Between the worlds of entrepreneurs and tax advisors, a debate continues invariably about the possibility of paying lower taxes. Tax optimization is a forbidden phrase for advisors and is frowned upon by tax authorities. Any analysis, the sole or main purpose of which would be a tax benefit must be reported to the head of the National Revenue Administration on the basis of the Mandatory Disclosure Rules (MDR). Tax optimization is thus associated with illegal tax avoidance and practically becomes synonymous with tax evasion. This has always been an illicit practice.

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Offshore investments entail additional risks resulting from the limited scope for exercising direct control over the company. But is the market of origin of technology really important in the current state of globalisation of needs and problems?! Who can afford to limit themselves to the local market without considering the most promising and dynamic emerging markets? Experienced investors are aware of this and that is precisely why Poland is currently the third largest investment market in Europe. The total value of foreign investments in 2019 reached USD 21.8 billion (fDi Intelligence report).

Indeed, in the last eighteen months we’ve had both a crisis as well as an economic boom. Like never before, entrepreneurs are now even more open to taking risks and embarking upon new challenges. More and more entrepreneurs set up new businesses, often deciding on scaling them up internationally. Of course the aim is to take advantage of the current global trends and developments, and sometimes even taking part in technological races.