The Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE) plans to carry out sweeping checks on catering businesses to see if they have complied by installing “smart” cash registers, which put an end to tricks with fake receipts and manipulated turnover.

An informal extension given to catering businesses to install “smart” cash registers expires at the end of August. Already the Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE) is planning to carry out extensive audits from next month to see if businesses have complied.

Most operators in the industry appear to have replaced their old-style cash registers, but there are still some of… But there are still some who have some last-minute ones! Reports suggest that around 60,000 old-style cash registers in the restaurant industry have already been replaced, while it is estimated that around 5,000 to 8,000 businesses have yet to adapt to the new requirements.

The new cash registers in the catering industry close the way to tax evasion tricks, as they prevent operators from closing a cash register if they have open tables, order forms that have not been receipted. The receipt is printed only by the built-in printer, pending orders and receipts to be issued are recorded in the tax memory, and a “Z” is issued only if all open tables have been closed.

During September, AADE audits will focus on bars and restaurants to identify any failure to transmit receipts to the e-send system, which will be checked to see if they correlate with POS data. According to the AADE decisions, those liable to use the new POS systems are those who provide:

– Full-service restaurant meal services.
– Those who provide food services with full-service restaurant service.
– Restaurant services within a full-service restaurant with full-service room service.
– Restaurant services within a bed-and-breakfast hotel.
– Meal services provided by a restaurant, tavern, fish restaurant, grill, with live music by an orchestra of at least three instruments with service.
– Meal services provided by a restaurant, tavern, fish restaurant, grill, with live music by an orchestra of at least three instruments with service.
– Catering services from a restaurant, tavern, fish restaurant, grill, without live music or with an orchestra of less than three instruments with service.
– Meal service from a fast-food restaurant, with service.
– Catering services provided by an entertainment center – cosmopolitan tavern.
– Catering services provided by a wine restaurant or wine cellar (family business, without staff).
– Catering services from a pizzeria, with service.
– Catering services provided by a grill – souvlaki restaurant, with service.
– Provision of meals and beverages by tavern, chip shop, chip shop, beer shop with service.
– Provision of meals and drinks by snack bars, with service.

Excludes catering establishments operating in settlements with a population of up to 500 inhabitants and on islands with a population of less than 3,100 inhabitants, according to the last census, except for places considered as tourist destinations.

The fine for issuing vouchers from an unauthorized tax mechanism corresponds to 15% of the revenue of enterprises.