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Civil contracts

Same assumptions — compare mandate vs task contract: take-home and what the other party pays.

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Period

Advanced options 20% (standard) · Full ZUS

Mandate only

ZUS exemption on a mandate requires pupil/student status AND age under 26. Under 26 without studies → full ZUS; PIT young relief is a separate toggle.

Young relief applies to mandate (up to 85 528.00 PLN/year), not task contracts. Under 26 is enough.

Compare — mandate vs task contract

  • Click a tile. The selected form’s breakdown is below.
  • Best Highest net under these assumptions.

Selected form breakdown

Mandate

Gross
10 000.00 PLN
ZUS (contractor)
1 126.00 PLN
ZUS (client)
2 048.00 PLN
Health
798.66 PLN
KUP
2 000.00 PLN
PIT
524.88 PLN
Client cost
12 048.00 PLN

Where does your tax go?

On a mandate, about half of PIT funds local government; the rest goes to the state — same split as employment.

Central budget

3 142.98 PLN

49.9%

Local government (JST)

3 155.58 PLN

50.1%

Full visualization on /podatki

  • Offer approximation — not a civil-law settlement.
Mandate · Take-home 7 550.46 PLN

Educational tool. Not tax advice. Payroll advances and the annual return can differ.

Rates: ministry of finance / ZUS for the selected year. The engine computes in PLN grosze.

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