Poland’s 30 April personal-income-tax filing deadline still trips up newly arrived expatriates, according to a guidance note updated today by relocation advisory site Your Krakow Compass. The government’s Twój e-PIT portal automatically accepts its pre-filled return if the taxpayer takes no action, yet that draft excludes foreign-sourced salary, dividends and freelance earnings—common among assignees working for overseas employers. Newcomers who still need to secure the right visas or residence permits before they can even worry about tax returns may find it easier to outsource the paperwork to VisaHQ, which offers step-by-step online assistance for Poland and dozens of other destinations; details are available at https://www.visahq.com/poland/ Failure to amend the pre-fill can lead to under-declaration penalties of up to 20 % of the unpaid tax plus interest. The article highlights a case in which a Canadian remote worker, unaware of the gap, was assessed for two years of back taxes and interest after an audit. With the integration of banking login credentials and the ubiquitous ‘Profil Zaufany’ digital ID, correcting the return is straightforward but must be completed before midnight. HR departments running shadow-payroll or cost-share models should verify that assignees have reviewed their pre-filled draft and switched to the correct form (usually PIT-36) where foreign income is involved. Employees who arrived or departed mid-year must also adjust residency status—183-day and centre-of-interest tests apply. Tax advisers note that the same Profil Zaufany used for e-PIT is now mandatory for MOS 2.0 immigration filings and access to the IKP health-insurance portal, underscoring the convergence of tax and immigration compliance in Poland’s digital government ecosystem. Foreign nationals missing tonight’s deadline can still submit a voluntary correction (korekta) without penalty if filed before the tax office initiates enforcement, but interest accrues from 1 May.
