Legal, tax, accounting and mobility support for foreign companies doing business in Poland — handled by one team in Warsaw, in English, French, Polish and Russian.
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If you are not yet sure which of the areas below you need, start with the overview. It explains what a foreign investor in Poland is actually responsible for — corporate, tax, accounting and immigration — how engagements are structured, what drives cost, and the mistakes that are expensive to correct later.
Market entry
Sp. z o.o., PSA, joint-stock company, branch or representative office — we choose the right vehicle, register it in the KRS, and handle the tax, VAT and beneficial-owner filings that follow. Foreign shareholders do not need to be present in Poland.
Recovering money
For foreign creditors with unpaid invoices from Polish counterparties: pre-litigation demand, court or European Payment Order proceedings, and enforcement through a bailiff. You do not need a presence in Poland to pursue a claim.
Moving people
Work permits, the single permit, EU Blue Card, residence documents for board members, and posted-worker compliance. We advise both employers bringing staff into Poland and companies moving management here.
Regulated markets
Poland under MiCA: what CASP authorisation actually requires, how the transition from the old VASP register works, and whether passporting into the EU from a Polish entity is realistic for your model.
Crypto licensing in Poland →
Other regulated permits & licences
CGO Legal advises foreign companies and investors doing business in Poland. We have worked with international clients since 2010 — today a team of around 70 lawyers, tax advisors and accountants handles company formation, ongoing corporate and tax compliance, debt recovery, work permits and regulated-market entry from one office in Warsaw.
Most of our clients come to us at one of four moments: they are entering the Polish market, they need someone to keep an existing Polish entity compliant, they are trying to recover money from a Polish counterparty, or they need to move people into Poland legally. The four clusters below are where we do most of our work — start there if you already know what you need.
„Foreign investor” is not one client. These three profiles account for most of our instructions, and each needs something different from us.
Owner-managed businesses from India, Vietnam, Ukraine, Georgia and beyond, setting up their first European entity — usually a sp. z o.o. What matters here is a clear price, a realistic timeline and someone who handles the paperwork without requiring travel to Poland.
CFOs and in-house counsel at UK, German, Dutch and Nordic companies opening a subsidiary or branch. They compare jurisdictions carefully and need a partner who can cover legal, tax and bookkeeping for years, not a one-off registration.
Companies anywhere in the world holding unpaid invoices from a Polish counterparty. They want three answers fast: is recovery realistic, what will it cost, and how long will it take. Often no Polish presence at all.
The reason clients consolidate work with us is rarely the law alone. A Polish subsidiary generates legal, tax, accounting and immigration obligations at the same time, and splitting them across three providers is where things get missed. Inside CGO Group those four sit together:
We work in English, French, Polish and Russian.
Beyond the four main clusters, these are the mandates we handle most often for international clients.
Protection and enforcement of IP rights in Poland and the EU, plus the tax side — including the 5% IP Box rate for qualifying IP income. Trademark registration is handled in-house.
Acquisitions and conveyancing, due diligence, and MSWiA permits to buy land where a foreign buyer needs one.
Sector authorisations for regulated activity in Poland — from transport and alcohol to employment agencies and financial services — including what a foreign parent must evidence.
Cross-border succession involving Polish assets: probate, confirmation of inheritance, tax exposure and updating the land register.
Full bookkeeping for Polish entities, VAT and JPK_V7 filings, annual financial statements and payroll — coordinated with the tax advisory team.
Regulatory and contracting support for defence-sector suppliers operating in or selling into Poland.
Every area below is staffed in-house. If your matter spans several of them — as most cross-border matters do — one lawyer stays responsible for coordinating the whole file.
Step 1
A 30-minute conversation to establish what you actually need and whether we are the right firm for it. No charge and no obligation.
Step 2
We set out the steps, the timeline and the fee in writing before starting. For debt recovery, a success-fee arrangement is usually available.
Step 3
One named lawyer owns your file. Most filings and registrations are handled under power of attorney, so you do not need to travel to Poland.
Step 4
Once the entity is running, legal, tax and accounting obligations are tracked by the same team, so deadlines do not fall between providers.
In most cases, no. Company registration, tax and VAT registration, and the majority of ongoing filings can be handled under power of attorney. Some situations — certain notarial acts or bank onboarding — may require your presence or a visit to a Polish consulate, and we tell you at the quoting stage if that applies to you.
Yes. A non-resident individual or a foreign company can be the sole shareholder of a Polish sp. z o.o., and there is no requirement for a Polish resident director. Separate rules apply to acquiring agricultural land and to activity in regulated sectors.
Yes — that is the majority of our debt collection work. We act for creditors based anywhere, from the pre-litigation demand through court or European Payment Order proceedings to enforcement by a bailiff, under power of attorney.
Yes. Bookkeeping, VAT and JPK_V7 filings, annual financial statements and payroll are handled inside CGO Group, alongside the legal and tax teams. Clients who consolidate all three with us avoid the coordination gaps that cause most missed deadlines.
English, French, Polish and Russian. Correspondence, contracts and meetings can be conducted in any of these.
Describe the situation in a few sentences and we will tell you what it involves in Poland, roughly what it costs and how long it takes — before you commit to anything. If it turns out you do not need a law firm, we will say so.