Collecting and Managing Tax Debt in Poland

Aim: The paper highlights the formation of tax debt, compares it among EU member states, examines certain factors contributing to its accumulation, and evaluates measures taken to manage tax debt collection. Methodology: Indicators from OECD publications were utilized to evaluate the accumulation...

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Main Author: Małgorzata Magdalena Hybka
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Language:English
Published: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu 2025-04-01
Series:Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
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Online Access:https://journals.ue.wroc.pl/pn/article/view/1396
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description Aim: The paper highlights the formation of tax debt, compares it among EU member states, examines certain factors contributing to its accumulation, and evaluates measures taken to manage tax debt collection. Methodology: Indicators from OECD publications were utilized to evaluate the accumulation and recovery of tax arrears. A comparative analysis juxtaposed their operational performance in EU member states, and a multiple regression model was employed to estimate the effect of independent variables on tax debt accumulation in Poland. Results: Some countries continuously face the problem of skyrocketing tax arrears, while others are relatively successful in tax collection. Rapidly accumulating tax debt has, for many years, posed a challenge to the Polish tax administration, as it is relatively high in Poland compared to other EU member states. Implications and recommendations: For many years, Poland has predominantly applied conventional methods to deal with tax debtors. Some EU countries have successfully introduced more innovative tools, leading to a decrease in tax debt and improvements in its structure to enhance recovery, including, inter alia, a behavioral approach. Originality/value: This paper attempts to uncover a dimension of tax collection that is often overlooked in scientific research and to answer the question of what happens when tax is properly assessed but not paid to the tax authorities. Tax debt accumulation is relatively rarely discussed, and methods of its analysis are sparse in economic literature.
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spelling doaj-art-1987e4cc06e4448eaeba3916b357a22c2025-08-20T03:05:33ZengWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we WrocławiuPrace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu1899-31922392-00412025-04-0169110.15611/pn.2025.1.041397Collecting and Managing Tax Debt in PolandMałgorzata Magdalena Hybka0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3524-3489Poznan University of Economics and BusinessAim: The paper highlights the formation of tax debt, compares it among EU member states, examines certain factors contributing to its accumulation, and evaluates measures taken to manage tax debt collection. Methodology: Indicators from OECD publications were utilized to evaluate the accumulation and recovery of tax arrears. A comparative analysis juxtaposed their operational performance in EU member states, and a multiple regression model was employed to estimate the effect of independent variables on tax debt accumulation in Poland. Results: Some countries continuously face the problem of skyrocketing tax arrears, while others are relatively successful in tax collection. Rapidly accumulating tax debt has, for many years, posed a challenge to the Polish tax administration, as it is relatively high in Poland compared to other EU member states. Implications and recommendations: For many years, Poland has predominantly applied conventional methods to deal with tax debtors. Some EU countries have successfully introduced more innovative tools, leading to a decrease in tax debt and improvements in its structure to enhance recovery, including, inter alia, a behavioral approach. Originality/value: This paper attempts to uncover a dimension of tax collection that is often overlooked in scientific research and to answer the question of what happens when tax is properly assessed but not paid to the tax authorities. Tax debt accumulation is relatively rarely discussed, and methods of its analysis are sparse in economic literature.https://journals.ue.wroc.pl/pn/article/view/1396tax debttax arrearstax management
spellingShingle Małgorzata Magdalena Hybka
Collecting and Managing Tax Debt in Poland
Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
tax debt
tax arrears
tax management
title Collecting and Managing Tax Debt in Poland
title_full Collecting and Managing Tax Debt in Poland
title_fullStr Collecting and Managing Tax Debt in Poland
title_full_unstemmed Collecting and Managing Tax Debt in Poland
title_short Collecting and Managing Tax Debt in Poland
title_sort collecting and managing tax debt in poland
topic tax debt
tax arrears
tax management
url https://journals.ue.wroc.pl/pn/article/view/1396
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