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Marcin Zimny

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Marcin is an of counsel and has over 14 years’ experience as a Tax advisor.

He specialises in VAT, CIT regulations, excise duty and trade of excise goods and has in particular expertise in different types of transactions in different sectors of industry (among others: Technology, Media & Communications, Business & Professional Services, Consumer & Retail, Real Estate & Infrastructure, Financial Institutions).

Marcin advises national and international clients in relation to international trade, M&A transactions, restructuring, joint ventures and financial transactions. As a former official in the Ministry of Finance as well as the Central Board of Customs he has broad understanding in representing clients in disputes with fiscal administrative bodies and administrative courts.

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Technology, media & communications
Consumer & retail
Business & professional services
Financial institutions & insurance
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CV

Since 2015 Of counsel, Taylor Wessing
Since 2013 Owner, Zimny Doradcy podatkowi, tax law boutique
2005 – 2013 Associate and tax advisor, CMS Cameron McKenna
2003 – 2005 Official, Ministry of Finance, Excise Duty Department
2002 – 2003 Official, Ministry of Finance, Indirect Taxes (VAT) Department
2001 – 2002 Official, Central Board of Customs, Customs Tariff and Value Department
2001 – 2003 Legal studies, University of Wrocław, Poland
1998 – 2001 Legal studies, University of Łódź, Poland
1995 – 2000 Studies, University of Łódź, Poland

Career

Since 2015 Of counsel, Taylor Wessing
Since 2013 Owner, Zimny Doradcy podatkowi, tax law boutique
2005 – 2013 Associate and tax advisor, CMS Cameron McKenna
2003 – 2005 Official, Ministry of Finance, Excise Duty Department
2002 – 2003 Official, Ministry of Finance, Indirect Taxes (VAT) Department
2001 – 2002 Official, Central Board of Customs, Customs Tariff and Value Department

Education

2001 – 2003 Legal studies, University of Wrocław, Poland
1998 – 2001 Legal studies, University of Łódź, Poland
1995 – 2000 Studies, University of Łódź, Poland

Publications

Co-author of Beck's online commentary on the Insolvency Code for the Polish Restructuring and Bankruptcy Law regarding the tax aspects of restructuring and bankruptcy, C.H. Beck, 18 March 2019

Editor and co-author of the commentary on excise tax, C.H. Beck, 2017

Memberships & Associations

National Chamber of Tax Advisors

Additional languages

English French

Awards

Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa 2019

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