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Tax on Civil Law Transactions Act

Tax on contracts where no VAT applies: sale of real estate by a private individual, loans, articles of association.

Summary
PCC
Adopted
9 September 2000
Original publication
Dz.U. 2000 nr 86 poz. 959
Summary up to date as of
October 2026
Full text in ISAP

Key rules

PCC in brief

01

2% on the sale of real estate and movable property, 1% on the sale of other property rights (e.g. shares).

02

0.5% on articles of association and capital increases, 0.5% on loans (with exceptions).

03

For a notarial agreement the tax is collected by the notary; in other cases a PCC-3 return is filed within 14 days.

04

Usually paid by the buyer or borrower.

Full text of the act

The current consolidated text and all amendments are available in ISAP, the official database of legal acts maintained by the Sejm.

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Summary prepared by the HLBC team. Status: October 2026. This is general information, not legal advice.

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