Large tax evasion was revealed by the Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE) checks In 29 live music entertainment centers.

As announced by AADE Governor George Pitsilis, with the reference point the evidence of the nightclubs on January 11th, followed on the spot in all 29 centers in the next two Saturdays, where they were identified. deviations up to 272%.

In particular, the coordinated and fully targeted business of AADE has brought to light significant undeclared receipts. To execute the business with the code name ‘Fever on Saturdays’modern digital tools were used and specifically:

  • Items from e-send and mydata
  • Artificial Intelligence Tools (algorithm)
  • Items from monitoring of booking platforms
  • Posts on social media
  • Data from Google Maps on customer gathering density in these centers

How did the checks were made

The AADE auditors from Saturday 18/1 and for every Saturday, were found in the 29 largest nightclubs in Athens and Thessaloniki, from opening to the early morning hours.

Specifically on two Saturdays, one controller was permanently in the Central Fund and another at the point where the flowers are channeled (Saturdays 2 and 3).

The auditors recorded all the traffic and transactions, while at the same time monitoring the transmission of evidence to Mydata. They then compared these information to the previous Saturday receipts (Saturday 1), as they had been forwarded to AADE.

On the next three Saturdays (Saturday 4,5,6), auditors visited only businesses that showed significant deviations between the information transmitted, the data issued and the data highlighted by the algorithm. Where violations were found, fines and suspension of the store’s operation were imposed.

The results from the new generation checks are impressive, after being observed:

  • Increasing turnover, in 6 of the country’s largest nightclubs, where they have an average of 50% more turnover since the start of the action.
  • Great deviation in the receipts that arrived up to 272%.
  • Dedication Decrees: Centers with significant deviations were reduced to 6.

The control method created a benchmarking for all these stores, which, in combination with digital tools, calculates, with a high approach, its turnover and its fluctuation to make real -time interventions.

The AADE business room was in real time the transmission of the evidence issued, analyzing the algorithm data and coordinating the auditors to visit the businesses for which there were evidence of evidence.

At the same time, the leasing of equipment and machinery contracts is being carried out to find out who really exploits businesses, and to combat the phenomenon of the so -called ‘Start / Front’.

Finally, in all cases, the audited companies were requested to pay the proof of more than 500 euros, for which there was no POS payment in the e-send.

Checks continue methodically and targeted by utilizing all data.