The new POTHEN platform, www.pothen.gr, is available for the submission of annual declarations for the year 2024 (use 2023) by debtors.

Initial filings for 2023 and 2024 are due to be available in the coming daysas the sending of data from financial institutions to the General Secretariat of Information Systems and Digital Governance of the Ministry of Digital Governance is pending.

It is reminded that the submission of annual declarations for the year 2023 (use 2022) is already available through the new POTHEN platform. The deadline for submitting the Asset Statement is December 31, 2024.

How the new platform for submitting “Pothen Esches” declarations works:

– Extracts data from financial organizations and credit institutions, with the aim of automating and facilitating the submission of declarations by debtors.

– Enhances the transparency and control of declarations, as the available data for each debtor is pre-filled automatically. It is noted that to date data has been collected from 114 financial organizations and credit institutions.

– There is separate submission of declarations by the spouses of the liable persons, who according to the law. 5026/23 acquire an independent obligation to submit.

– Interoperates with the National Register of Communications, emep.gov.gr, of the General Secretariat of Information Systems and Digital Governance, with the aim of more effective and immediate information to the liable persons.

It is pointed out that the submission of the annual declarations for the years 2023 (year 2022) and 2024 (year 2023) during the first application of the law can be carried out for minor children without requiring the system to fill in a Tax Registration Number (TIN), in the case which has not been issued, with notification of the remaining individual details.

It is noted that the new platform is subject to continuous checks and upgrades to improve functionality, extract data from additional agencies and therefore provide better service to users.