Bartosz Matusik

Partner
Head of Tax
Tax advisor
Bartosz considers the whole picture of an issue, not only tax matters.
— Chambers Europe, Tax 2022
Warsaw
About

Bartosz Matusik has more than 20 years of experience in advising clients from various sectors (including banking and finance, real estate, manufacturing and energy) on corporate income tax (CIT), personal income tax (PIT), VAT and other tax obligations, as well as on international tax law issues. 

He supports clients in planning domestic and international tax structures, and on the tax aspects of restructuring processes and transfers of assets (real estate, receivables, and shares).

He also represents clients in proceedings before the tax authorities. 

Bartosz has authored numerous articles on tax issues in professional journals and is a regular contributor at sector conferences and training events.

 

Areas of FocusFinancial ServicesTaxInternational Tax and Structuring

EXPERIENCE

  • Designing an international tax-efficient structure for remunerating middle- and senior-level management for a large entity from the financial sector.
  • Advising a variety of entities, including an agricultural machinery manufacturer and distributor, a plastics manufacturer, and a vehicle distributor, on day-to-day tax issues (mainly income tax
    and VAT).
  • Advising numerous clients on the tax aspects of business transactions, including the sale and acquisition of Polish businesses via share or asset deals.
  • Providing tax planning and comprehensive tax advice to major Polish energy companies in relation to their acquisitions.
  • Providing comprehensive tax planning for loan securitisation processes and leasing receivables securitisation processes.
Languages
  • Polish
  • English
  • German

Awards

  • Recommended in Tax – Legal 500 EMEA 2020-2025
  • Recommended in Investment Funds – Legal 500 EMEA 2022-2025
  • Ranked Band 4 in Tax – Chambers Europe 2023-2024, Tax
  • Recognised as Highly Regarded Practitioner in the field of General Corporate Tax – ITR World Tax 2025
  • Recognised as Highly Regarded Practitioner in the fields of General Corporate Tax and Transactional tax/Customs – ITR World Tax 2024
  • Recognised as "up and coming" in Tax – Chambers Europe 2020 and 2022
  • "Bartosz has great knowledge in the field of tax solutions. It is characterised by professionalism and searching for solutions in problematic matters. He understands the problems of our organisation, which is developing dynamically and needs dynamic people to cooperate with." – Chambers Europe 2023, Tax
  • "Bartosz Matusik of DLA Piper acts for clients on the tax structuring of cross-border capital market and real estate transactions. Clients appreciate him for being "thorough, with good organisational skills," as well as for "considering the whole picture of an issue, not only tax matters." – Chambers Europe 2022, Tax
  • Recommended in Private Client – Legal 500 EMEA 2022
  • "Bartosz Matusik: A high degree of professionalism, which is essential for reliable qualitative results" – Legal 500 EMEA 2022, Private Client
  • "Bartosz Matusik, is incredibly knowledgeable and determined to produce quality results for his clients." – Legal 500 EMEA 2022, Tax
Education
  • Master's degree in Finance, 2004

Insight Overview

Bartosz has authored numerous articles on tax issues in professional journals and is a regular contributor at specialist conferences and training events. He also appears as a lecturer at tax seminars and training sessions, as well as a consultant on business TV programmes.

Prior Experience

  • May 2017 - present, Partner, DLA Piper
  • November 2015 - April 2017, Counsel, DLA Piper
  • 2008 - 2015, Senior Associate, DLA Piper
  • 2004 - 2007, Consultant, Senior Consultant, Deloitte (& Touche)
  • 2003 - 2004, Accounting Assistant, OSP Polpager

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Tax Advisor, member of the National Chamber of Tax Advisors in Warsaw, 2006

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+48 22 540 74 66
(Work, Warsaw)