Poland allowed not to pay taxes to Ukrainians who work remotely

Ukrainians who are in Poland but continue to work remotely can retain their tax residency in Ukraine and avoid paying taxes in the host country. This is reported by the BRDO office for effective regulation.

The main thing is that Ukrainians can maintain the tax residency of Ukraine and not pay taxes in the host country, if we are not talking about income from sources in Poland.As noted in BRDO, in this way Poland shows solidarity with the Ukrainian people and does not try to interpret in its favor the issue of determining the "center of vital interests" of Ukrainians, even if they will be in Poland for more than 183 days.It is important to preserve the taxes of Ukrainians who have left abroad in order to maintain the Ukrainian economy. Details

Recall that it is a stay in Europe for a period of more than 183 days that can create legal uncertainty in the status of tax residency of Ukrainian refugees and may lead to the need to pay taxes in the country of temporary stay.

In addition to Poland, BRDO and the IT Association of Ukraine appealed to the Government of Ukraine and the Ministries of Finance of Bulgaria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia not to change the tax residency of refugee entrepreneurs who ended up in these countries.

The text of the official appeal of BRDO and the IT Association of Ukraine can be found here.

BRDO and the IT Association of Ukraine believe that it is critically important for Ukraine that financial flows, despite the war, remain in the state. They form the tax base, GDP, and add foreign currency earnings. Recall that according to our survey, 14% of Ukrainian IT specialists were relocated abroad. Among them, 35% — to Poland.