You can open a business in Poland even without Polish citizenship, for Ukrainians to conduct business it is enough to legally be in the country. What documents are needed for this and about the main stages of creating your own business in Poland, writes finance. ua.

Who can open a business in Poland? To create a business of any organizational and legal form on the same conditions as a citizen of Poland, a Ukrainian can legally reside in Poland and have a PESEL tax identification number.

Grounds for legal stay in Poland.

For legal stay, you must have one of the following documents:.

issued status of temporary protection (for Ukrainians who arrived in the state after February 24, 2022);

valid residence permit;

Pole's card, on the basis of which you legally left Ukraine after February 24, 2022 and arrived in Poland and declared your intention to stay in the country;

a stamp in the travel document confirming that the person has started the procedure for processing documents for legal stay in Poland.

PESEL number and trusted profile.

To obtain a PESEL number, you must submit a corresponding application to any commune office in Poland.

Important! A Ukrainian who plans to conduct business activities must create a trusted profile upon receipt of PESEL. To do this, an email address, a mobile phone number, consent to enter information into the register of contact details of individuals and consent to confirm a trusted profile must be added to the PESEL application..

A trusted profile is issued free of charge and allows you to confirm your identity and sign electronic documents when interacting with state institutions in Poland.

It is thanks to a trusted profile that you can register a business online on the CEIDG portal (Central Business Register).

What are the forms of ownership of enterprises in Poland.

In Poland, for your business, you can choose one of the forms of ownership:.

A private enterprise (analogous to FLP in Ukraine) is the simplest form of ownership. The advantages include free registration, no required capital, the entrepreneur has the right to choose the form of taxation and in some cases you can not pay VAT. If income does not exceed 2 million euros, then you can keep a simplified accounting.

A limited liability company is created by several shareholders. The minimum amount of share capital is PLN 5,000. Shareholders are responsible for the obligations of the company, but they are limited to the amount of their contributions.

A joint-stock company is also created by several persons, the authorized capital is from PLN 100,000. This form of ownership is characteristic of large companies.. Such a business cannot be registered online, it must be notarized.

Civil society can be founded by entrepreneurs or companies. This is not a separate legal entity, but a certain agreement concluded between the participants of the company. The advantages include ease of registration and the ability to choose a simplified system of taxation and reporting. There is also no minimum starting capital.. Later, a civil society can be re-registered as a company with a different form of ownership.

What you need to register FLP.

Sole proprietors are registered in CEIDG, that is, in the Central Register of Entrepreneurial Activities - this is an electronic register of private entrepreneurs in Poland. In your personal account on the entrepreneur's portal, you can create a company, change data, suspend, restore or close your own business. Company registration can take up to 30 days, but the document usually arrives within 7 days. To register online, you will need a PESEL number and a trusted profile. FLP can also be registered with the commune administration.

How to register a business in the National Court Register? The rest of the enterprises are registered in KRS, that is, in the National Court Register. Registration can also be done online - in the S24 system or through the PRS portal. The entrepreneur creates his own account in the system and confirms it using a trusted profile or a trusted qualified signature. Registration is carried out on the basis of a residence permit in Poland.

Detailed instructions for registering a business in Poland.

Stage 1 - choose the form of ownership of the enterprise. Depending on the type of future activity, select one of the forms of ownership;

Stage 2 - preparation of the charter and authorized capital. The authorized capital is not needed if you register as a private entrepreneur. For other forms of ownership, the minimum amount of company capital is PLN 5,000, there are no restrictions on the maximum amount. The cost of registration is calculated depending on the size of the authorized capital (the larger it is, the more expensive);

Stage 3 - application for registration in the accounting of economic activities. A company officially becomes a legal entity when an appropriate entry appears in the National Court Register;

Stage 4 - REGON number. Business will not be able to operate legally without REGON. A private businessman can apply for it online. When registering enterprises of other forms of ownership, apply at your municipality or the nearest statistical office;

Stage 5 - bank account. You can open an account in the name of the company in any bank;

Stage 6 - registration with the State Treasury Service. You must go through this stage before receiving the first money to your enterprise account;

Stage 7 - NIP tax number. To apply for a NIP tax number, contact the tax office;

Stage 8 - registration as a VAT payer. This stage can be skipped for companies that sell less than PLN 150,000 worth of goods per year, or for private entrepreneurs providing services exempt from VAT. To register, you must write a corresponding application to the tax office.;

Stage 9 - company insurance. For business insurance, you must apply to the Social Insurance Institution;

Stage 10 - production of a corporate seal. It should contain the full name of the company, contacts and registration number.

If an entrepreneur loses the grounds for legal stay in Poland, then his business is excluded from the register.

Useful contacts.

Questions about FLP registration in CEIDG can be asked by contact numbers 801 055 088 or 22 765 67 32.

Consultations on the online registration of companies and limited liability companies can be obtained by calling (71) 748 96 00. After dialing the phone, select 4 (Electronic access to registration courts). Or send a request to the email address: s24@gdansk. sa. gov. pl;

You can get answers to questions about insurance: • at the ZUS call center by phone 22 560 16 00 (call cost according to the operator's tariffs); • through a form; • by e-mail: cot@zus. pl; • via Skype: zus_centrum_obslugi_tel.

Regarding the taxation system, please contact the State Tax Information Service by phone: • 22 330 03 30 (from mobile phones); • 801 055 055 (from landlines); • +48 22 330 03 30 (from abroad).

Also, a lot of useful information for future entrepreneurs is collected in the Biznes Help Center. gov. pl;