An incubator for language teachers

How does the FDK incubator work for a language teacher?

A language teacher's work rarely looks like a typical full-time job. You teach at several language schools, run corporate courses on Zoom or Teams, give private tuition and prepare students for Cambridge or IELTS exams. On top of that, the intensity of your classes changes with the season — September and January are the peaks, the summer holidays and Christmas are the breaks. A classic sole proprietorship (JDG) requires registration with CEIDG, constant ZUS contributions of more than 1 825 zł per month and keeping accounts — whether or not you currently have work.

The FDK incubator offers a different way out: you join the Foundation and operate under its legal personality. You issue invoices as the Foundation — to language schools, company HR departments, individual students and e-learning platforms. You receive your fee with only 6% PIT and the 400 zł subscription deducted. No ZUS, no registration, no red tape.

A language teacher with revenue of 6 000 zł a month in a traditional sole proprietorship (8.5% lump sum, PKWiU 85.59) pays ZUS, the health contribution, tax and accounting costs totalling more than 3 111 zł — leaving around 2 889 zł net. At FDK the same 6 000 zł generates just 760 zł of costs (6% PIT + subscription) — leaving around 5 240 zł in hand. The difference is more than 2 350 zł every month.

Why is FDK the ideal solution for a language teacher?

Online and in-person teaching

Lessons over Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet are the standard today — both in corporations ordering language courses for their employees and in private tuition. FDK handles invoices for both modes: we issue documents for online and in-person services with no difference whatsoever. On the same day you can teach a corporate group over Teams in the morning and give private tuition to a secondary-school student in the evening — one contract with FDK covers both streams of income.

Language schools and examination centres

Language schools settle with their teachers in various ways — some require B2B invoices with a NIP number, others prefer contracts of mandate. At FDK you can issue VAT invoices to the school's NIP, which many institutions find more convenient and which helps avoid employment-related problems. We also settle work with examination centres preparing candidates for Cambridge, IELTS, TOEFL or DELF smoothly — we document every preparatory and examination session.

Corporate and in-company courses

Companies ordering language courses for their employees expect a professional VAT invoice with a description of the service, a timetable and an hours record. FDK prepares full documentation compliant with the requirements of large companies' accounting departments. You can run a regular English course in a corporation all year round — we take care of the monthly invoices and keep an eye on payment deadlines.

The seasonal nature of a language teacher's work

The school year brings regular income, the summer holidays a break. In a traditional sole proprietorship you pay ZUS for 12 months. At FDK your only fixed cost is the 400 zł subscription — over the summer you pay no ZUS and there is no minimum tax. You can manage your availability freely, take time off and rest without worrying about fixed charges.

Teaching materials and e-learning platforms

Textbooks, access to platforms such as italki or Preply, or your own teaching materials — FDK will help you record these expenses correctly in your documentation. If you sell your own online courses or educational materials, we will handle that income too, including sales of courses to foreign clients with VAT OSS taken into account.

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