Gloss to the Supreme Administrative Court Order from 30th April 2015, I FZ 72/15. The Grant of Legal Aid in the Context of the Financial Situation of the Taxpayer Cover Image

Glosa do postanowienia Naczelnego Sądu Administracyjnego z dnia 30 kwietnia 2015 r., I FZ 72/15. Przyznanie prawa pomocy w kontekście sytuacji materialnej podatnika
Gloss to the Supreme Administrative Court Order from 30th April 2015, I FZ 72/15. The Grant of Legal Aid in the Context of the Financial Situation of the Taxpayer

Author(s): Rafał Bernat
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Civil Law, Law on Economics
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: taxpayer; court fees; administrative court; podatnik; koszty sądowe; sąd administracyjny

Summary/Abstract: In connect judgement, the Supreme Administrative Court granted right, a taxable person who has been refused the right of assistance thus also possibility of defending their position on the complaints about the decision of the tax authority concerning the multimillion tax liability. The Court of second instance states that the Provincial Administrative Court in assessing the reasons justifing the application of the law should help carry out simulations of the effects of incurring expenses related to legal entry to the assets of the taxable person and the people with him in the household. In addition, the Supreme Court stresses that in determining the value of the assets of the taxpayer must be taken into account only the assets – without excercising a taxable person claims and obligations. According to the author the vote decision is an example of a rational approach to the issue of the right of assistance in the case of taxable persons whose entire property subject to execution. It is essential that the courts processed the applications for the grant of the right in the help i.a. in the context of the possibility of payment of legal entry and real estate has the taxpayer. In the case entry of the Court is 100 000 PLN (maximum) and every taxable person whose tax liability would amount to tens of millions of zloty wouldn’t be able to pay such costs. This may not however prevent the implementation of the right to go to court against such taxpayer.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 66
  • Page Range: 9-15
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish