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Work-for-hire contract (Poland)

A standard Polish work-for-hire contract (Umowa o dzieło) signed with a client who is not your employer carries no social ZUS or health insurance contributions. Taxable income is gross fee minus 20% standard deductible costs (or 50% when transferring copyright), taxed at 12% PIT in the first bracket.

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The amount of the whole contract, not a single payout or instalment. Leave empty if no total is fixed (e.g. an hourly rate).
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Net payout (take-home)
4520,00 zł
Deductible costs
1000,00 zł
PIT tax advance
480,00 zł

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A contract signed with your own employer is subject to full ZUS contributions like regular salary. The 50% copyright cost deduction is capped at 120,000 zł per year. The client must report the contract to ZUS via the RUD form within 7 days.

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