Defence in fiscal-criminal cases
Proceedings conducted under the Kodeks karny skarbowy (KKS, Fiscal Penal Code) can be long, complicated and very costly financially. They carry not only high fines calculated in daily rates, but also custodial sentences and the personal liability of board members, business owners and people keeping the accounts. We help entrepreneurs and private individuals at every stage, including outside the working hours of the authorities.
How we help
- tax fraud and shortfalls in public-law dues,
- so-called empty invoices and unreliable books (including art. 62 KKS),
- VAT extortion and so-called tax carousels,
- money laundering and economic crimes,
- economic corruption and bribery,
- audit and customs-fiscal proceedings conducted by the Krajowa Administracja Skarbowa (KAS, National Revenue Administration).
Instruments that can mitigate liability
In fiscal-criminal cases, timing and the right strategy are of enormous importance. In many cases you can make use of solutions provided for in Polish law that allow you to avoid a penalty or reduce it significantly:
- czynny żal (voluntary disclosure) - notifying the authority of the committed act before it discovers it on its own,
- dobrowolne poddanie się odpowiedzialności (voluntary submission to liability) - concluding the case without a conviction appearing in the criminal record,
- correction of the declaration and settlement of the dues - often crucial for the further course of the case.
We react quickly
If you have received notice that proceedings have been initiated, a summons as a witness or a suspect, or an audit is under way, contact us before you give any statement. Well-planned first steps and the proper securing of documentation can change the outcome of the entire case and limit the financial risk.
