Five important tax evasion cases, with possible offshoots of wider circuits, were identified by AADE auditors. These are cases of issuing and receiving virtual invoices and concern businesses in Attica, which are active both in trade and in wider services.

Specifically:

A mobile phone wholesale business in Athens was found to have received virtual invoices with a total value of 780,000 euros, plus VAT of 187,000 euros. The fine imposed exceeds 95,000 euros.

A second business of the same activity in Piraeus was found to have received virtual invoices of 7.15 million euros, plus VAT of 1.72 million euros. The fine imposed amounts to 860,000 euros.

A store selling mobile phones and telecommunications equipment in Athens, was found to have received virtual invoices of 621,000 euros, plus VAT of 150,000 euros. The fine reaches 75,000 euros.

A machinery wholesale business in the center of Athens, had issued virtual invoices of 8.5 million euros, plus VAT of 2.1 million euros.

Finally, an advertising company based in Athens had hidden from the 2019 tax return a turnover of 230,000 euros and VAT of 54,000 euros. At the same time, the same company is also involved in issuing and receiving virtual invoices, with a total value of 1.85 million euros.

The first fine has already been imposed for the inaccurate declarations, in the amount of 27,000 euros, while the audit of the company’s books continues, in order to establish, firstly, the total amount of tax evasion, possibly for other uses, and secondly, all those involved in the circuit of virtual invoices .