Limitation on use of tax penalties in light of the rights and principles resulting from the provisions of the Constitution Cover Image

Granice stosowania sankcji podatkowych w świetle zasad wynikających z Konstytucji RP i orzecznictwa TK
Limitation on use of tax penalties in light of the rights and principles resulting from the provisions of the Constitution

Author(s): Wojciech Maruchin
Subject(s): Economy, Law on Economics
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Keywords: tax penalty; the boundaries of the application of tax penalties; jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court; law and rules arising from the provisions of the Constitution RP

Summary/Abstract: Polish legislator has not taken so far attempts to define in the Tax Code the term “tax penalty”. Thus there is not also a Polish tax law, the rules of time for this type of sanction, which the introduction to this particular bill would guarantee the protection of the rights of sanctioned subject. The current legislation does not specify the period of limitation of the right to impose sanctions for tax purposes. In this article were presented the results of research, following which defined the term “tax penalty”, which can be used in future legislative work relating to the amendment of the Tax Code. It was made an attempt to solve a scientific problem, which is to define the boundaries of the application of tax penalties. To this end, a research was conducted which included the rights and principles resulting from the provisions of the Constitution, among which sought sources of this distinction. Following the analysis of jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court attempted to formulate rules (assumptions) that affect the shape indicated in this Article limits. Formulated as de lege ferenda postulates that should be in the future reflected in the provisions of the Tax Code, and their development is a continuation of research.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 94
  • Page Range: 61-79
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish