Monitor Podatkowy

no. 9/2019

Taxation of activity of a sports referee based on national law

DOI: 10.32027/MOPOD.19.9.3
Karolina Tetłak
jest adiunktem w Katedrze Prawa Finansowego na Wydziale Prawa i Administracji Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Filip Schade
LL.M., jest pracownikiem naukowym w Katedrze Analizy Gospodarczej i Opodatkowania Przedsiębiorstw prof. dr. hab. S. Kuderta oraz doktorantem w Institute for Central and East European Taxation (I CEE Tax) na Uniwersytecie Europejskim Viadrina we Frankfurcie nad Odrą.
Abstract

Based on the act of 26.07.1991 on personal income tax there are legal doubts regarding tax effects connected with acquiring income on the score of activity of a sports referee. There are many compelling arguments so that revenue from referee’s activity could be recognized as revenue from an economic activity, and from contractual employment. However, article 5a (6) of the act on personal income tax is a clause which settles a conflict of a qualification in favor of a contractual employment, which prevents qualifying revenue from refereeing sports competitions as revenue from an economic activity.