Only until Tuesday, entrepreneurs have time to submit an application for exemption from the obligation to pay contributions – reminds the Social Insurance Institution. The application may include redemptions for three months – March, April and May.
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Up to nine people can benefit from the exemption of social security contributions. The exemption applies to social security contributions, health insurance, Labor Fund, Solidarity Fund, Guaranteed Employee Benefits Fund, Bridging Pensions Fund.
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Exemption from social security contributions
To take advantage of this solution, income from business operations may not exceed 300 percent of the average salary in March or in the first month for which an application for dismissal is submitted. The forecast average monthly gross salary in the national economy in 2020 is PLN 5,227. The income limit is therefore PLN 15,681.
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“The full exemption from contributions can be used by small companies registering up to nine people for social security. The exemption applies to contributions for the entrepreneur and the persons working for him” – explained ZUS spokesman Paweł Żebrowski, quoted in the announcement.
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Single-person companies may also be exempted “whose income exceeds three times the average wage, but their income is lower than PLN 7,000”. The exemption from paying contributions can be used by payers who benefit from the start discount.
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Persons benefiting from the start-up allowance and entrepreneurs whose income from activity in the first month for which the application is submitted exceeded PLN 15,681 and the income did not exceed PLN 7,000 can only benefit from the exemption for April and May.
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Importantly, to obtain an exemption from the obligation to pay contributions due to contributions, you cannot be in arrears with ZUS for earlier periods.
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Application to ZUS
Applications for assistance from anti-crisis packages, including parking allowance and exemption from the obligation to pay contributions for three months, and for a solidarity allowance, can be submitted to the Social Insurance Institution only electronically via the Electronic Services Platform (PUE).
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The ZUS spokesman noted that if a ZUS employee has doubts about an application for exemption from contributions, he will contact the payer by e-mail or phone. “Information about the decision will be sent by post or to PUE ZUS. To receive a response from ZUS to PUE ZUS, you must log in to your account” – he indicated.
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To date, ZUS has redeemed contributions to the Social Insurance Fund for a total amount of over PLN 11 billion. For March they were over PLN 4 billion, for April over PLN 3.6 billion, for May over PLN 3.5 billion.
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Refund of contributions
In most cases, the exemption was due only to unpaid contributions. If someone had an overpayment on their account, they could apply to ZUS for a refund. “It was enough to submit an appropriate application before the deadline for paying due contributions. Many entrepreneurs took advantage of this solution. ZUS returned contributions for the amount of about PLN 1 billion, for over 160 thousand companies” – we read in the press release.
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Some entrepreneurs who benefit from the exemption may still apply for a refund of overpaid premiums. These are people using the “relief for starters” and payers whose income exceeded PLN 15,681, but the income was up to PLN 7,000.
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“They acquired the right to redeem after the introduction of the 3.0 shield. In their case, the deadline for submitting an application for reimbursement is July 10, because then the premium payment for June expires,” ZUS noted. If the entrepreneur does not request a refund, the overpayment will go to the next months.
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