Applicable tax benefits and deductions in the PIT-36 declaration

Applicable tax benefits and deductions in the PIT-36 declaration

Preferential rules of taxation

Type of benefitMaximal deductionRequired data / documentAdditional conditions
4+ tax free85.528,- złConfirmation of the number and age of the childrenIncome from employment, contract of mandate and other business activity, maternity benefits can be taken into consideration.
Relief or previously non-resident taxpayers85.528,- złChange of tax residencyIncome from employment, contract of mandate and other business activity, maternity benefits can be taken into consideration. Applicable for 4 years starting from the declaration year or from the following year after changing the tax residency.
Working retirees85.528,- złConfirmation on resignation from the retirement pensionIncome from employment, contract of mandate and other business activity, can be taken into consideration.



Items deductible form tax after 2024

Type of deductionMaximal deductionRequired data / documentAdditional conditions
Working abroad
(compensation)
Amount of tax paid abroadIncome statement from the employment abroad. The foreign version of out PIT-11 income statement.Up to 1.360,- zł, In case of working outside of the land and territorial waters of countries, without limit.



Items decreasing the tax base in 2024

Type of benefitMaximal deductionRequired data / documentAdditional conditions
Together with your childLower tax rate, doubled tax-free amountConfirmation of the legal status of the childEntitled is the parent, in case the annual income of the adult child does not exceed 19.061,28 zł
4+ tax relief85.528,- złConfirmation of the number and age of the childrenIncome from employment, contract of mandate and other business activity, maternity benefits can be taken into consideration.
Relief or previously non-resident taxpayers85.528,- złIn case of changing tax residency to PolandIncome from employment, contract of mandate and other business activity, maternity benefits can be taken into consideration. Applicable for 4 years starting from the declaration year or from the following year after changing the tax residency.
Working retirees85.528,- złConfirmation on resignation from the retirement pensionIncome from employment, contract of mandate and other business activity, can be taken into consideration.
Joint taxation of sousesDoubled tax-free amount
Tax relief fot the youth85.528,- złUp tp 26 years of ageIncome from employment, contract of mandate and internships can be taken into consideration..



Items deductible form tax after 2024

Type of deductionMaximal deductionRequired data / documentAdditional conditions
Pro-family (aka. childcare) benefit1112,04/year after the 1st child (with income limitation);
1112,04/year after the 2nd child;
2000,04/year after the 3rd child;
2700/year after all 4th and following children
Birth certificate,
Parental rights
Not possible to apply with PIT-28 and PIT-36L declarations
Working abroad
(compensation)
Amount of tax paid abroadIncome statement from the employment abroad. The foreign version of out PIT-11 income statement.Up to 1.360,- zł, In case of working outside of the land and territorial waters of countries, without limit.



Items decreasing the tax base in 2024

Type of deductionMaximális mértékeRequired data / documentAdditional conditions
Thermo-modernization benefit53.000,- złRelated invoices (tax included)Can be deducted until 6 years from the date of the first expense
Relief for renovation and modernization of monuments50% of expenditures
Related invoices
Product marketingUp to 1 million złDocumentation of costs, invoicesIn two following consecutive years after the expenditure the taxpayer:
- increased its revenue from product sales;
- acquired revenue from sales of a product that was previously not offered or previously non-existent in the country.
Tax relief to create new product.30% of the sum of the costs for the trial production of the new product and the market launch, up to 10% of business incomeDocumentation of costs, invoices, documents
Sponsoring (sport, culture, higher education)50% of the amount used for the activity, not more than the income from the entrepreneurial activity.Documentation of costs, invoices, documents
Benefit for investments by alternative limited partnerships50% of the costs incurred for the investment not more than PLN 250,000 zł annually
Tax relief for the purchase and operation of POS bank terminal2.500,- zł
1.000,- zł
200%-a of the expenses, up to 2.500,- zł in two consecutive years
invoices confirming the costs
Trade union contributions840,- zł annuallyPayment confirmation
Healthcare contributionsIn case of flat rate taxation (PIT-28) 50% of the healthcare contribution is deductible from the tax base.
With linear taxation (PIT-36L) the maximum annual deductible amount of the healthcare contribution is 11.600,- zł
Annual summary of the paid contributions.
Not applicable in case of other taxation methodes
IKZE (private pension account)Up to the tax base, not more than 9388,80 zł;
14.083,20 zł for sole entrepreneurs (applicable after the year 2024)
confirmation of contributions paid to the IKZE account
Benefit for research and development100% - 150% of costs related to qualified expensesRegistry of qualified costs and their financial documentation
Social insurance contributionsUp to the contributions paid in 2024RMUA or other document confirming the paid contributions. (In case of employment, the PIT-11 income statement includes)
Reimbursement of undue benefitsAmount of return, including taxesConfirmation of the returned paymentThe amounts were not deducted, taxed earlier
Benefit on medicationsCost of medications, minus 100,- zł per month.
In case of diapers, up to 2.280,- zł
Confirmation of the expense (who, to whom, when, how much) Medical certificate on the need to use medicines.
Commission decision on one of the three levels of disability.
Benefit on rehab equipment Up to the total sum of expensesConfirmation of the expense (who, to whom, when, how much) Commission decision on one of the three levels of disability.
Discount on car usage2.280,- złConfirmation of ownershipCommission decision on 1st or 2nd level of disability.
Donations for charity and care activities of ChurchesUp to 100% of income (without income limitation)Document (who, to whom, when, how much + confirmation from the recipient) Confirmation of the charity work done by the Church - within 2 yearsNo limitations!
Donations for religious cult - for churchesUp to 6% of the incomeDocument (who, to whom, when, how much + confirmation from the recipient) Total of donations from one person are counted up to 6% of income
Donations for public benefit organizationsUp to 6% of the income Document (who, to whom, when, how much + confirmation from the recipient) Total of donations from one person are counted up to 6% of income
Blood donationUp to 6% of the incomeConfirmation from the blood donation facility Total of donations from one person are counted up to 6% of income
Plasma donation350,- zł / liter, Max. 8750 złConfirmation from the blood donation facility
Donations for vocational educationUp to 6% of the incomeAgreement on the donation of assets (monetary donations are excluded)Total of donations from one person are counted up to 6% of income, the recipient must be schools with specialized educational profile
Internet760,- złConfirmation of the expense (who, to whom, how much) No more than the annual expenses, for two consecutive years.
Deductible loss from previous years1) up to 50% of loss from years 2023 and before
2) 100% of of loss from 2019 and 2020 i case it does not exceed 5M PLN, otherwise up to 50% annually.
Loss shown in PIT declarations of previous yearsLosses of previous years can be deducted 5 consecutive years back.
Deduction of bad debtsValue of unpaid debts, that increased the taxable incomeDocument confirming the payment due dateDeductible in the year when 90 days after the payment due date passed
Deduction on robotization+50% of expenses on robots and robotic machinery.
No more than the income of the enterprise.
Confirmation of the expense (who, to whom, how much, when)Applicable between 2022 and 2026. In case the given asset is sold before the end of the contracted leasing period or before the depreciation ends, the income of the current year must be increased by the previously deducted tax benefit.

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