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VAT, invoices and KSeF
When you must register for VAT, why VAT-UE matters even if you are exempt, invoicing clients abroad, and what the national e-invoice system changes.
What is KSeF in Poland, and what does it change for a small business?
KSeF is Poland's national e-invoicing system. Who must use it and from when, what changes if you are VAT-exempt or on ryczałt, how to log in, and when penalties start.
Read the articleKSeF won't collect your Google, Adobe and AWS invoices. Here's what still lands on you
Google, Adobe and AWS invoices never reach KSeF; your invoices to foreign clients do. Where to download foreign invoices, which JPK marker, what your accountant needs.
Read the articleThe VAT exemption limit in Poland in 2026: 240,000 PLN, and the day you lose it
240,000 PLN net a year from 2026, up from 200,000. How it is cut if you start mid-year, what counts, who can never use it, and the sale that ends the exemption.
Read the articleGoogle Ads, Adobe or AWS invoices: do you need VAT-UE registration if you're VAT-exempt?
Google Ads or Adobe billed from abroad is an import of services. Even a VAT-exempt JDG registers for VAT-UE, files VAT-9M and pays 23%. AWS is different.
Read the articleInvoicing a client abroad from Poland: reverse charge, "np" and currencies
Reverse charge for EU clients, "np" for the rest of the world: what your invoice must say, when to register for VAT-UE, and how KSeF and euros work in 2026.
Read the articleInvoices in euros or dollars in Poland: which exchange rate do you use?
Use the NBP rate from the business day before. How to convert EUR and USD invoices for income tax and VAT, with a worked example of exchange differences.
Read the articleReceipt or invoice in Poland: which one you need (2026)
Up to 450 PLN gross, a receipt (paragon fiskalny) with your NIP counts as an invoice in 2026. When to ask for an invoice, what counts as a cost, and the 2027 change.
Read the articleHow to read a Polish invoice, field by field (with the English for each word)
Faktura VAT, netto, brutto, zw, np, MPP, numer KSeF: every field on a Polish invoice translated into English, with what to check before you pay one.
Read the articleLost an invoice or a receipt in Poland? How to get a duplicate
Ask the seller for a duplikat, download KSeF invoices again yourself, and learn what a bank statement cannot prove. Plus what to do about lost receipts.
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