale – like Mr Abramovich.
Michael Cieslak adds that Poland does not have the distinction between stationary shop and online. I can not introduce such a definition.
– recently I bought a refrigerator in a regular store. Gentleman at the counter said that will save it as an order online, then it will come directly to my home. And I was in the store. Not even touched the computer – says the MP.
Cieslak explains that the words of the deputy minister had to be misunderstood. Recall that during last week’s public consultation Janczyk and Minister Henryk Kowalczyk on this issue also spoke imprecisely. At the beginning of talks with the merchants they spoke of “resignation from trade tax from online stores,” but later explained that it was only for those abroad.
A clarification asked the Ministry of Finance. This says that it will not matter if the e-shop is Polish, German and Dutch.
– According to information provided by Deputy Finance Minister Wieslaw Janczyk commerce will be exempt from retail sales – explains MF. Not explained to us, however, how the Ministry intends to distinguish online sales of fixed.
added only that the final draft will be presented within two-three weeks. – Presented in parliament assumptions for the project they are still consulted with the environment traders – states resort.
Industry Website changes around the trade tax is already tired. For now, most of waiting so the finished design.
– From Friday’s interview with Deputy not enjoyed. For now we do not know what will happen. The key is to publish the bill, because today we are in exactly the same place as three months ago, that we know nothing – says Grzegorz Wojcik money.pl organization eCommerce Poland.
In his opinion, if you want to resort to it can distinguish the online sale of fixed. Wojcik notes that after apply in this respect other rights of the consumer, eg. The buyer can return the purchased goods within 14 days.
– We now ewidencjonować such transactions. For us it is not a problem to inform, which has been sold over the internet, and what does not – says Wojcik.
Another thing is that even possible taxation of e-shops a few touches. The latest proposal, the government wants to introduce a very high tax-free amount – 204 million zł per year (17 million zł per month). How calculates the company Blue Media, this exceeds the threshold, only one in seven Polish e-merchant.
– The vast majority of Polish e-stores has a turnover not only less than 1.5 million zł, but below the 0.5 million zł per month . Of course this is forecast for today, because it is worth remembering that the industry grows – notes Krystian Wesolowski with Blue Media, operator of online payment.
Grzegorz Wojcik agrees that the new tax could possibly touch a few. Notes, however, that it is you have the greatest chance of that with local leaders put out to international markets.
– Meanwhile, such a tax undercutting their wings. They will become uncompetitive against foreign players, who also provide products to Polish. And yet, the government promised that will want to support our entrepreneurs – says a board member of eCommerce Poland.
In the case of the introduction of e-tax native stores most likely will run away abroad, przerejestrowując in Germany or the Czech Republic. They will not pay trade tax, and also benefit from lower VAT. For example, in Germany it is at 19 percent. Instead of 23 percent. as with us.
– Of course, this optimization can be problematic due to exchange rate differences, but any solution is possible. Please note that the introduction of a tax on trade on the Internet in such a scenario will result in a loss of budget revenues from VAT and CIT – like Wojcik.
Another option is the multiplication of companies and NIP – it is from them is to be charged tribute. The parliament president Mediaexpert Marcin Filipowicz explained to MPs and the government that online stores are virtual. This means that the buyer in the store X does not matter whether the receipt will NIP Company X1, X2 and X100. A multiplication of such make e-centers will always be below the tax-free amount. Only on paper, and lawyers will have to spend more.
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