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May 27, 2020 | Richard Asquith

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27 May - mandatory electronic VAT cash registers have been delayed to 31 December 2020 for
catering, accomodation and fuel sectors. Other sectors have been postponed until 30 June 2021.

19 May - Polish SAF-T may be delayed again, this time until 1 October 2020, and will be introduced
in a phased rollout over 2021.

6 May - April Intrastat filing is now delayed until 20 May instead of 10 May.

3 April update - the deadline for reporting VAT payments to businesses o the o icial 'white list' has
been extended from 3 days a er to the payment to 14 days. The proposed retail sales tax
implementation has been delayed unti 1 January 2021.

26 March update - April Polish March Intrastat filings deadline has been pushed back from 10 April
to 20 April. The new reduced VAT regime, and binding VAT rate rulings have been postponed, too.

Poland has changed policy on VAT payments for the COVID-19 crisis.

VAT filings are due on the 25 March, as normal. However, taxpayers may apply for a liabilities
write-o or extension of the payment deadline. There will be no interest charge for outstanding
Value Added Tax. Follow Avalaraʼs live global coronavirus Covid-19 VAT measures tracker.

Poland has again delayed an update of its Standard Audit File for Tax (SAF-T) mandatory filing
regime and the withdrawal of the requirement to submit a periodic VAT return. The new date is 1
July 2020, moved from 1 April 2020. This is the second delay - the measure was originally intended
for 1 January 2020.

The Polish SAF-T (JPK_VAT) is being extended to including the VAT register plus VAT credit
details. SAF-T reporting was made mandatory for all businesses with a Polish VAT registration at
the start of 2018. The reporting standard was developed by the OECD in 2005, and has been
adopted by nine EU countries. It is designed to enable to the consistent and e icient electronic
exchange of tax transaction data between companies and the tax authorities.

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VP Global Indirect Tax

Richard Asquith

Richard Asquith is VP Global Indirect Tax at Avalara, helping businesses understand their
compliance obligations as they grow globally. He can be contacted at:
richard.asquith@avalara.com He is part of the European leadership team which this year won
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 International Tax Review's Tax Technology Firm of the Year. Richard qualified as an
accountant with KPMG in the UK, and went on to work in Hungary, Russia and France with EY. Contact us Menu

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