On 12 August 2024, the Government published information regarding a proposal for amendment to the Personal Income Tax Act, the Corporate Income Tax Act and certain other acts. The envisaged amendments include changes to the taxation rules for family foundations. The legislative proposal has not yet been published, but the Deputy Minister of Finance said that the Government’s aim is to tighten tax rules on family foundations to reduce use of these foundations for tax optimization purposes.

On 12 July 2024, the Act on Artificial Intelligence (AI Act) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union, as the first EU regulation in this field. Poland is also working on the national law implementing certain provisions of the AI Act and the act implementing the EU DORA regulation, which regulates the engagement of third-party technology providers, including AI-based solutions, by financial entities. In this context, it is important to note the forthcoming developments regarding artificial intelligence systems used for creditworthiness assessment, which are increasingly used by lenders.

In September 2024, the Council of Ministers presented a legislative proposal to revise the Polish Classification of Activities (PKD), which will come into force at the beginning of 2025. The changes are a response to the need to update the Polish system of classifying business activities in line with EU standards. The proposal envisages replacing the existing 2007 classification system with a new, more detailed system of PKD codes, including an additional, fifth classification level.

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