Polish tax residents must pay a 19% tax on income from cryptocurrencies every year. Here's what you need to know:
- Income is calculated by deducting costs such as the purchase price and/or transaction costs from the revenue.
- However, the tax authorities will not allow you to include the cost of purchasing a computer or electricity costs if you mine cryptocurrencies yourself.
- No revenue is generated if one cryptocurrency is exchanged for another.
- It is only recognized when cryptocurrency is exchanged for fiat currency or used to purchase a product or service.
- Importantly, you must calculate your income yourself, as cryptocurrency exchanges are not able to issue PIT forms.
- The PIT-38 tax return must be filed by April 30 at the latest.