The AADE will sift through thousands of tax cases that are piling up in the tax office’s drawers, throwing new tools into the “battle”
An extremely difficult year for those who like the “sport” of tax evasion and for those who, while having the financial means, do not proceed to repay or settle their debts to the public, is predicted in 2023, as the Ministry of Finance in collaboration with AADE they fill the “arsenal” of the control mechanism, so as to achieve the goal which is none other than the increase of public revenues, but also the expansion of the tax base.
Much weight in the effort to control tax evasion is given to tourism and as can be seen from last year’s budget execution data, the effort brought some results. Specifically, while the rates have not changed, the amount of VAT (from all categories) was increased by 4 billion euros. The interpretation given by the Ministry of Finance is that the controls worked, but also the general climate that has developed (use of credit cards, etc.).
They note of course that a small part of this amount is also due to inflation, but they point out that the vast majority of the additional VAT is that more income was recorded. And they go a step further, noting that this development will bring more taxable material and this will appear with the tax declarations for natural and legal persons that will be made in the coming months.
According to sources from the Ministry of Finance, the fact that 2023 is an election year does not mean in any way that the controls will weaken, since the AADE services have such a structure and composition that they are not affected by similar events.
From sifting cases that pool
The AADE has already started audits for thousands of tax cases that were in the drawers of the tax offices of Attica and Thessaloniki and have now been transferred to the six new Audit Centers that are already operating in Attica (4) and Thessaloniki (2).
The threshold for tax revenues has been set for 2023, at over 58 billion euros. The biggest burden for increasing revenues falls on the fight against tax evasion and avoidance and, in general, any form of fraud against the public interest.
The controls of these centers will focus on:
– Taxpayer compliance.
-In identifying income and assets that have not been declared.
– In the certification of taxes, fees, contributions and fines based on the acts issued by ELKE and also in the books of receivables.
– To natural persons who do or do not do business as long as they meet any of the following criteria:
– The value of the immovable property of the taxpayer, his/her spouse and his/her protected children, as calculated in the electronic application of the Property Register of AADE, amounts cumulatively, from 1-1-2015 and after at least one year, to the amount of 1,000,000 euros and up to the amount of 1,500,000 euros.
-The annual estimated living expenses, resulting from the income tax returns, amount to 100,000 to 150,000 euros.
-The amounts of expenses (presumptions) for the acquisition of assets amount to 200,000 to 400,000 euros.
-They sent abroad remittances totaling from 100,000 to 200,000 euros, in at least one year as detected by the data transmitted to AADE, by credit, financial institutions, payment institutions and companies providing investment services and by the data of the debit account holders for sending the remittance.
– In cases of real estate transfer tax, inheritance tax, donations, parental benefits and winnings from gambling, which are specialized by decisions of the AADE.
In battle and with new tools
Perhaps the most important tool that has entered the everyday life of businesses and professionals are e-books. myDATA, as it is widely known, abolishes in practice and gradually the handwritten issuance of documents and replaces it with the electronic one. These documents are sent in real time or even with a small time delay to the AADE platform, which can proceed to electronic cross-checks at any time.
The system is constantly being enriched and in its full development it will be able to have substantial and most important, direct results in the cross-checking and evaluation of the tax data that AADE will have at its disposal.
However, in the last period of time, he also uses other valuable tools, such as Appodixithe ElenxisLive, the extension of POS to all economic activity and the interconnection of cash registers with Taxis. All of the above, as well as those that are being prepared for the next period of time, are estimated to further tighten the cord around all those who seek to hide income or even worse not to declare VAT, an offense which is tax evasion.
1. ElenxisLive: With the help of the new electronic application “ElenxisLive” and through the tablets, the auditors of the AADE, when conducting the tax audit, will be able to see the financial profile and the “tax past” of the professional or the business, to proceed on the spot and with rapid procedures in data crossings, to check the authenticity or otherwise of the receipts from the cash registers, to issue sheets and reports on the results of the check.
2. Cash register interface: Extending the mandatory installation of POS electronic payment devices to almost all self-employed and business sectors. At the same time, the online interface of the cash registers with the POS is planned. With the new system, the tax authorities will have a complete picture of the amount and time of issuance of retail sales receipts and the method of payment by the customer and will thus be able to identify cases of income concealment and VAT theft by those who do not issue a receipt.
3. Seizures: The ultimate “weapon” for AADE, to convince those who can pay their debts and don’t, is foreclosures and electronic auctions. The target is mainly the megalofiletes, while properties of all categories come under the hammer. From residences, warehouses, commercial buildings, shops, plots to plots of land.
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