Independent Authority
Statute of limitations for 2011 cases
Lists of Greeks with large deposits abroad and the so-called Lagarde List will be put into the archive for the years up to 2011 at the end of this month, according to a circular sent by the tax administration to the monitoring mechanism, following a decision by the Council of State.
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Huge interest in the receipt lottery draw
After months of delays, the first receipt lottery was conducted on Thursday, with the lucky 1,000 taxpayers set to collect 1,000 euros each in cash next week. The measure is intended to encourage the use of electronic transactions to boost state revenues and contain tax evasion.
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Inspectors target illegal olive oil production and trafficking
The Independent Authority for Public Revenue is launching targeted inspections at olive oil production units in central and southern Greece after data pointed to income hiding and tax evasion in this sector.
Checks will focus on the areas where these phenomena are most common, such as Crete, the Peloponnese (Messinia, Argolida and Laconia) and Fthiotida in central Greece.
First receipt lottery set to take place
The first receipt lottery (concerning electronic transactions) will take place on Thursday or Friday at the latest, with 1,000 taxpayers set to win 1,000 euros each.
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Rules laid out for taxation of short-term property lets
The Greek state appears to be moving closer to making some money out of the short-term apartment and room rental sector, which has managed to remain under the taxman's radar since it first started to take off in Greece thanks to international online platforms such as Airbnb, Homestay and others.
Account declarations for professionals with PoS
Corporations and self-employed professionals with credit/debit card terminals (PoS) will have to declare their professional bank account (or accounts) on the Finance Ministry's Taxisnet database.
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Fuel flow data finally set to be monitored
The tax administration is starting to process data received from fuel flow monitoring systems installed at gas stations, and to conduct unscheduled inspections when they become aware that businesses' systems have remained inoperative for many hours, the head of the Independent Authority of Public Revenue, Giorgos Pitsilis, said on Friday.
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Political battle brews in Greece over “Paradise Papers”
“All names contained in the Paradise Papers will be scrutinized on the basis of the law,” said government spokesman, Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Tuesday, in light of the recent revelations.
Figures suggest growing number unable to pay taxes
Almost half a million taxpayers were added to the long list of debtors to the state in the month of September, according to the latest data from the Independent Authority for Public Revenue.
The authority's figures are a reflection of citizens' increasing inability to pay their taxes, with 410,000 not paying their second income tax installment and the ENFIA property tax in September.
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Street markets an unknown quantity for authorities
The state claims ignorance about the precise numbers of producers and sellers active in street trading and especially at open-air markets ("laiki agora"). The picture regarding their earnings is even more unclear in what is a vital sector for primary sector producers and consumers alike.
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