- Tax authorities removed nearly 132,500 companies from the VAT register from March 2024 to March 2025.
- Over 9,300 companies were removed due to lack of contact.
- Few companies were identified as clear fraudsters.
- 50 non-existent companies, six issuing fake invoices, and four involved in tax carousel were removed.
- 124 companies were removed for violating the STIR law.
- Nearly 19,000 entities were removed for not submitting tax declarations for a quarter.
- Over 95,000 companies lost VAT status due to suspending business for at least six months.
- Over 7,000 companies submitted only zero declarations.
- Concerns raised about automatic deregistration without clear tax fraud.
- Expert notes disproportionate sanctions for some deregistered companies.
- Large number of companies registered but later unreachable by tax authorities.
- EU court ruling states tax authorities cannot automatically deregister without examining the nature and scale of tax law violations.
Source: podatki.gazetaprawna.pl
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