Independent Authority for Public Revenue
Economy
Greece Releases List of Blatant Tax Evasion and Smuggling Cases
The Greek finance ministry on Wednesday tabled in parliament a list of blatant tax evasion and smuggling cases, as an addition to the state budget.
The list of major tax evasion cases included countless fake invoices, businesses that were shut...
Economy
Greek Taxpayers Fail to Pay €2 Bln Due in July
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...
Crime
Business Owner Beats Up Tax Inspectors on Greek Island
A business owner who owns several bars and restaurants on Patmos beat up a tax inspector who visited the island to conduct audits as part of an effort to curb tax evasion in tourist areas.
According to witnesses who spoke...
Economy
Greece's Tax Office 'Raids' Bank Accounts of Debtors to the State
Greece's tax office has resorted to confiscations, auctions and criminal prosecutions in order to collect from debtors to the State, as outstanding debts are close to 4.75 billion euros in the first five months.
Tax authorities carry out an average...
Crime
Greek Public Revenue Authority Plans 14,500 Raids in Tax Evasion 'Hot Spots'
Greece's Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) is to conduct 14,500 swift raids in tourist areas where rampant tax evasion is taking place.
The operation plan is codenamed "Aegean and Argosaronikos," after the island areas where it is known that many...
Economy
Government Continues Crack Down on State Debtors
It is estimated that this year 3.94 million taxpayers owe the state money in tax payments amounting to some 94.7 billion euros.
This means that almost one out of two taxpayers are unable to pay their taxes due and is...
Greece
Greeks Waiting Until Last Minute to File Tax Declarations
The Independent Authority for Public Revenue has reported a decline in the amount of taxpayers filing their declarations by some 300,000 in comparison to this time last year.
Data released shows that up until Monday, June 12, only 2,588,596 tax...
Economy
Greek Public Revenue Service Goes After €8 Bln in Debts to State
Greece's Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) is to go after taxpayers in order to collect 3.5 billion euros from old debts and 4.5 billion expected to be generated in 2017.
AADE is planning to collect the funds from taxpayers...
Economy
1.6 Billion Euros in New Tax Arrears Created in January
According to figures released on Thursday by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue, taxpayer's expired debts are quickly rising.
Greeks created new tax arrears of 1.63 billion euros in January 2017, one of the biggest upsurges in debt creation recorded...