The company is registered, the first invoice issued — and the second part of the problem starts: who checks the monthly filings, who answers a letter from the tax office in Polish, who explains to a foreign CFO what a given notice actually means.
Ongoing legal and accounting support in Poland once the company is already running
Legal and Accounting Support for Foreign Companies
The company is registered, the first invoice issued — and the second part of the problem starts: who checks the monthly filings, who answers a letter from the tax office in Polish, who explains to a foreign CFO what a given notice actually means.
Head office asks the local team a simple status question: is VAT settled, does anything need signing. The local team has no accountant yet, so they search for an office, translate documents, and wait for a reply.
Meanwhile the tax payment deadline keeps approaching regardless of whether anyone found support in time, and a late payment means interest and a letter that no one at head office can read on their own.
Ongoing accounting and legal support is run by our trusted legal and accounting partner — Deston stays your single point of contact, turns head office questions into concrete tasks for the partner, and comes back with an answer in English before a deadline becomes a problem.
We're not a law firm or an accounting office — legal and accounting support is handled by a partner we've worked with for years on foreign companies entering Poland. You don't have to sort out which question is legal and which is accounting — it reaches the right person, and you get one answer.
What we don't do: we don't run financial audits or sign as a statutory auditor — that's regulated work always done by a licensed partner, never by Deston.
What you get
- One question instead of two phone callsYou don't need to know if an issue is legal or accounting — routing it to the right specialist happens on our side.
- Answers in English, on timeOfficial letters and partner questions come back to you as a decision to make before the deadline, not after it.
- Continuity from registration to ongoing supportIf we registered your company, moving into ongoing accounting is seamless — the same partner, no restarting the document set from zero.
The scope of ongoing support depends on company size and transaction volume — a small trading company and a manufacturing branch settle on a different rhythm. The partner runs legal and accounting support for foreign clients regularly, not as a side activity.
Scope and pricing
Scope covers bookkeeping under Polish regulations, VAT and income tax settlements, ongoing legal advice on contracts with Polish counterparts, and translation of official correspondence for head office.
Getting started looks like this:
- Initial conversation — legal form, scale of activity, monthly transaction volume.
- The partner prepares a scope and settlement schedule matched to your company.
- Handover of starting documents and a fixed reporting rhythm.
- Ongoing support — Deston collects questions from head office, the partner answers, you get one report.
Cost depends on monthly accounting volume and the scope of legal support. You learn the price after the initial conversation, once transaction volume is known. The cost of not having ongoing support — interest on late filings, head office time spent searching for answers — usually outweighs the price difference of steady support.
Our guarantees
One permanent point of contact. We don't change your handler mid-engagement without notice.
Deadlines under supervision. We set the filing schedule in advance, so you don't learn about a deadline on the day it falls.
Communication in English. Every official letter and partner decision reaches you translated into the language you work in.
Availability
The partner takes on a limited number of new companies for ongoing support each month, to keep deadlines for clients already onboard — the sooner you sign up, the sooner we set the first schedule.
Let's talk about your ongoing support
Tell us what stage your company is at and how many transactions you process monthly. We come back with a scope and a firm quote.
What you lose by waiting
Every month without steady support is a month a filing deadline can pass unnoticed before anyone at head office even realises it existed.
In short
Ongoing accounting and legal work is run by a trusted partner · Deston stays your single point of contact · answers in English before deadlines · continuity from registration into ongoing support · financial audits always run by a licensed partner.
Frequently asked questions
Do you take on companies that Deston didn't register?
Yes. The partner takes over ongoing support regardless of who handled registration — all that's needed is the existing document set.
Does Deston run financial audits?
No. Audits are run only by a licensed statutory auditor on the partner's side — Deston coordinates contact but doesn't sign off on the result.
How fast do I get an answer to an urgent question from head office?
It depends on the nature of the question — simple matters come back quickly, ones needing partner analysis take longer. Realistic response time is set at the start of the engagement.
Does correspondence with the tax office go through you?
Ongoing correspondence is handled by the partner on your behalf under power of attorney, and Deston translates the status as it happens.
What happens if the scale of activity changes during the year?
We update scope together with the partner — more transactions mean a different settlement rhythm, adjusted as needed, not once a year.