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28/12/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/new-years-eve-2021-in-poland-current-restrictions/

Let me start with the restrictions. From December 15th, many new restrictions were announced,such as the closure of discos and clubs. The exception, however, will be New Year’s Eve, whereevents will be allowed, but with limits. A maximum of 100 unvaccinated people will be able to play atthe same e...

05/12/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/december-6-santa-claus-day/

In the previous article I described the custom of name days in Poland and special name days such as the recent St. Andrew’s Day. There is another such holiday ahead of us: December 6: “Mikołajki”. On this day – if they want – all the guys named Mikołaj (Nicholas) celebrate their name day...

09/11/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/november-11-an-important-holiday-in-poland/

National Independence Day – a public holiday in Poland celebrated annually on November 11 to commemorate Poland regained independence in 1918, after 123 years of partitions (1795–1918). The holiday was established by the Act of April 23, 1937, abolished by the Act of the National National Counci...

01/11/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/all-saints-day/

Today, the 1st of November, Poles are exceptionally celebrating the All Saints’ Day – an important holiday for us. On All Saints ‘Day and the next day (All Souls’ Day, November 2), Poles visit cemeteries to decorate the graves of their relatives with flowers and light candles. All Souls’ D...

29/10/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/car-in-poland-loan-leasing-or-rental/

In 2020, around 428k new cars were sold in Poland, and most of them got purchased via leasing, not with cash (data by Samar – Automotive Market Research Institute). The leasing/cash ratio is more balanced with second-hand cars, however, a significant amount of cash deals is financed via bank loans...

12/10/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/national-education-teachers-day/

Certainly many of you do not know that in Poland, Teacher’s Day is different than in other countries. As you may know, the International Teachers’ Day falls on October 5 in most countries. In Poland, we celebrate the National Education Day on October 14 and it is commonly known as the Teacher’...

08/10/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/what-is-ppk

WHAT IS PPK – PRACOWNICZY PLAN KAPITAŁOWY – EMPLOYEE CAPITAL PLANS ?
A new voluntary retirement plan was introduced 2019 in Poland: PPK – Pracowniczy Plan Kapitałowy (Employee Capital Plan).

21/09/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/national-census-2021/

If you lived in Poland on the 31 March 2021, you are obliged to participate in the national census – you may pay a fine of 5000zł if you don’t do so. Deadline is the 30 September. What is the National Census? The census is a survey about all the people living in Poland. Every ten […]

14/09/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/accounting-deadlines-active-grief/

As a person running a business, you must remember these dates: 10th day of the month – insurance in ZUS for the previous month – if you do not employ any employees 15th day of the month – insurance in ZUS for the previous month – if you employ employees 20th day of the month […]

25/08/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/sole-proprietorship-vs-limited-liability-company/

Self employment is a huge amount of decisions you have to make in relation to the government. First, you have to decide if you want it to be Jednoosobowa Działalność Gospodarcza (Sole Proprietorship) I will use the abbreviation “JDG“ or Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością (Limited Li...

14/08/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/august-15-a-public-holiday-in-poland-what-is-this-holiday/

It is this Sunday – August 15, Poles will celebrate a special day. On this occasion, J*P would like to explain to you what this holiday is. Poles celebrate the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as the feast of Our Lady of Herbs. Catholics commemorate one of the dogmas ...

12/08/2021

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27/07/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/mortgage-in-poland/

21/07/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/the-slow-end-of-the-ceidg-portal/

If you are an entrepreneur in Poland, you probably know the CEIDG portal (CEIDG.gov.pl). It is the Central Register and Information on Economic Activity in Poland. Currently, you will find here not only all information about your and other entrepreneurs’ activities, but also perform many related o...

13/07/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/close-or-freeze-your-business-activity/

Before you decide to close or freeze your business activity, please read the information. (Polish version below) ZUS The differences between freezing and closing a company affect the ZUS rate. If you decide to close your business, when you reopen your business, you automatically jump to a large ZUS,...

06/07/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/long-term-accommodation-in-poland/

How to rent an apartment in Poland? Where to find an apartment? Some popular sites: www.otodom.pl https://gratka.pl/nieruchomosci/mieszkania/wynajem https://www.olx.pl/nieruchomosci/mieszkania/wynajem/ Facebook groups: for Gdańsk/Gdynia/Sopot: https://www.facebook.com/groups/stancje.trojmiasto/ for...

29/06/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/moving-to-krakow/

PRIVATE & PUBLIC TRANSPORT, LINKS TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR FOREIGNERS „The economic powerhouse of the V4” “Krakow is distinguished in the world by the fact that the IT workplaces are driven here by large international companies, employing over 100,000 people throughout the city in business serv...

11/05/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/forms-of-employment-contracts-in-poland/

In Poland, there are several types of contracts that an employer can offer to an employee. In accordance with the law, each Agreement must be made in writing, otherwise being null and void. The contract must be signed on the day of commencement of work at the latest. 1. Fixed-term contract with the....

04/05/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/taxes-in-poland/

There are a lot of taxes in Poland. Many of our readers asked about IT. Smartnumbers prepared for J*P a description of all taxes, and divided them into two parts: Taxes dedicated to private persons; Taxes dedicated to people who run a business; Please don’t worry about their quantity. You only pay...

27/04/2021

https://www.justaskpoland.com/1-of-your-tax-for-a-charity/

This week is the last week when you can settle the tax and send the annual declaration for 2020 to the Tax Office. The last day is Friday, April 30, 2021. We encourage all our Readers to join us in donating 1% of their tax to charitable foundations. What is this? 1% – in short, […]