Social aspect of individual income taxation in Poland

In this article the author discusses the use of tax preferences and tax-free allowance as tools for the implementation of social objectives of fiscal policy. In this context the author analyzes here the taxation level in the individual income tax and the degree of implementation of the principle of uniformity and fairness of taxation in the polish tax sys¬tem. Moreover, there are presented the observed trends in the application of tax-free allow¬ance and tax relief. The conclusion is that the lack of a clear effect of the progression mitigat¬ing in terms of the use of tax preferences and tax-free allowance results in an uneven distribution of the tax burden, and thus hinders the state socio-economic objective