{"id":304,"date":"2019-04-09T21:28:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T21:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrystus.pl\/?p=304"},"modified":"2020-01-13T07:54:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T07:54:14","slug":"czy-kosciol-placi-podatki-w-polsce-oraz-podatek-od-darowizny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrystus.pl\/en\/czy-kosciol-placi-podatki-w-polsce-oraz-podatek-od-darowizny\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the Church pay taxes in Poland and tax on donations?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-h1kygwqb455cdwm6w2nvyva4phvvr9ac\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">Church<\/span> pays taxes in Poland? Does <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-5byvj81pbue4f6qgte41e7i3179zeh27\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">Church<\/span> pays tax on <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-mfswj3d5vr5ph8gexvhoorff616207qj\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">donations<\/span>?<\/p>\n<p>Taxation <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-pgg7e81rkmiffjqxfo031d8wn0gzkkqw\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">Church<\/span> This is a fairly common theme in public debate. On the one hand <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-v2hrx5sbmen0lit790qdmpam1betfkie\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">websites<\/span> It is logical that the Church institution should not influence the state, nor should the state interfere in the internal life of the faithful. However, what <a href=\"https:\/\/chrystus.pl\/en\/jak-wyglada-pismo-swiete\/\">history<\/a> with the money the faithful spend on <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-hnuhdq7mo5ucndlw3n7x3q069463wfae\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">Church<\/span>?<\/p>\n<p>It should start with the fact that all religious associations are exempt from keeping tax records. So it is not known exactly how much money comes in and how much goes out of the church institutions. The cash that is collected during any kind of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-3b9529b4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-other\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01378\/entity\/msza\">mass<\/span> whether <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ecddd37c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-other\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01378\/entity\/nabozenstwo\">services<\/span> doesn't go into your pocket, of course <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-xhdvhln1a7iq1zjclkj5hdu6qttszh0g\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">priests<\/span>. Nie jest ona r\u00f3wnie\u017c w \u017caden spos\u00f3b zewn\u0119trznie ewidencjonowania. Tak wi\u0119c logicznym jest, \u017ce s\u0105 to pieni\u0105dze, kt\u00f3re nie podlegaj\u0105 opodatkowaniu. Przeznaczane s\u0105 one na utrzymanie budynk\u00f3w <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-arau5mxlhnphb6wwvuu8mm7aht3kmdbb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">ecclesiastical<\/span>, own expenses and charitable purposes. Such revenues depend primarily on the volume of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-bao0gevvvr9v428rxjx7j22jenpx3gxm\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">of the parish<\/span> and the number of believers. This money should be viewed as the money that the faithful use to support their own <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-zny0ex8eb3m9t837cz9kiw5c7vpcl76k\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">communities<\/span>they are given up voluntarily. From <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-70qp3q42b7qjht5s2dvozoxjsj4qq93k\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">websites<\/span> <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-jp4njaboprmt5qndcrroxjavndhup1jo\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">legal<\/span>, it should be considered as a kind of tax relief.<\/p>\n<p>It's different with the money they make <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-a63ahfnxhyiwncw8mpo57g3laywyhnl9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">priests<\/span> for their work. In the legal sense these are normal earnings and therefore subject to taxation. Priests have two options to choose from: accounting according to general rules, i.e. in <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-bs45ar4bvonrogqqnqt9twx9yg7irdw7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">in the form of<\/span> income tax or pay a lump sum. The amount of the lump sum paid depends on the size of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-4ujo4xf9h8quigfltftl1l4ue164plbs\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">of the parish<\/span> That is, on the number of the faithful under a given parish. Another way of earning some <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-imqmeb1wytfzewy5unlgnn4wxv7c5vyb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">priests<\/span> is also school work, for which they also account under common tax rules.<\/p>\n<h2>Does the church pay gift tax?<\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-x7891giz83agdrxjfgtshqqpmgnuht4u\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">Faithful<\/span> may also donate to <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-wqkldm5xx29svzni35fs8mflly6gva6a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">Church<\/span> <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-q07ehzpv822ukhh9vh55xd0jmh1eobac\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">donations<\/span>. For the transmission of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c560bf3e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-other\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01857\/entity\/podatek_od_spadkow_i_darowizn\">donations<\/span> The faithful are encouraged through income tax deductions that the state gives to the person who wants to make such a donation. The tax relief limit is 6 percent of the taxpayer's annual income. This is the so-called <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-q3rio2xqi3k7mav5hr8mcro42fpj5848\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">donation<\/span> in order to <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-0k1tyrhadp8ac6eixv3t4uiax21ymt24\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">worship<\/span>. There is also <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-wg6f5onkokoo91a59u0y3o8ciukmg4hk\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">donation<\/span> for charitable and welfare purposes <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-4uej9tb5f1puf798kyclpchqg959744x\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">Church<\/span> (i.e. all kinds of hospices, night shelters, canteens). In this case the taxpayer gets the possibility to deduct the whole amount donated from the tax, without any upper and lower limit. Same <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-70ehv1vmh93d453tmevub6z1hrtq5x1q\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">Churches<\/span> do not pay additional gift tax.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-kz0odetfojq3p2040lxxl5h9memd7137\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">You have to<\/span> also point out the fact of property tax breaks and exemptions. All those which by <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-4yro1eoflkdsnxbzse15a2kkux6sjqbq\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">Church<\/span> shall be used for the purposes of <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ud1yrd9z6wjjinewylb6sz18xxigqv1p\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">worship<\/span> are completely exempt from the obligation to pay taxes. The exemption also includes <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ouzadc35o9ilimy9tpcpqfe3ane0zapd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">residences<\/span> <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-zlgmqzavr1834ho5b7vecsjliohay7ki\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">priests<\/span> i <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-k6tvdqwcss3uqbsxowvabockah6vn84x\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">monks<\/span> (for example <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-cnrsu1rrxq16ujzbz0v7mpguk5xnfmoa\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">vicarages<\/span> and monasteries), schools and <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ijnbd9gh0bsvazax5umwq91stgd727rq\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">seminaries<\/span>, <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-7t5kpcstohay0kzn17i7nvcehrzkbcft\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">convents<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-4a393323\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-other\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01857\/entity\/kontemplacja_katolicyzm\">contemplative<\/span>, <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-q16y2oqr7apdnzejzdovx5xulyiay0jc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">homes<\/span> formation of religious orders, <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-fc4gup9tfhvk1udydot2a8q34x8eaurt\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">homes<\/span> for <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-982nhsezvswp6hpax6q5hrcqstkmyye1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"\">priests<\/span> retirees and for retired sisters, or at least the premises and housing parts belonging to church authorities.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Czy Ko\u015bci\u00f3\u0142 p\u0142aci podatki w Polsce? Czy Ko\u015bci\u00f3\u0142 p\u0142aci podatek od darowizny? Opodatkowanie Ko\u015bcio\u0142a jest to dosy\u0107 powszechny temat w debacie publicznej. Z jednej strony logicznym jest, \u017ce instytucja Ko\u015bcielna nie powinna mie\u0107 wp\u0142ywu na pa\u0144stwo, ani pa\u0144stwo nie powinno ingerowa\u0107 w \u017cycie wewn\u0119trzne wiernych. 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