I got a new identity card recently (I moved), so now I need to inform some institutions of the change. Not really unreasonable, eg. my bank knows this number and would check the ID card if I tried to close the account.
One of the institutions that requires being informed of such change is Urząd Skarbowy (Polish equivalent of IRS). So I filled a NIP-3 form and started wondering: does Urząd Skarbowy really need to know where I live (address – required field), what’s my phone number, e-mail address, bank account number? Most of those fields are optional, but anyway, why are they collected at all?
While I’m at it — I must admit Urząd Skarbowy is probably one of the most well-organized government offices
