Tax inspectors go for the big fish

Greece's tax authorities are embarking on the relentless pursuit of tax dodgers in 2020, with tens of thousands of checks scheduled to take place this year by the country's Independent Authority for Public Revenue. The inspections will focus on on-site checks, which will mainly concern major enterprises and taxpayers with large incomes, according to two decisions by IAPR director Giorgos Pitsilis as published in the Government Gazette.

The first decision provides for Services for Investigations and Safeguarding of Public Revenue (YEDDE) to conduct at least 670 investigations and 17,720 on-site checks, including transfer inspections. The corresponding figures in 2019 were 620 investigations and 16,000 on-site checks.

The YEDDE objective is to seek, identify and combat tax evasion and smuggling. In effect YEDDE is the rapid-response force of the tax authorities, as,...

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