When a Danish national living in Poland came to SmartAccountant, he had a straightforward plan: hire his Polish wife as an employee in his Danish real estate business.

We had a better idea.

Instead of adding her to a Danish payroll – where employment income is taxed at up to 50% – our team identified a more efficient cross-border structure. We helped the client establish a Polish Limited Liability company (Sp. z o.o.) and use it as a holding vehicle for his Danish business shares.

His wife then engaged with the Polish entity on a B2B basis, with her income taxed under Poland’s lump-sum (ryczałt) regime at just 8.5%.

The result: the same work, the same family business – but a tax burden reduced from 50% down to 8.5%, saving over 100,000 PLN per year.

This kind of outcome isn’t the product of aggressive tax avoidance. It’s what happens when an experienced cross-border advisory team understands both the Polish and Danish legal frameworks – and asks the right questions before defaulting to the obvious solution.

The takeaway for international entrepreneurs: the structure you choose matters as much as the business you build. A Polish entity can do far more than hold local contracts – it can be a strategic hub for your international operations.

If you’re a foreign entrepreneur operating across borders and want to understand what structures might work for your situation, we’re happy to start with a conversation.