Poland
Examples of compliant cXML invoices and credit notes for Poland
Introduction
The Polish VAT rules on the layout and information to be provided on invoices generally follow the requirements of the European VAT Directive (2006/112/EC, 2010/45/EU) and its VAT requirements.
General notes
- When setting up your remit-to address , your VAT ID must begin with PL, followed by ten digits, for example: PL1234567890
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All tax amounts must include the
alternateAmount
andalternateCurrency
attributes. The alternate currency must be set toPLN
. See Providing Amounts in Local Currency for more info. -
Use the following extrinsics when sending a compliance-assured Polish invoice:
ExchangeRate
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You may require additional extrinsics specific to your industry or billing situation. If you need to provide a Customs Declaration Number, a Customs Office, and/or a Customs Declaration Date, these should be added to the invoice using the
<Comments>
tag on the first invoice line:<Comments xml:lang="en-US">Customs Information</Comments>
. See Adding Extrinsics to Your Invoice for more info.
Coupa does not support corrective tax documents in Poland.
Supplier field tips
Suppliers can use these tips to help them get set up on the CSP and invoicing in short order.
- Type of Company: Please include the type of company in relation to how your company is legally registered. For example, whether it is a limited company or not.
- Place of Reg: Please include specifically where your company is registered.
- Permit Number: Please include the permit number of your registered company.
- Permit Date: Please include the date that your company's permit is effective from.
- Share Capital: You should state the share capital of this registered company here.
Invoice content requirements
Invoice Content Field | Mandatory/Conditional | Comments |
---|---|---|
Supplier Name | Mandatory | The full name of the supplier |
Supplier Address | Mandatory | The address of the supplier |
Supplier VAT ID | Mandatory | The VAT ID-number of the supplier |
Supplier Fiscal Rep. Name | Conditional | The supplier's tax representative's name |
Supplier Fiscal Rep. Address | Conditional | The supplier's tax representative's Address |
Supplier Fiscal Rep. VAT ID | Conditional | The supplier's tax representative's VAT ID |
Supplier Bank Account | Recommended | The domicile and the number of at least one bank account of which the company is holder |
Supplier Bank Account No. | Recommended | See above row "Bank Account" |
Supplier Type of Company | Mandatory | |
Supplier License number | Recommended | The number of the license which is necessary in order to practice a regulated activity |
Supplier License Date | Recommended | The date of the license which I snecessary in order to practice a regulated activity |
Supplier Share Capital | Recommended | The part of a company's capital that comes from the issue of shares |
BuyerName | Mandatory | The full name of the supplier |
Address | Mandatory | The address of the buyer |
VAT ID | Conditional | The VAT ID-number of the buyer |
Fiscal Rep. Name | Recommended | The buyer's tax representative's name |
Fiscal Rep. Address | Recommended | The buyer's tax representative's Address |
Fiscal Rep. VAT ID | Recommended | The buyer's tax representative's VAT ID |
Invoice level information | ||
Invoice Date | Mandatory | The date of issue of the invoice |
Date of Supply | Conditional | The date of the supply of the goods/services |
Invoice Number | Mandatory | The number under which the invoice is mentioned in the sales journal of the supplier. |
Delivery Address | Recommended | The address of the place of delivery |
Tax law reference | Conditional | |
Place of Issue | Recommended | Place where the invoice was issued |
Currency | Mandatory | The currency which was used in the transaction |
Local Currency | Conditional | |
Local Currency Net | Recommended | The amount payable expressed in local currency (excl. of VAT) |
Local Currency Tax | Conditional | The total tax amount expressed in local currency per VAT rate |
Local Currency Gross | Recommended | The total amount payable expressed in local currency |
Exchange Rate | Recommended | The exchange rate between PLN and the used currency |
Original Invoice Number | Conditional | |
Original Invoice Date | Conditional | The date of issue of the original invoice |
Original Date of Supply | Conditional | The date of supply shown on the original invoice |
Credit Reason | Conditional | The reason for issuing the credit note and the change in taxable basis or VAT |
Net Total | Mandatory | Amount payable (VAT excluded) by VAT rate |
Tax Total | Mandatory | Tax amount |
Gross Total | Mandatory | Amount payable (VAT included) |
Amount to Pay | Recommended | Amount the buyer has to pay |
Payment Date | Recommended | The date of payment |
Payment Terms | Recommended | The terms of payment |
Early Payment Discount | Conditional | The discount received when early payment is applied |
Payment method | Recommended | The method of payment |
Form of Payment | Recommended | The form of payment |
Customs Declaration No. | Recommended | |
Customs Office | Recommended | The name of the customs office |
Customs Declaration Date | Recommended | Date of declaration |
Quantity | Mandatory | The quantity of the goods supplied or the extent and nature of the services rendered. |
Description | Mandatory | The description/nature of the goods or services |
Taxable Amount | Mandatory | Taxable amount per VAT rate or exemption (expressed in Euros) |
VAT Rate | Conditional | Applicable VAT rate (per good/service) |
VAT Amount | Conditional | VAT Payable at line level |
Unit Price | Mandatory | Exclusive of VAT |
Discount Amount | Conditional | |
Discount Percent | Conditional | |
Discount terms | Conditional | |
Unit of Measure | Mandatory | The unit of measure used when expressing quantity |
Amount of Advanced Payment | Conditional | The amount of advanced payment received |
Date of Advanced Payment | Conditional | The date at which the advanced payment is received |
Reference to the reverse charge mechanism | Conditional | The Reverse Charge Mechanism shifts the responsibility for the reporting of a VAT transaction from the supplier to the buyer of a good or service |
Reference in case supply is exempt from VAT | Conditional | |
Cash Accounting Scheme | Conditional | The principles of cash accounting means that VAT is recorded when it is received; in contrast with the standard VAT accounting scheme where VAT is recorded on the date of issuing or receiving a VAT invoice, regardless of when (or if) the payment is made. |
Margin scheme reference | Conditional | |
Duplicate | Conditional | |
Triangular Trade | Conditional |
Extrinsic fields
You may require additional extrinsics specific to your industry or billing situation. If you need to provide a Customs Declaration Number, a Customs Office, and/or a Customs Declaration Date, these should be added to the invoice using the
<Comments>
tag on the first invoice line:
<Comments xml:lang="en-US">Customs Information</Comments>
. See
Adding Extrinsics to Your Invoice
for more info.