Sole trader in CEIDG
- With no partner
- We compare the tax options
- We register the business in CEIDG
Companies and sole traders · Warsaw
Your own business in Poland: sole trader or company
When you open a business, we start not with a form but with the question of whether you are allowed to run one at all. The grounds of your stay decide which route is even open.
We check your right to trade before taking money for the registration.
The usual choice
Sole trader (JDG)
Setting up as a sole trader takes fewer formalities than a company, and the bookkeeping is simpler. You are liable with everything you own.
What we do → When a partner joinsSp. z o.o.
More formalities and full bookkeeping. The company is liable with its assets, not you.
See the differences →Not every foreign national may open a sole trader business
This is the first thing we check. Registering a business for someone with no right to it ends in removal from the register and a residence problem, with the fee already spent.
You may run a sole trader business, among others
- With UKR status or a CUKR card
- With a permanent residence permit
- As a long-term EU resident
- With a Karta Polaka
- With a residence permit for running a business
A temporary residence and work permit alone does not grant it
A permit for residence and work lets you work for a named employer but does not open the way to your own business. This is the most common misunderstanding people arrive with. So we check your specific residence title against art. 4 of the Act on foreign entrepreneurs.
A limited company is different: a foreign national may hold shares regardless of the grounds of stay, even while living abroad. Sometimes that is the only route.
How we set up your business
We choose the business form together, then register the business and keep its books.
Company through S24
- When the standard articles will do
- We prepare the articles and the register filing
- We keep full books from the day of entry in the register
Company at a notary
- Needed when the articles carry non-standard clauses
- We prepare the papers for the notary
- It takes longer than S24
Start-up contributions for sole traders are in our guide: ZUS amounts for 2026.
Four traps we mention before registering
A single-member company and social securityThe sole shareholder of a limited company counts as an entrepreneur for social security and pays contributions for themselves. Two shareholders change that: check it before signing, not after the first contribution payment.
Profit taxed twiceThe company pays corporate tax on profit and the shareholder pays tax on the dividend. At small turnover a sole trader business is often simply cheaper, even if a company sounds more serious.
A company alone does not grant residenceRegistering a business does not itself grant residence. A permit based on business activity requires proven income or employment, and the office checks it for real. We say this in the first conversation.
An address and bookkeeping from day oneA company needs a registered address and full bookkeeping from the day it is entered in the register, not from the first invoice. A sole trader on the lump-sum scheme costs a fraction of that to service.
Support after registration
Registration is day one of the matter. We take care of the rest of the first week.
Social security registrationWe register you for social security on time and check whether the start-up relief applies.
A business accountWe tell you whether a personal account will do for your business. A company must have a business one.
VAT or exemptionWe check before the start whether you qualify for the VAT exemption. Some services rule it out from the first zloty.
Cash registerWe check whether your trade needs a cash register from the first sale.
Bookkeeping from month oneReturns are due even for a month with no income. We keep the books from the start so that you do not begin with arrears.
What you do not needA stamp, a rented office or capital for a sole trader. This is exactly what firms selling “start-up packages” live on.
How we keep the books after registration: accounting for a sole trader and accounting for a company.
Common questions
I hold a work-based residence card. Can I open a sole trader business?
A permit for residence and work alone does not allow it. You either change the grounds of your stay or choose a limited company, where a foreign national may hold shares regardless of those grounds. We check your document and say which route is open.
How long does registration take?
A CEIDG entry usually appears within one working day. A company through S24 takes a few working days, depending on the registry court. We do not promise official deadlines: our part is a complete file on the same day.
Which form of taxation should I choose?
It depends on the trade, the costs and the income. We compare all three on your figures before registration: the form can only be changed the next year.
What about social security at the start?
A sole trader is usually entitled to the start relief: the first six months without social contributions, only the health contribution. Then two years of the reduced rate, and only after that the full one. We check whether the relief applies to you, because it does not always.
Do you keep the books after registration?
Yes, that is the natural continuation: the lump sum or a ledger for a sole trader, full bookkeeping for a company. We give the price after a conversation, as it depends on the number of documents and your VAT status.
What official fees apply at registration?
Registering a sole trader in CEIDG is free; for a spółka z o.o. you pay the court fee for the entry and for the notice in the Monitor Sądowy i Gospodarczy.
Tell us what you are planning
A few sentences about the trade you have in mind and the residence document you hold. We will ask the rest ourselves.
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Company detailsWNR Group sp. z o.o. · KRAZ 29795 · KRS 0001031454 · NIP 1231532016 · REGON 525071870 · kapitał zakładowy 5 000 zł · siedziba: ul. Albatrosów 24A, 05-500 Piaseczno