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Taxation system in poland? My company is cutting 38%!?

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Nov 11, 11, 23:26 #1

Hello folks

I am new here in poland and working for a polish institution. i have no idea about taxation system in poland. My company is cutting ~38% percent on salary which i think is bit high. When i ask, they are not showing my tax breakdown in detail and saying that its because of tax+social security ( pension)+ medical insurance. I am not an EU citizen therefore i want to opt out from social security as i will be living here for only 3 yrs. Is that possible ? could any of you elaborate on taxation breakdown ? any help would be highly apprecieated !

thanks

TlumThreads: 17 Posts: 136 Joined: Feb 20, 07 ♂	Nov 12, 11, 19:54 #2
Most folks would like to opt out of social security.. but it's not possible, I guess.

hakuchhaThreads: 2 Posts: 3 Joined: Jul 22, 11 ♂	Nov 13, 11, 16:23 #3
@Tlum, thanks for your response. could anyone shed light on taxation system in detail ! I thought many expats working in poland know these things inside out and was expecting a generous answers!

WroclawThreads: 77 Posts: 7,404 Joined: Apr 1, 06 ♂ [Moderator]	Nov 13, 11, 16:28 #4
hakuchha: I thought many expats working in poland know these things inside out and was expecting a generous answers! it's a long weekend. u may have to wait a while.

teflcatThreads: 6 Posts: 1,071 Joined: May 29, 11 ♂	Nov 13, 11, 16:30 #5
hakuchha: I thought many expats working in poland know these things inside out and was expecting a generous answers! The two people who would be most helpful to you have been suspended. Wait a few days and try again. If I were you, I'd demand a breakdown of your deductions. 38% sounds steep.

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Nov 13, 11, 16:53 #6

hakuchha:

could anyone shed light on taxation system in detail ! I thought many expats working in poland know these things inside out and was expecting a generous answers!

I think they are right. I don't know exact details of PL taxation system, but I know there are few taxes included: the income tax (depending on the amount 18 or 32% - 18% is to some income level, above this level the country takes 32%), the second is so called - ZUS (Zaklad Ubezpieczen Spolecznych or Zaklad Utylizacji Szmalu :) ) - they take 3 different taxes (insurances :) ), one is for the retirement pension, one for the medical treatment and one for something like a social insurance (I don't know exactly). If you have a legal employment contract then you can't avoid these taxes... sad but true, the cost of employment in PL is very high.

hakuchhaThreads: 2 Posts: 3 Joined: Jul 22, 11 ♂	Nov 14, 11, 23:12 #7
ok, so if i pay social security stuffs now, can i get it back when i will leave poland ?

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Edited by: jwojcie Nov 15, 11, 12:52 #8

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it all depends what kind of work agreement you have. Just to see and compare what typical tax look like for a Polish person on typical work agreement try this:
http://www.money.pl/podatki/kalkulatory/plac/

just leave deafult settings, put your salaries gross into box after "brutto", click "Dodaj do miesięcy" button (it will fill monthly boxes automatically), finally click "Oblicz" and there you will see how it is to be a typical Kowalski with your salary. Taxes/pension funds/insurance is mostly everything except "brutto" and "netto" (this is what Kowalski gets).

I don't know how it works with foreigner, and if it works with every kind of agreement, but typically employer has a duty to give employee his monthly taxation breakdown. It is called RMUA. Just ask: where is my RMUA people?

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