Tax law as viewed by entrepreneurs

Abstract

Purpose: Due to the fact that businesses operate in a very volatile and competitive environment, the purpose of this paper is to answer the research question, which was formulated as follows: "Is the tax law conducive to doing business in Poland?". Taking into account the current state of research and the experience of the author of the paper, as a person who runs a tax law office, the following hypothesis was formulated: "Variable and complicated tax regulations make it difficult to do business in Poland". It was assumed that the main purpose of the study is to present the subjective assessment of the surveyed entrepreneurs concerning the tax environment and knowledge of tax solutions to improve the tax settlement system. Design/methodology/approach: In order to achieve the presented goal, literature studies and legal acts concerning the analyzed area were used. For the purpose of examining the Polish tax system, a survey was carried out among the Silesian entrepreneurs. Its aim was to find out the opinion of entrepreneurs on the tax environment. Research methodology – a survey questionnaire containing 9 questions was used. The survey was anonymous. The questions were addressed to company owners. The survey was conducted between March 1 and March 22, 2022. Statistical analysis was also performed. Due to the scale used in the survey questionnaire, measures of correlation - Spearman's coefficient and φ –Yule’s coefficient as well as corresponding tests of significance were selected as appropriate tools for statistical analysis. Findings: The article presents the essence of the tax system and the results of the study aimed at getting to know the opinion of entrepreneurs on the tax environment. On this basis, it was found that the tax laws are extensive and changed too often, which adversely affects running a business. This is highly unfavourable to a sense of security in business. Research limitations/implications: The verification of empirical data concerning the analyzed research problem was based on the use of available data on existing tax laws in Poland. The tax laws of the last 2 years were analyzed. Their analysis confirmed that they are frequently changed. Practical implications: The results of the study show the complexity of the tax system. Analysis of the tax laws revealed that they are frequently changed and amended. Originality/value: The presented research and conclusions will provide practical guidance on the tax changes introduced over the last 2 years. This will increase the comfort of doing business. Based on the results of the analysis of taxes applied by entrepreneurs, it is concluded that frequent changes in tax laws and their misinterpretation have a large impact on the assessment of the entire tax system.