Tax returns: The “thorns” – What issues stay – 2024-07-08 15:30:27

The issues in tax returns are identified in an announcement by the Panhellenic Federation of Tax Technicians (POFEE), stressing that on July 2 the much-discussed automated submission of “pre-filled” returns occurred, which had been initially introduced by the ministry that they’d attain roughly 1,300,000 , however in the end 423,000 returns had been submitted.

As he states, “because of this by July 26, i.e. in lower than 20 working days, roughly 2,500,000 declarations should be submitted, plus any amendments crucial for people who had been submitted robotically, after the existence of deficiencies and inaccurate info was discovered.

Allow us to remind you that with a press launch of our Federation issued on 15/5/2024 we highlighted particular issues that had been recognized, and which created an issue within the appropriate submission of the statements and made it not possible to satisfy their submission schedule. Our function was to formally inform the providers, the Ministry of Finance and the AADE, but additionally our fellow Accountants and Tax Technicians.

Issues with tax returns

Actuality vindicated us as with A.1092/13-6-2024, it was deemed crucial to increase the deadline for submitting the tax returns of authorized entities till July 26, 2024, which we repeat is just not adequate.

Aiming to tell the providers, the Ministry of Finance, the AADE, but additionally the brand new Deputy Minister of Finance, and naturally our fellow Accountants – Tax Technicians, we think about it our responsibility to publish an up to date listing of issues, with the indication of the time decision the place it has been carried out, as we they’ve been reported by Accountants – Tax Technicians from our 52 member associations, in addition to fellow Accountants – Tax Technicians all through Greece, because the starting of the tax declaration interval.

• Unable to print statements (Resolved 4/27).
• The results of the liquidation was credit score even in non-credit (Resolved 4/27).
• Not updating the system with youngster profit (Resolved 1/5).
• Refundable down cost on 727 not accomplished (Resolved in Might).
• The kid who’s obliged to submit a declaration can not submit a declaration except the guardian submits first (Resolved 4/27).
• Incorrect rates of interest on deposits and loans (there are nonetheless studies of incorrect rates of interest from some banks).
• Not updating the system with social solidarity earnings (Resolved 5/13).
• OPEKEPE has not posted certificates on its website, so as to make the entries within the books (Resolved 2/5).
• The Ministry of Rural Improvement and the Ministry of Tradition had been late in posting wage certificates (Resolved in mid-June).
• It was said that in desk 6 of E1, a taxpayer can’t be declared as a camper (Resolved 5/13).
• Reported that code 781 on clearance doesn’t cowl presumptions – incorrect clearance calculation (Resolved mid-June).
• Errors detected in loss carry ahead of earlier years – considerations agricultural companies (Resolved mid-June).
• Automobiles in circulation in 2023, not seen in E1 (Such studies nonetheless exist).
• There have been many complaints of seniors being compelled to go to banks to open accounts to get an account quantity (IBAN) (Resolved 11/6).
• The posting of allowances for the pre-work program remains to be pending from DYPA.
• Settlements with lower than 500 inhabitants are usually not acknowledged in instances the place the identify of the settlement, as said within the AADE register, is just not absolutely recognized with the identify of the settlement as reported within the Hellenic Statistical Service for the Census.
• Incorrect down cost calculation on companies beginning in 2023 (Mounted in mid-June).
• In case the claimant is the spouse, and there’s a youngster with a incapacity, the deduction was not acknowledged within the presumptive earnings (Resolved on the finish of June).
• These pensioners who retroactively took from the Fairness Fund, weren’t included in code 269 (Resolved June 8). These retirees haven’t acquired a discover to proceed with submitting an amended tax return.
• Many farmers are taxed within the presumptive manner on account of an issue of the KAD within the registry.
• The system had not been up to date with the emergency monetary support given to pensioners in 2023 (Resolved June 7). These retirees haven’t acquired a discover to proceed with submitting an amended tax return.
• The wage certificates of the long-term unemployed with the extraordinary monetary help they acquired in 2023 was not up to date. (Resolved June 7). No discover has been despatched for them to proceed with submitting an amended tax return.
• Police pay certificates had been “modified” on June 18 and electoral allowance was added. No discover has been despatched for them to proceed with submitting an amended tax return.
• Within the occasion {that a} self-employed particular person additionally had earnings from employed providers on account of constructing stamps (code 311), the system not solely doesn’t subtract the quantity from the presumed earnings, however after calculating the tax, it additionally provides the employed providers on account of an incorrect liquidation.
• Within the Varieties N of non-profit enterprises, the sphere earnings from enterprise transactions was lacking/deleted when submitting the declaration. (Resolved early June).
• On N-Varieties with losses from earlier years, the system didn’t calculate the loss from earlier years if the shape was not cached first (technical implementation drawback), leading to extreme time being misplaced as fellow Accountants – Taxes couldn’t detect the technical drawback of the system.
• When submitting the N type, in case the companions’ distributed earnings are €0, it isn’t doable to submit the N type as a result of it can not settle for the quantity of €0.00 within the corresponding code (Technical software drawback). The issue can solely be overcome if the quantity of €0.01 is entered within the corresponding code, which makes the submission incorrect. No directive has been given by the Ministry of Finance, on account of which invaluable time is being misplaced by fellow Accountants – Tax Technicians in search of methods to beat this technical drawback of the applying.
• If throughout the submission of the Tax Declaration it’s crucial to alter the info, the affirmation code from AADE has a delay of a number of hours.
• For taxpayers who shouldn’t have an IBAN, obtainable appointments for many banks begin after August 1, each in small cities and huge city facilities.

The pre-filled tax returns

• In Home Clearing Statements, there was a difficulty in desk 8 the place essential homes for which a Energy Cross had been taken in 2022 had been incorrectly posted, with no choice to delete or appropriate them.
• Within the occasion that the guardian’s return was submitted robotically and the protected youngster had earnings within the 12 months 2023, the kid can not submit a Tax Return, as a result of it’s blocked by the guardian’s already submitted return. The guardian’s declaration can’t be amended. The result’s that the kid’s declaration can’t be submitted, as one declaration blocks the opposite.
• Pre-filled tax returns had been submitted the place not all codes had been crammed in.
• Pre-completed tax returns had been submitted the place vehicles had been lacking.
• Pre-populated tax returns had been submitted the place the system incorrectly carried over residential women from final 12 months.
• Pre-filled tax returns had been submitted the place the system incorrectly carried over hire payable from final 12 months.
• Pre-completed tax returns had been submitted the place in lots of instances disabilities weren’t included.
• Pre-filled tax returns had been submitted the place in no way had been property and automotive purchases included so long as they had been made inside 2023.
• If a taxpayer didn’t have a registered IBAN, his tax return couldn’t be submitted. However within the case of home clearances, the declarations had been submitted robotically with out a registered IBAN. Since errors and omissions have been discovered, the amending tax return can’t be submitted for these instances, if no IBAN has been registered.
• There are studies that there isn’t any indication in code 023 for the exemption from digital assortment of receipts of expenditure.

Along with the entire above, we wish to add that on July 1, the total implementation of the Digital Labor Card in industrial and retail enterprises started, with many issues there as effectively, which implies numerous further work and dealing hours for accounting places of work.

It also needs to be emphasised that the month of July is the month of VAT submission, the place amongst all the opposite issues, there was a change within the VAT type. This has created additional issues and malfunctions within the system, with all that it entails in man hours.

Our Federation insists on its place for the laws of a set time frame of 5 months for the submission of tax returns, as outlined by Legislation 4172/2013, whereas the publication of all related choices will likely be preceded, with out legislative adjustments within the interval for submission of tax returns, and after the general public providers have well timed and appropriately uploaded all of the required information. For any malfunction of the system there ought to be an equal extension of the tax declarations with out together with the month of August on this interval. A everlasting answer should lastly be offered, as we suggest.

We name on our scientific physique, the Financial Chamber of Greece, to step up its efforts to help this simply request of ours. The cooperation and help of the Chamber of Commerce is of essential significance for the achievement of our objectives, as solely by means of coordinated actions can we make sure the rights of Accountants – Tax Technicians.

Particularly for this 12 months and any more, to ensure that the submission of tax returns to be accomplished easily and in humane working situations, we suggest as the one doable deadline, for the tax returns of pure and authorized individuals, which will likely be submitted by an Accountant – Tax Technician holder of a authorized license, to be September 30, 2024.

In closing, we should point out that whereas article 67 of Legislation 5042/10-4-2023 permits the extension of deadlines for submitting tax and insurance coverage declarations and statements, within the occasion of sickness, childbirth or demise of a tax accountant, greater than a 12 months has handed and nonetheless the regulatory KYA has not been launched. We can not perceive this obstruction of the Ministries, which deny the now legislated proper of Accountants – Tax Technicians to illness. This drawback must be mounted instantly, in spite of everything, there’s a thorough proposal from POFEE”.

Supply: ot.gr