On the basis of the regulations on the so-called Anti-Crisis Shield 6.0, entrepreneurs may receive additional support in the form of subsidies for micro and small entrepreneurs and exemptions from social security contributions and additional parking benefits.
Subsidies for micro and small entrepreneurs
On the basis of the anti-crisis regulations in force, the District Labour Office in Radom announces a call for subsidies to cover current costs of running a business up to 5 thousand PLN. 5 tys. zł.
This form of support may be used by micro and small entrepreneurs who, as of 30 September 2020, conducted business activity in the following sectors (predominant activity):
- gastronomy and catering
- sport and fitness
- tourist and transport
- entertaining and cultural
- exhibition
- photographic
- service
- retail
- therapeutic (in terms of physiotherapy and spa treatment)
To receive subsides, two more conditions must be met:
1. the business activity in the above mentioned branches must be conducted on September 30 2020 and on the date of application. This means that the entrepreneur applying for assistance must continue to conduct business
2 The income obtained by the entrepreneur in October or November 2020 was at least 40% lower than the income obtained in October or November 2019.
The subsidy is non-refundable on the condition of conducting business activity for 3 months counting from the date of its receipt.
The documents will be accepted only electronically through the website praca.gov.pl immediately after the announcement of recruitment by the director of the PUP.
The grant for micro and small entrepreneurs can be combined with other forms of support from public funds.The grant can be applied for by an entity that has obtained, among other things, a loan under Article 15zzd of the Act. It should be remembered that two or more types of public funding cannot be allocated to cover the same costs. The grant can also be applied for by micro-entrepreneurs who do not employ and have never hired employees.
Exemptions from Social Security contributions
Entrepreneurs operating in industries marked with more than 40 PKD codes have been granted the right to be exempt from contributions for November 2020,including trade, catering, extracurricular forms of education, cultural and sports facilities, as well as physiotherapists.
One of the conditions for obtaining the exemption is a decrease in revenue by at least east 40 percent in November 2020 compared to November 2019. Entrepreneurs will be able to submit applications from December 30 to the end of January. And until the end of 2020 they must remember about the obligation to submit settlement documents to ZUS.
Shield 6.0 also exempts additional industries from contributions for July, August and September. The condition is, among others, a 75 percent drop in revenue for the first month covered by the application. From December 30, 2020 to January 15, 2021 applications can be submitted by hotels and similar accommodation facilities as well as tour operators.
In all these cases, the exemption will also include contributions paid.If an entrepreneur has paid them, he will be able to obtain a refund of the overpayment or cover subsequent contributions.
Parking fees
30 December 2020. ZUS begins accepting applications for parking. In the vast majority of cases these are the same industries that benefit from exemption from social security contributions. The above mentioned industries are eligible for additional parking only once. The condition for payment is a decrease in income in October or November by at least 40 percent in relation to the situation in the same month a year ago.
The exceptions are here: hotels and similar accommodation facilities, tour operators and sports facilities that can receive additional parking spaces up to three times. The condition for the first payment is a decrease in revenue by at least 75 percent. Entrepreneurs from these industries can apply from December 16th.
Persons performing civil law contracts (e.g. orders, works of art) will also receive a one-time additional parking benefit.These are contracts concluded until 15 December 2020.The parking will be used by creators, artists, culture support technicians, architects and people who provide services to museums (in the field of extracurricular forms of education and museum guides). Applications for ZUS parking will be available from January 15.
Persons who perform contracts-orders for the benefit of culture in the broadest sense of the word will be able to submit an application so as not to deduct contributions from their salaries. This applies to contracts concluded or annexed between January 1 and March 31, 2021 and includes contributions for the period from January to the end of April 2021.
ZUS emphasizes that the exemption can be used if the total revenue from orders in the month before the application was submitted did not exceed the average national salary.The Contractor may also not be insured under any other title than the contract-orders. Applications can be submitted to ZUS within seven days from the date of concluding the agreement, at the earliest from 1 January. The customer must also be informed about the application. Contributions will not be credited to the insured's account, but he will retain the right to free medical care.
All applications for parking and exemption from contributions must be submitted by ZUS Electronic Services PlatformDetailed information on the conditions of support from the anti-crisis shield 6.0, specific PKD codes that will benefit from the assistance and application deadlines are available on the website www.zus.pl. (PAP).