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We have become a partner of the InternetBeta 2018 conference, one of the most important and the largest technological events in the country.

InternetBeta takes place once a year in Kielnarowa town of near Rzeszów and is a magnet for people who have influence on the market of online services, social media, e-marketing and the technology industry. The exceptional atmosphere of the conference made it regarded as having “cult” status, and the presence of GWW emphasizes the fact that new technologies have a considerable impact on the market of legal services.

The conference will be attended by lawyers: legal counsel Piotr Czajka and attorney Michał Tuszyński from the GWW branch in Rzeszów, who will give lectures on intellectual property rights and tax support for entrepreneurs.

The conference will be held on 19-21 September 2018.

More information at: https://www.internetbeta.pl/ 

On 7 September this year in Belvedere, the attorney Joanna Sebzda-Załuska, on behalf of GWW, received the diploma of a Friend of the Dorastaj z Nami Foundation. The title of Friend of the Foundation was awarded in gratitude for “support and help in the name of remembrance of those who sacrificed their own lives or health in the service of their Homeland”.
During the ceremony, children of public service officers who were killed or injured while performing official duties received scholarships from the hands of the Presidential Couple. Scholarships were awarded as part of the Scholarship program of the Dorastaj z Nami Foundation.

The Dorastaj z Nami Foundation, having GWW as its material partner, has been providing for 7 years long-term assistance to children of officers who died or were seriously injured while serving. Since its creation, the organization has taken care of over 200 children. The Foundation implements a program including psychological, educational and financial support, and also works to prepare young people to enter the labor market.

GWW is one of the founders and founding members of the Dorastaj z Nami Foundation. Currently, we provide legal services to the Foundation and we enable its pupils to complete internships at our law office.
 

In the latest issue of the “Przetargi Publiczne” monthly, Marta Lipińska writes about prerequisites for applying the exemption to awarding contracts for research and development services (Article 4 point 3 letter e of the Public Procurement Law) and what services can be ordered within the framework of this exemption.

Link to the article: http://www.przetargipubliczne.pl/archiwum/art,8154,uslugi-badawcze-i-prace-rozwojowe.html
 

Aldona Leszczyńska-Mikulska, a partner at GWW Tax, was a guest of Paweł Blajer in the programme entitled “Business for People” on 24 August. The topic of the Friday’s programme was the exit tax planned by the Ministry of Finance.

You can listen to the recording of the conversation with the participation of Aldona Leszczyńska-Mikulska (11:05):  https://tvn24bis.pl/biznes-dla-ludzi,106,m/biznes-dla-ludzi-rzad-szykuje-nowy-podatek,863595.html 

We are happy to announce that Aldona Leszczyńska-Mikulska and Małgorzata Militz joined the group of tax practice partners of GWW.

Below, you will find an outline of information about Aldona and Małgosia.

Aldona Leszczyńska-Mikulska manages an advisory team for individual clients, covering the following areas: family companies and planning succession, and individual clients. Aldona specializes in international tax planning and international inheritance planning. She advises her clients in matters and disputes concerning their private assets, in family matters and in marital property matters. She participates in processes connected with generation changes in family companies. She holds top positions in international rankings in the category of Private Client (e.g. Chambers Europe 2017, 2018), she is a member of the STEP Association and International Fiscal Association.

Małgorzata Militz is responsible for the following areas: tax disputes, VAT, excise tax and customs duties. She specializes in proceedings connected with tax on goods and services. Within the framework of her on-going advisory services, she provides advice on tax on goods and services; she issues tax opinions, she conducts tax audits, represents clients in tax and customs-revenue controls, before tax authorities of both instances and administrative courts, in proceedings concerning tax on goods and services. She holds high positions in tax rankings (e.g. the ranking of Dziennik Gazety Prawnej in the category of VAT 2017, 2018; the ranking of International Tax Review: Woman in Tax Leaders 2017 and Indirect Tax Leaders 2017).

We congratulate them on their promotion and we wish them good luck in their new roles!

Attorney Joanna Sebzda-Załuska, a managing partner of GWW Legal, was a guest at TVP Info. Attorney Sebzda-Załuska discussed the changes which are introduced by the special housing act.

You can listen to the whole conversation in the full edition of the service (16:55): https://www.tvp.info/38331104/22082018-0859

GWW is a partner of the BTC Conference: Bitcoin, token, cryptocurrency, which will be held on 8 September of the current year in Rzeszów. 

The lecturer at the conference will be Attorney Aldona Leszczyńska-Mikulska. The topic of her speech will be the Planned tax changes which may affect cryptocurrency investors.

During the lecture, we will present the impact of the most important planned or recently-introduced tax changes on the activity of cryptocurrency investors. We will also demonstrate how the changes introduced so far may affect the tax settlements of investors for 2018. In particular, we will deal with:

– temporary exemption of trade in cryptocurrencies from legal-civil tax (PCC)
– “solidarity donation”, i.e. an increase of taxes for the richest
– exit tax – tax for those who wish to change their tax residence
– settlement of tax for 2018 by foreign investment companies

 

Participation in the conference is free of charge. The event will be broadcast live on the Krypto Raport channel.
More information at: https://www.facebook.com/events/933944136793354/ 

Conference organizers: FlyingAtom and BitHub.pl.

In today’s issue of Rzeczpospolita, Attorney Joanna Sebzda-Załuska discusses objections against special housing act in the article entitled “Lex developer isn’t so bad after all ". She comments upon the social factor in the process of development of the investment and she reassures us:

“A resolution on determination of location or refusal to determine the location of investments will be adopted by the communal council upon an analysis of a complete application submitted by the vogt (a mayor, a president of a city), including all opinions, comments and arrangements. What is more, until the time of adoption of a resolution, the investor may modify the application, in particular, taking into account the submitted comments. Therefore, it is difficult to agree that social consultations regarding this act are only a fake,” emphasises Attorney Sebzda-Załuska.

And she reminds us that even though at present, at the stage of adoption of local spatial plans, there is a detailed procedure in place for submission and consideration of objections, this does not directly affect the contents of the adopted resolution.

“It often happens that the local spatial plan is adopted in the wording which does not take into account any comments,” points out the expert.

The pdf version of the article may be downloaded here.

We are pleased to announce that Tomasz Krzywański, GWW’s lawyer from private client practice has been selected as one of Legal Week's Private Client Global Elite: Ones to Watch 2018.

Launched in 2017, the Private Client Global Elite serves as a highly respected global directory of the world’s top private client and trust disputes talent, as well as rising stars within the industry. Legal Week surveyed over 6,000 lawyers and profile of Tomasz was referred to Legal Week on numerous occasions. The Ones to Watch is a list of rising stars selected worldwide form associates, senior associates or recently announced partners.

It is a second time when Tomasz is shortlisted in this ranking.

The full list of awarded lawyers is available here. 
 

In 2019, we can expect a lot of changes in the taxation of the richest. The solidarity donation – or a new tax on income – may result in the actual increase of tax liabilities. Tomasz Krzywański comments on the draft of the new provisions in the article entitled “Solidarity donation – or an increase of taxes for the richest” on the blog Lexplorers.pl.