Poland — corporate tax, VAT, and dividend treatment
Poland corporate income tax (19%), VAT (23%), and dividend withholding (19%), with cross-country context.
Country notes
Standard corporate income tax is 19%. A reduced 9% rate applies to small taxpayers, defined as taxpayers whose prior-year sales revenue (including VAT) did not exceed the PLN equivalent of EUR 2 million, and to entities in their first tax year provided the company was not formed by transformation or merger. Higher CIT rates apply to specific banking-sector entities under post-2025 amendments.
Key data
| Corporate income tax | 19% |
|---|---|
| Standard VAT | 23% |
| Dividend withholding (default) | 19% |
| Currency | PLN |
| EU member | Yes |
Cross-country context
| Corporate income tax | 19% |
|---|---|
| Median across covered countries | 22 |
| Lowest in the data set | 9 (United Arab Emirates) |
| Highest in the data set | 30 (Germany) |
| Rank within the data set | #3 of 13 |
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Methodology
Applies the headline corporate income tax rate from the country profile to the entered profit before tax. Reduced rates, SME thresholds, surtaxes, dividend layers, and jurisdiction-specific deductions are not modelled. Result is an estimate for orientation, not tax advice.
These calculations are informational estimates based on headline rates and transparent assumptions — not tax, accounting, or legal advice. Verify with a qualified local advisor before relying on the results.
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Sources
- Ministerstwo Finansów Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej — Polish Ministry of Finance — Income Taxes Department (accessed )
- Government of Poland — Biznes.gov.pl — Polish official business information portal (accessed )
- European Commission — European Commission — policy and country information (accessed )
- Eurostat — Eurostat — official statistics of the European Union (accessed )
- OECD — OECD — economic and tax statistics (accessed )
- PricewaterhouseCoopers — PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries (accessed )
- Stripe — Stripe — supported countries (accessed )
- Wise — Wise — service availability (accessed )
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