The single digital gateway is a platform which facilitates online access to information, administrative procedures, and assistance services that EU citizens and businesses may need in another EU country.

The Orgin

The Single Digital Gateway  (SDG) project is created on the basis of the Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and the Council dated on the 2 October 2018 on the creation of a single digital gateway to provide access to information, procedures and assistance and problem-solving services, amending the Regulation (EU) No. 1024/2012

SDG is to facilitate online access to information, administrative procedures and assistance services that citizens and businesses may need in another EU Member State. The European Commission, together with national authorities, has developed a network of national web portals that provide citizens and businesses information’s how are the rules applied in each Member State. From December 2020, the part of such information is available as part of the SDG on the "Your Europe" portal. The national websites that participate in the portal, hasn’t been closed, but  are marked with the common "Your Europe" logo.

The Polish Ministry of Finance strongly supports the Single Digital Gateway project. On the 14 December 2020,the latest development in SDG project took place on the 14 December 2020, when information on tax matters on podatki.gov.pl,was lauched. podatki.gov.pl became part of the SDG.

Currently, we are working on including on the SDG portal online procedures, which will enable users to settle matters online, without the need to submit documents in paper form.

Objective

• facilitating access to information, online procedures and support services,
• support for understanding the rules that apply in a given situation
• Avoidance of unnecessary administrative problems and formalities.

For whom

The portal was developed primarily for EU citizens and their families (including family members from non-EU countries).

EU citizens - or citizens of Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway - have certain rights that also apply outside of their country of residence. However, you may find that these rights are not always respected if your country has not yet fully implemented the relevant EU legislation.

What can you find

The advice provided on SDG are  for  common daily situations such as moving or traveling to another country, staying, studying or working, or shopping abroad. On the other hand, entrepreneurs can also obtain information on conducting business activity abroad.

On podatki.gov.pl, users of SDG will find, among others information on:

• residents, retirees and working people,
• inheritance rights,
• sale and purchase of real estate,
• corporate income tax,
• tax on goods and services,
• excise duty.

Benefits

• Uniform, coherent information for EU citizens and entrepreneurs,
• Easy access and reliable content in one single  place,
• Reduction of additional administrative burdens,
• Assistance in fulfilling tax obligations,
• Less involvement of the administrations of the Member States,
• National Revenue Administration replies customers (taxpayer) requests to provide reliable information for English speakers including non-citizens of the Republic of Poland,

For more information on the Single Digital Gateway, visit the Your Europe website. Information on the tax system in Poland, including dedicated subpages that are part of Your Europe, can be found at podatki.gov.pl.