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In autumn 2015, the clause on settling doubts to the benefit of
tax payers (“in dubio pro tributario” principle) kindled our hearts
and minds for months. It was even used politically as one of
the three questions in the national referendum proposed by the
President Bronisław Komorowski. The clause was supposed to
be a magic wand changing a tax payer-supplicant to a tax payer-
customer. Owing to it, most of the problems connected with the
inflation of ambiguous law were to disappear. Most of disputes
with tax authorities were supposed to be eliminated and thus the
administrative judiciary was to be disburdened.
Finally at the and of 2015, the clause was entered into the Tax
Ordinance, and in theory, on January 1st, 2016 it came into
force and has been a binding and hard law since then. What is
the reality? Do officers of tax authorities in fact use the principle
according to which they settle doubts concerning interpretations
of tax regulations in favour of a tax payer?
Unfortunately not. As the analysis conducted by the Grant
Thornton experts show, during the first six months of functioning
of the clause, there existed no single case in which a tax office
would settle a doubt to the benefit of a tax payer. It simply
appears that officers... do not have doubts.
It has been 18 months since the introduction of the clause on settling
doubts to the benefit of tax payers. Its aim was to change the approach
of tax authorities towards companies and citizens. Unfortunately,
it turned out that the clause has not been applied.
Tax authorities never have doubts
Purple Calculator
No. 3/2016
September 2016
Our analysis showed a surprising and
very intriguing correlation. Although
tax payers in Poland face serious
issues connected with interpreting
tax regulations every day and request
nearly 40 thousand tax interpretations
a year, the officers, oddly enough,
do not have similar problems. In any
case, they see the regulations as
clear, obvious and unambiguous.
Arkadiusz Łagowski
Tax Advisor
Advisory Department
Ongoing Tax Advisory Team
Grant Thornton
Our statistics show that a number
of tax payers did believe that the
“In dubio...” principle would be
applied in Poland in real terms since
January 1. In almost 200 cases, they
directly invoked it in their requests for
interpretation. Unfortunately,
it turned out that despite the changes
in law, this principle is still not
applied. Officers keep settling all
doubts to their benefit.
Arkadiusz Łagowski
Tax Advisor
Advisory Department, Ongoing Tax
Advisory Team
Grant Thornton
Whether the clause has been applied or not can be verified
through an analysis of the individual interpretations published
on the website of the Minister of Finance. Our own calculations
show that in the first six months of the term of the clause,
the Ministry of Finance issued the total of 17,524 individual
interpretations of tax law. We counted that in 192 cases a tax
payer requested the use of the clause proving inconsistency
of the judicature in the case concerning the request and therefore
presented unremovable doubts.
Unfortunately, among the large number of issued interpretations
there is no single one in which the tax office would issue
a decision favourable for the tax payer justifying it with
“in dubio pro tributario” clause.
Therefore , in the vast majority of cases, the Minister of Finance
ignored tax payers’ requests to apply the clause, not referring to
it at all. In three interpretations only did the tax office invoked
the clause. However, it advised that the clause did not apply.
The following is one of the justifications:
In the case within the scope of the hereby interpretation, the
Authority (…) had no doubts concerning the interpretation of the tax
law provisions at issue. […] In the case in question, there were no
conditions to apply the principle [to settle doubts to the benefit of
a tax payer – ed.].
(no. IBPB-1-1 4510-28 16 DW of April 4, 2016; a similar position was taken in
interpretations no. 1061-IPTPB2.4511.186.2016.2.Akr and IPPB3/4510-896/15-2/
DP)
Source: Own study based on individual interpretations of tax law issued on behalf of
the Minister of Finance between January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2016, published at
http://sip.mf.gov.pl/.
The number of individual interpretations issued
by tax offices in the first 6 months of 2016…
… the number of cases when a tax payer invoked
the “In dubio pro tributario” principle…
… the number of cases in which a tax authority
referred to the principle invoked by tax payers…
… the number of cases when a tax authority applied
it and therefore settled a doubt to the benefit of a tax
payer.
17 524
192
3
0
Tax authorities never have doubts
Purple Calculator
No. 3/2016
September 2016
In Polish tax regulations, there are
no questions that could raise doubts
of tax payers? Then how to explain
the fact that there are many instances
in which two different administrative
courts make completely different
decisions in similar tax cases? The
examples themselves are the material
to apply the ”In dubio…” principle.
Let us hope that officers will soon
put this rule into practice.
Arkadiusz Łagowski
Tax Advisor
Advisory Department
Ongoing Tax Advisory Team
Grant Thornton
Our biggest fears signalled when the clause entered into force
that it will not be applied, came true. When it came into force,
we wrote in one of the commentaries:
In our opinion, the practice of tax authorities of refusing to apply
the clause on settling doubts to the benefit of a tax payer should be
considered negative. However, it can be expected that the conduct
of authorities will change and that they will finally realize that there
are many examples of ambiguous interpretations of authorities
and administrative courts. Since the authorities of the state issue
contradictory settlements in similar cases, there can be no doubt
that, in many areas, the law is contradictory and generates doubts
which should be settled to the benefit of tax payers.
”The above regulation will only illusorily protect tax payers.
It is easy to imagine a situation when a law enforcing
entity discontinues further interpretation claiming that
the one conducted before gives unambiguous results
and that there is no need to conduct a more thorough
analysis of the legal norm”
?
Tax authorities never have doubts
Purple Calculator
No. 3/2016
September 2016
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E Jacek.Kowalczyk@pl.gt.com
Dariusz Gałązka
Partner, Certified Auditor
Tax Advisory
T: +48 61 625 1317
M: +48 605 828 912
E: Dariusz.Galazka@pl.gt.com
We kindly invite
you to contact us
in case of any
doubts or questions
you may have.
To find out more
about our firm and
services that we
provide, please visit
our website:
http://grantthornton.
pl/en/
Małgorzata Samborska
The leader of the Warsaw office
Tax Advisor
T: +48 22 205 4930
M: +48 661 538 580
E: Malgorzata.Samborska@pl.gt.com
Arkadiusz Łagowski
Manager
Tax Advisor
T: +48 205 4931
M: +48 609 452 377
E: Arkadiusz.Lagowski@pl.gt.com
Co-author:
Łukasz Kempa
Contact
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Tax authorities never have doubts

  • 1. In autumn 2015, the clause on settling doubts to the benefit of tax payers (“in dubio pro tributario” principle) kindled our hearts and minds for months. It was even used politically as one of the three questions in the national referendum proposed by the President Bronisław Komorowski. The clause was supposed to be a magic wand changing a tax payer-supplicant to a tax payer- customer. Owing to it, most of the problems connected with the inflation of ambiguous law were to disappear. Most of disputes with tax authorities were supposed to be eliminated and thus the administrative judiciary was to be disburdened. Finally at the and of 2015, the clause was entered into the Tax Ordinance, and in theory, on January 1st, 2016 it came into force and has been a binding and hard law since then. What is the reality? Do officers of tax authorities in fact use the principle according to which they settle doubts concerning interpretations of tax regulations in favour of a tax payer? Unfortunately not. As the analysis conducted by the Grant Thornton experts show, during the first six months of functioning of the clause, there existed no single case in which a tax office would settle a doubt to the benefit of a tax payer. It simply appears that officers... do not have doubts. It has been 18 months since the introduction of the clause on settling doubts to the benefit of tax payers. Its aim was to change the approach of tax authorities towards companies and citizens. Unfortunately, it turned out that the clause has not been applied. Tax authorities never have doubts Purple Calculator No. 3/2016 September 2016 Our analysis showed a surprising and very intriguing correlation. Although tax payers in Poland face serious issues connected with interpreting tax regulations every day and request nearly 40 thousand tax interpretations a year, the officers, oddly enough, do not have similar problems. In any case, they see the regulations as clear, obvious and unambiguous. Arkadiusz Łagowski Tax Advisor Advisory Department Ongoing Tax Advisory Team Grant Thornton
  • 2. Our statistics show that a number of tax payers did believe that the “In dubio...” principle would be applied in Poland in real terms since January 1. In almost 200 cases, they directly invoked it in their requests for interpretation. Unfortunately, it turned out that despite the changes in law, this principle is still not applied. Officers keep settling all doubts to their benefit. Arkadiusz Łagowski Tax Advisor Advisory Department, Ongoing Tax Advisory Team Grant Thornton Whether the clause has been applied or not can be verified through an analysis of the individual interpretations published on the website of the Minister of Finance. Our own calculations show that in the first six months of the term of the clause, the Ministry of Finance issued the total of 17,524 individual interpretations of tax law. We counted that in 192 cases a tax payer requested the use of the clause proving inconsistency of the judicature in the case concerning the request and therefore presented unremovable doubts. Unfortunately, among the large number of issued interpretations there is no single one in which the tax office would issue a decision favourable for the tax payer justifying it with “in dubio pro tributario” clause. Therefore , in the vast majority of cases, the Minister of Finance ignored tax payers’ requests to apply the clause, not referring to it at all. In three interpretations only did the tax office invoked the clause. However, it advised that the clause did not apply. The following is one of the justifications: In the case within the scope of the hereby interpretation, the Authority (…) had no doubts concerning the interpretation of the tax law provisions at issue. […] In the case in question, there were no conditions to apply the principle [to settle doubts to the benefit of a tax payer – ed.]. (no. IBPB-1-1 4510-28 16 DW of April 4, 2016; a similar position was taken in interpretations no. 1061-IPTPB2.4511.186.2016.2.Akr and IPPB3/4510-896/15-2/ DP) Source: Own study based on individual interpretations of tax law issued on behalf of the Minister of Finance between January 1, 2016 and June 30, 2016, published at http://sip.mf.gov.pl/. The number of individual interpretations issued by tax offices in the first 6 months of 2016… … the number of cases when a tax payer invoked the “In dubio pro tributario” principle… … the number of cases in which a tax authority referred to the principle invoked by tax payers… … the number of cases when a tax authority applied it and therefore settled a doubt to the benefit of a tax payer. 17 524 192 3 0 Tax authorities never have doubts Purple Calculator No. 3/2016 September 2016
  • 3. In Polish tax regulations, there are no questions that could raise doubts of tax payers? Then how to explain the fact that there are many instances in which two different administrative courts make completely different decisions in similar tax cases? The examples themselves are the material to apply the ”In dubio…” principle. Let us hope that officers will soon put this rule into practice. Arkadiusz Łagowski Tax Advisor Advisory Department Ongoing Tax Advisory Team Grant Thornton Our biggest fears signalled when the clause entered into force that it will not be applied, came true. When it came into force, we wrote in one of the commentaries: In our opinion, the practice of tax authorities of refusing to apply the clause on settling doubts to the benefit of a tax payer should be considered negative. However, it can be expected that the conduct of authorities will change and that they will finally realize that there are many examples of ambiguous interpretations of authorities and administrative courts. Since the authorities of the state issue contradictory settlements in similar cases, there can be no doubt that, in many areas, the law is contradictory and generates doubts which should be settled to the benefit of tax payers. ”The above regulation will only illusorily protect tax payers. It is easy to imagine a situation when a law enforcing entity discontinues further interpretation claiming that the one conducted before gives unambiguous results and that there is no need to conduct a more thorough analysis of the legal norm” ? Tax authorities never have doubts Purple Calculator No. 3/2016 September 2016
  • 4. PR & Marketing Director: Jacek Kowalczyk T 22 205 48 41 M 505 024 168 E Jacek.Kowalczyk@pl.gt.com Dariusz Gałązka Partner, Certified Auditor Tax Advisory T: +48 61 625 1317 M: +48 605 828 912 E: Dariusz.Galazka@pl.gt.com We kindly invite you to contact us in case of any doubts or questions you may have. To find out more about our firm and services that we provide, please visit our website: http://grantthornton. pl/en/ Małgorzata Samborska The leader of the Warsaw office Tax Advisor T: +48 22 205 4930 M: +48 661 538 580 E: Malgorzata.Samborska@pl.gt.com Arkadiusz Łagowski Manager Tax Advisor T: +48 205 4931 M: +48 609 452 377 E: Arkadiusz.Lagowski@pl.gt.com Co-author: Łukasz Kempa Contact Purple Calculator No. 3/2016 September 2016 Enter GrantThornton.pl >>