Karolina Barałkiewicz-Sokal and Łukasz Dachowski will participate in the DIRO meeting in Warsaw from May 8th, 2014 –May 10th, 2014 (DIRO EWIV is focused on cross-border transactions and represent nearly 40 international law firms in all major European business centers).
Karolina Barałkiewicz-Sokal will participate in the conference of the Polish Wind Energy Association (PSEW) from May 27th, 2014 – May 28th, 2014.
Mrs. Stawska-Höbel held a lecture on February 26th, 2014 on the subject: “German-Polish economic relations, conclusion of contracts with German business partners” in Pila/Poland (I. Wirtschaftsforum/I. FORUM GOSPODARCZE).
Mrs. Magdalena Stawska-Höbel participated in the “3. Außenwirtschaftstag - Architecture, Planning and Construction” in the Foreign Office on February 18th, 2014. As a podium hostess at the workshop “Poland” Mrs. Stawska-Höbel has reported about the construction industry in Poland and about the statutory provisions in Poland.
The Federal Fiscal Court has recently clarified the issue of tax approval of labor contracts with close relatives and stated as follows: employment contracts with close relatives are generally recognized for tax purposes if the contract is valid under civil law and common in the market and if the service agreed on (payment of the salary on the one hand side and activity of the employee on the other hand side) is actually provided. According to the recent decision of the Federal Fiscal Court it is not harmful, if the employee works more than agreed. The presentation of time sheets is also not required. It would be harmful, if the employee would work less.
You can find more information about this issue in the current tax alert.
Further topics are: all-clear for the sales tax credit note, travel expenses in 2014, income tax at corporate events, contributions to securing the future of the employee, taxation on redundancy payment, tax reduction for handicraft services, donation between spouses.