The Law on TATP Amendments came into force on 1 January 2016.

The most significant changes are presented below.

Principle of Confidentiality in Tax Procedure has been harmonized with other laws

Principle of Confidentiality in Tax Procedure has been harmonized with the Data Secrecy Law and the Law on Personal Data Protection. The Tax Authorities need to act in accordance with the stated laws in respect to protection of secret data in cases when no specific guidance is prescribed by the TATP Law.

Obligation of liquidation and bankruptcy administrators to file tax returns

Bankruptcy and liquidation administrators are obligated to file tax returns during the bankruptcy proceedings or liquidation, including the tax return whose filing deadline falls after opening of bankruptcy proceedings or liquidation.

Changes in dynamic of filing the tax returns in electronic form

Changes have been introduced in respect to dynamic of filing the tax returns in electronic form. Namely, the following dynamic has been determined for filing the tax returns in electronic form:

• for withholding tax and corporate income tax assessed by the Tax Authorities’ decision - starting from 1 March 2016;
• for excise duty – starting from 1 January 2017;
• for tax on income from independent activities for entrepreneurs who keep accounting records – starting from 1 January 2017;
• for tax on non-life insurance premiums – starting from 1 March 2016;
• for tax return for mandatory social security contributions for the founders/members of the company – starting from 1 March 2016;
• for tax return for salary tax and related social security contributions (or other income of individual), determined by self-assessment – starting from 1 March 2016;
• for advance and final tax return for tax on revenue from selfemployment activity subject to lump sum taxation – starting from 1 January 2018;
• for tax return for capital gains tax (individuals, including entrepreneurs) – starting from 1 January 2018;
• for tax return for gift tax and inheritance tax – starting from 1 January 2018;
• for tax return for property transfer tax – starting from 1 January 2018.

Tax payers-individuals are allowed to file tax returns in paper form, even after the filing in electronic form is introduced.

Changes in allocation of the amounts of tax paid

Allocation of the paid amounts is now carried out in accordance with the following order:

1. principal debt,
2. interest and
3. collection costs (last in line).

Interest on the amount of increased tax debt

Increase of tax debt for enforced collection, is subject to interest calculation.