Paweł Selera works with Halcyon as of counsel, specializing in VAT and corporate taxation.
He is a licensed tax advisor with over 20 years of professional experience in VAT and corporate tax advisory across both the private and public sectors. He has worked for international tax advisory firms – including “Big Four” companies – in both Germany and Poland. His advisory work has focused particularly on cross-border transactions, financial services, and the implementation of the National e-Invoicing System (KSeF).
From 2018 to 2024, he served as a government official at the Ministry of Finance. From 2019 to 2023, Director of the Goods and Services Tax (VAT) Department at the Ministry, where he was responsible for VAT legislation. He authored or co-authored numerous VAT-related changes in recent years, including the introduction of VAT groups, the option to tax financial services, and dozens of measures designed to simplify and modernize VAT compliance. He also led and supervised the legislative work regarding KSeF.
He represented the Minister of Finance in EU forums and acted as a representative for tax authorities in proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Paweł combines unique experience gained at international advisory firms with his background at the Ministry of Finance. Clients value his open communication style and his ability to formulate clear recommendations. He has conducted hundreds of tax workshops and training sessions for businesses and local government bodies.
Paweł is also an academic lecturer and the author or co-author of over 100 publications on VAT and EU tax law, published both in Poland and abroad.
In his private life, he enjoys traveling – including short trips around Lower Silesia, where he lives. He is a fan of sports and music.
- Member of supervisory boards, including the Supervisory Board of Aplikacje Krytyczne Sp. z o.o. (2020–2024)
- Fellow at the Polish Economic Institute (2019–2023)
- Expert Committee of the Fiscal Studies Centre at the Faculty of Law and Administration, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
- eDukat 2023 – award presented by the Cashless Congress for the most interesting academic study on cashless payments and financial innovation
- Bronze Medal for Long Service (academic career) – Order of the President of the Republic of Poland (2022)
- Distinction in the Dziennik Gazeta Prawna “Golden Wings” competition for the book “The Right to Deduct and Refund Input VAT” (2015)
- Grand Prize in the Dziennik Gazeta Prawna and KPMG competition for the book “International vs. EU Tax Law in the Context of Corporate Profit Taxation” (2011)
Speaker at numerous international and national academic and industry conferences focusing on issues related to the EU VAT system, including:
- International VAT Association (IVA) – annual conference – Warsaw (2026)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam – seminar concluding the postgraduate program on EU VAT (2025)
- Speaker at events organized by SGH Warsaw School of Economics regarding the EU’s ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age) package and e-invoicing, including the “ViDA & Beyond” symposium organized by the SGH Institute of Finance (2024–2026)
- Annual Conference on European VAT Law, Academy of European Law ERA, Trier, Germany (2022-2023)
- Lecturer in the postgraduate tax law program at the University of Wrocław
- Graduate of law at the Faculty of Law and Administration and Economics of the University of Wroclaw
- Graduate of law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Regensburg/Germany (LL.M.)
- Doctorate (with honors) in law from the University of Wroclaw, 2009
- Tax advisor no. 11648
- Languages: Polish (native), English (fluent), German (fluent)
