Fines of more than 1.34 million euros were imposed by AADE during the performance of more than 48,000 on-site checks “aimed at defending the public interest and securing public revenue”, as underlined in a relevant announcement.
Audits both in popular tourist destinations and in sectors of activity that present high rates of delinquency are carried out by the Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE) after strengthening the auditing potential of the islands which, as it is claimed, the Authority achieved through the creation of a pool of experienced auditors.
Furthermore, care was taken so that the echelons of control alternated, moving both in mainland and insular Greece. In this way, the audits are mainly carried out by auditors from different territorial jurisdictions, states the AADE in its announcement.
The auditors have at their disposal tablets, with the ELEGCHOSlive system installed, through which they have direct access to the complete details of the audited, facilitating their audit work.
To support the control levels, a special operational team of AADE, making use of the Operations Room and having special software, scans data throughout the day and selects the areas of intensification of controls.
The results of the risk analysis are also enriched with the data resulting from the comparison of the data of the e-send system with those of the POS. More specifically, the receipts, which are transmitted through the e-send system, and the income from payments using electronic means are contrasted.
Fines of 1.34 million euros
Finally, audit tiers draw information for verification checks from two important tools that have been implemented to reduce tax evasion. This is the Citizen Complaints platform, where complaints or information are submitted, and the Appodixi application.
It is noteworthy that, to date, more than 48,000 on-site tax audits have been carried out. These checks revealed a hidden value of more than 20 million euros, and fines of more than 1.34 million euros were imposed.
In addition, in 628 cases the prescribed sanctions were imposed, and more specifically, the operation of 490 businesses was suspended, while in the remaining 138 cases a monetary penalty was imposed.
Source: OT.GR
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