Greece

In a shocking series of events, police arrested a man who barged into a tax office in Kozani, Thessaloniki on Thursday and began to viciously attack employees there with an axe. The attack occurred on Thursday during normal business hours...

AADE, the Greek Public Revenue Authority, disclosed some interesting information on Thursday about the magnitude of tax evasion and tax violations in its cities and on the major Greek islands for the month of June. The AADE and other Greek...

  Greek tax inspectors on the island of Mykonos have found two point-of-sale machines which were linked to Switzerland. According to Greek media reports, the two terminals were found at a Louis Vuitton store on Mykonos and another outlet in Nammos...

Greek tax authorities ordered the world famous beach bar restaurant of Nammos in Mykonos to shut down for 48 hours on Friday due to tax evasion. A host of famous models, including Emily Ratajkowski and Kate Moss, who were invited to...

A million Greek taxpayers with debts to the state could see their bank accounts and deposits raided. The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) plan for 2018 will also see more than 200,000 audits of corporations, companies, small businesses, bars, restaurants, professionals...

Greek tax offices have been given instructions for online real-estate auctions which will take place from May 1. A circular which summarizes changes voted upon in parliament last month also issues provisions on how the controversial auctions should be conducted. They...

Mystery surrounds Wednesday's murder of Greek tax officer, whose body was found in pool of blood in the courtyard of the Athens Second Cemetery in Rizoupoli, western Athens. Police are investigating all possible motives, and the father of the slain...

Greek taxpayers failed to pay 2 billion euros in income tax that was due in July alone, according to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE). July was the month when the first installment of income tax was due. The...

The Independent Public Revenue Authority is expected within September to receive data on bank accounts held by Greek citizens in 49 countries. In exchange, Greek banks will send the data to the tax authorities of partner countries on accounts held...

Finance ministry data for the 2016 tax statements show that all taxpayer groups have declared lower incomes, compared to the 2015 statements. As a result, state revenues will be lower than expected, a fact that will affect the annual state...

The profile of the person most likely to commit tax evasion is a wealthy doctor with a private practice who resides in rural areas in southern Greece, is married and has many children, a study on the issue by...

Greek tax authorities and the finance ministry are not ready yet to implement the program that would register consumer payments with debit and credit cards. According to the finance ministry, as of January 1, 2017 goods and services purchased with...

One in four Greek taxpayers were unable to pay the first installment of their income tax, mainly as a result of the dramatic drop in their income as a consequence of over-taxation. Data from the Greek Ministry of Finance...

Greek taxpayers will need to brace themselves over the next few months for a total of 23.3 billion euros to be squeezed out of them in the form of income tax, priority taxes, car registration fees and other duties....

Greek authorities have raided the home of a former local boss of UBS investment bank as part of an extensive investigation into suspected tax evasion. Hellenic Police raided the home of Christos Sclavounis in Athens and took away computers, documents and...