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Registering a sole proprietorship in Poland (CEIDG)

For individuals starting a sole proprietorship in Poland who want the business activity codes, the taxation form and the tax office and social insurance filings set correctly from the first day of trading.

Fee
from 450 EUR net
Prices are net, in EUR. VAT depends on your status and place of establishment.

You can order this service directly, without a prior consultation. We confirm the scope and the fee before we start.

Request a quote Book a consultation first
A consultation is optional. To discuss your matter with a lawyer first, you can book a consultation for PLN 600 net + VAT. If you then order the work, its cost is credited against the project fee.

Before we start, we agree and confirm the scope and the fee. The price is indicative and does not constitute an offer within the meaning of the Polish Civil Code.

What it includes

  • Selection of business activity codes (PKD) and a check whether the planned activity requires a licence, a permit or entry in a register of regulated activity
  • Choice of the taxation form (tax scale, flat-rate income tax or lump-sum tax on revenue) matched to the planned activity
  • Completion and filing of the CEIDG-1 application together with the social insurance (ZUS) notification and the decision on VAT registration
  • Advice on the start-up relief and the preferential social insurance contributions

What the price does not include

  • Ongoing bookkeeping and tax settlements after registration (arranged separately with an accounting office or tax adviser)
  • Obtaining licences, permits or entries in registers of regulated activity (quoted separately)
  • Registration of a company in the National Court Register (Krajowy Rejestr Sądowy, KRS), which is covered by separate services

What you receive

  • An active sole proprietorship entered in the Central Register of Business Activity (CEIDG), with a statistical ID (REGON) and a tax ID (NIP) assigned
  • A taxation form chosen on an informed basis and a social insurance notification effective from the first day of activity
How it works

How registration in CEIDG works

Registration of a sole proprietorship in CEIDG is free of charge and quick, and the outcome is decided by the choices made in the application. Four stages.

  1. Interview and scope

    We establish the subject of the activity, select the business activity codes and check whether a licence or permit is required.

  2. Taxation and social insurance

    We select the taxation form and the scope of the social insurance notifications, taking the start-up relief and preferential contributions into account.

  3. CEIDG-1 application

    We complete and file the CEIDG-1 application together with the social insurance notification and, where justified, the VAT registration.

  4. Start of activity

    The activity is entered in CEIDG and can be carried on with correctly chosen filings in place.

Who should use this service

A CEIDG entry is the simplest way to start trading in Poland and it suits services, crafts, freelance work and small-scale trade. Legal support pays off where a costly mistake is easy to make at the outset: in the selection of business activity codes, in the choice of the taxation form and in the social insurance and VAT filings. Decisions taken well at this stage save later corrections and additional payments.

What is worth settling before registration

The registration itself is free of charge and runs on a single CEIDG-1 application, yet that application is where choices affecting the following years are made. The taxation form, meaning the tax scale, the flat-rate income tax or the lump-sum tax on revenue, is matched to the expected revenue and costs. We also decide whether the personal VAT exemption available below the statutory turnover threshold is more favourable than registration as a VAT payer, and we verify whether the exemption is available at all, because the statute excludes legal and advisory services from it regardless of turnover. On social insurance we review the entitlement to the start-up relief and to preferential contributions, so that the notification matches the planned model of activity from the beginning.

What the price covers

The price of EUR 450 net is a starting figure for a standard registration of a sole proprietorship together with the accompanying advice. It is shaped by the number and type of the planned areas of activity, by the need to analyse the taxation form and the social insurance contributions against a specific business model, and by any additional filings such as VAT, EU VAT, a cash register or the hiring of employees. Additional filings, licences and permits are quoted separately, and the final scope and fee are confirmed before the work starts.

What the fee depends on

  • Number and type of planned areas of activity (business activity codes, regulated activity)
  • Need to analyse the taxation form and social insurance contributions against a specific business model
  • Additional filings (VAT, EU VAT, cash register, hiring employees)

We agree the fee individually, at an hourly rate or as a flat fee, and confirm it before we start.

Request a quote

To order this service, describe your matter. A consultation is not required. We confirm the scope and the fee before we start.

Information you share in connection with legal assistance is covered by the professional secrecy of advocates and attorneys-at-law under Polish law.

How to start

You can order this service directly or book a consultation first. A consultation is not required to order the service.

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