By Chrysostomos Tsoufis

The… new morals force this year the AADE to activate on July 2 the automatic submission of pre-filled tax returns for 1.3 million employees and pensioners who have no income from other sources. The period from July 2 to July 26 can be used by taxpayers to submit amended returns without penalty.

In this context the AADE issued a relevant decision with the details of the automated tax return submission process. The Authority informs that in the cases of spouses who have not chosen to submit separate declarations, then they will pre-complete a joint declaration

As long as the employee or pensioner checks his statement and finds that the pre-filled data is accurate and there are no other data to be added, he has 2 options. Either he submits the declaration himself or …he leaves it and the AADE does it on July 2 by itself (from home in official slang).

If he deems that information is missing then he must change it – some codes cannot be changed manually such as wages and pensions where communication with the employer and the EFKA respectively so that they can send the necessary data to the AADE and then fill in the tax return – and then submit the tax return.

caution tax payers should pay attention to the fact that if they amend the return and save it without submitting it, then the system on July 2nd will automatically submit not the amended return but the original one!!! Of course, there is also a window of time until 7/26 to modify again.

The immediate submission of the tax return benefits two main categories of taxpayers. On the one hand, those who have a credit report, in which case they are entitled to a tax refund. On the other hand, those who need the settlement statement to receive a benefit or other benefit or to take out a loan.

At the same time, AADE has already started to inform taxpayers that from the first week of June they will be able to download the pre-clearance information file, as well as their declarations and their settlement slips, through the myAADE application. The pre-clearance note contains, among other things:

-The tax result
– The data taken into account by AADE for the pre-completion of the declaration

From this year, it is not possible to submit a tax return if the taxpayer has not first registered the IBAN. Tax that does not exceed €30 is not certified, as is tax that does not exceed €5.