Poland Rumors to Mandate e-Invoicing Starting January 2023

UPDATE 29/11/2021  

In Poland, the laws introducing  e-invoicing and VAT groups were signed by the President and published in the Journal of Laws. E-invoicing will be voluntary from 1 January 2022 and it is rumored that it will be mandatory from 1 January 2023.

The regulations regarding VAT groups will come into force as of 1 July 2022.

UPDATE 20/10/2021  

On 1 October 2021, Poland passed a legislation to amend the VAT law and to require e-invoicing—thereby, replacing the current system for paper versions of invoices with e-invoices.

The legislation also includes measures concerning the establishment of a national e-invoicing system (KSeF). New e-invoicing rules are to be effective 1 January 2022. Initially, the e-invoicing system would be voluntary. However, beginning 1 January 2023, e-invoicing system would be mandatory.

The bill will now to be submitted to the Senate for its consideration.

UPDATE 06/12/2021  

In Poland, e-invoicing will be voluntary from 1 January 2022 and it is rumored that it will be mandatory from 1 January 2023 (see “UPDATE  29/11/2021“). The Ministry of Finance published on its website a new draft of logical structure of standardized e-invoice in xml format.