Filip Majdowski
Financial Law Review, Issue 27 (3)/2022, 2022, pp. 50-69
https://doi.org/10.4467/22996834FLR.22.020.16529The main aim of this contribution is to make a review and assess the application of BEPS Action 7 recommendations by the tax administration in Poland when determining whether a non-resident enterprise operating in Poland should be considered to have a permanent establishment (PE). The creation of a PE is crucial for taxable presence in Poland and for identifying the scope of the allocated revenues and expenses (taxable income). Changes to the OECD Model have a genuine practical impact on multinational enterprises and tax administrations and thus they need to be closely examined. The considerations serve to prove the hypothesis that Polish tax authorities apply the recommendations of BEPS Action 7 despite the fact that Poland lodged reservations concerning the non-application of Art. 12-14 of the MLI in its entirety. Beyond the legal-dogmatic research the contribution refers directly to the results of an empirical study carried out by the authors in the course of which 88 individual tax rulings issued by the Polish tax authorities were identified and examined.