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That's interesting. Are there large companies who would pay this 1.5%, who do not at present pay much Polish VAT? Or employ many people?

Otherwise, why not tweak existing large taxes? You could do it on the employer's social security contribution (i.e. the part paid before not after the nominal salary) to make it sound better.



Companies like Google, Facebook etc. don't pay taxes in Poland by claiming expenses in Ireland/Holland. Thus they are "at loss" in Poland. The revenue tax would allow no tax avoidance due to that.


I understand but disagree about the tax on profits, see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19295683

But my question about what Google et. al. actually do in Poland. Is it a sales office for a product made elsewhere? (Few employees, large cash flow.) An engineering office for a product sold elsewhere? (Little VAT, lots of income tax.) Etc.


Sales for a product made elsewhere.

I know where you are going with this - the issue is that they don't pay pretty much any taxes due to avoidance, yet they drain the market from the revenue thus limiting the ability for local companies who cannot avoid taxes trying to develop in this space.




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