Szymon Karpiński

Szymon is a qualified tax advisor with more than twenty years of professional experience. He leads Sendero’s indirect tax practice and is the partner in charge of tax compliance advice. Ever since the beginning of his career, Szymon has been focusing on VAT. He supports his clients both in everyday matters and in complicated transactions. He has rich experience as a successful tax litigator, including in precedential cases before the Supreme Administrative Court.

Recently Szymon has been responsible for many tax compliance projects. He managed MDR work, including identification of reportable arrangements and development of internal procedures, as well as providing advice on building tax governance frameworks among his clients, especially by assisting them in defining and implementing the required tax strategy and the underlying internal procedures and policies. His clients include mainly large manufacturers, particularly members of multinational automotive corporations.

Szymon has co-authored a pioneering Polish commentary on the EU VAT directive. He regularly publishes on current VAT matters and writes for Sendero’s VAT BLOG which is under his charge content-wise.

A graduate of the Jagiellonian University’s Faculty of Law and Administration. In 1999 – 2007 worked in Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young in succession. A registered tax advisor since 2004, Szymon is one of the founders of Sendero Tax & Legal (2007).