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III ARN 25/96 AI generated

Court ruled cash dividends from cooperative surplus are not wages under income tax law.

Case Number III ARN 25/96
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court overturned lower court decisions that had reclassified cooperative surplus dividends as taxable wages. The tax authority argued these payments were income from shares, while the tax chamber contended they constituted wages regardless of labor contribution. The court held that such distributions are not wages under the Income Tax Act because they do not arise from a cooperative employment relationship.

Legislator headnote

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Ustawa o podatku dochodowym od osób fizycznych art. 31 ust. 1; art. 38 ust. 2; art. 52 pkt 2 lit. a; art. 77 § 2 Prawa spółdzielczego; Przychody ze spółdzielczego stosunku pracy nie obejmują udziałów w nadwyżce bilansowej nie związanej z wkładem pracy.

Keywords

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cooperative surplus dividends income tax law wages definition cooperative employment relationship taxable income classification

Cited Legislation

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Ustawa z dnia 26 lipca 1991 r. o podatku dochodowym od osób fizycznych (Dz. U. z 1993 r., Nr 90, poz. 416 ze zm.)
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