Legal opinion on whether the spouse of the natural person performing business may be considered a taxpayer under the provisions of the Fiscal (...) Cover Image

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Legal opinion on whether the spouse of the natural person performing business may be considered a taxpayer under the provisions of the Fiscal (...)

Author(s): Henryk Dzwonkowski
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: Poland; Fiscal Penal Code; marriage; tax law;

Summary/Abstract: The opinion states that if, on the basis of a tax legislation, only one of the spouses is the subject of the tax law, then the other spouse cannot be regarded as a taxpayer, also under the provisions of the Fiscal Penal Code. The analysis does not rule out the possibility that the other spouse be considered the subject of the tax, if he/she is engaged in business (financial) affairs of the taxpayer – including the keeping of tax records – but excluding the activities limited to assistance in the keeping of tax records, if such activity is not associated with a specific decision‑making autonomy of the spouse in this regard.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 187–194
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish