Independent Authority

Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance Harry Theoharis stressed on Monday that under a new bill the government will address the issue of uninsured and immobilized vehicles.

In an interview on Skai TV, Theoharis stressed that "having citizens divided into two categories, with some paying road taxes regularly and others not, is unacceptable."

Declared incomes increased significantly last year, not only thanks to economic growth but also due to improvements in the tax mechanism.

Sales of real estate with cash, undeclared incomes in Greece and abroad, taxpayers who appear with annual incomes that do not exceed 10,000 euros, or larger amounts but with disproportionate expenses, as well as those who obtain income from short-term leases, are being targeted by the tax collection mechanism in 2024.

Extra tax and fines amounting to almost 1.955 billion euros were attributed by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) in 2023 to taxpayers and businesses after audits they carried out, even finding extensive tax evasion in some cases. Of this amount, however, only €305.7 million, or 15.6% of those certified, flowed into the state coffers.

The online portal has opened on Taxisnet for the submission of tax returns for the incomes of 2023, with the final date for their submission being Friday July 26.

Taxpayers' overdue debts to the tax office are divided into three categories, for which the National Economy and Finance Ministry and the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) are planning settlements.

The first of the two new Capital Taxation Centers (KEFOK), which undertakes to ensure the effective taxation and control of real estate, is to be activated on Monday. Their monitoring is leaving the local tax offices and all orders to them will be given centrally.

In the past, there were many cases of different interpretations, as well as glaring cases of mistakes by tax officials.

The procedures for issuing tax information will be faster as the interoperability between the state agencies is adopted. The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) will be immediately informed about the existence of non-overdue debts of the citizen and accordingly grant the tax clearance certificate, or not.

The tax authorities are increasing the burden on owners choosing to rent out their property short-term.

The 300,000 citizens who have downloaded the appodixi application, which verifies the veracity of company receipts, are demonstrating their active participation in supporting the tax control system.