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Greek tax authority traces family money transfers to catch hidden donations
Investigators cross-check recent bank records, six-month timing gaps, income tax codes and property filings, then weigh whether the declared donor could actually afford the sum, with rates reaching 40% when family relationships are ultimately misrepresented
AADE: 4 tons of illicit alcohol and 700 bottles of laughing gas seized in Heraklion
A 62-year-old man had set up an operation in his warehouse in Crete — enough gas was available to produce up to 18,000 balloons
AADE: Properties starting from €1,000 up for auction, with “prime” assets in Mykonos, Marousi, Chania and Halkidiki
Plots of land in Kalo Livadi, Mykonos, a plot in Marousi, a multi-storey building in Neos Kosmos, properties in Chania and large tracts of land in Halkidiki among the electronic auctions – Where they are located, when they go up for auction and their starting prices
Greece’s tax authority clarifies what kinds of money transfers between relatives count as taxable gifts
AADE is now closely watching cash payments, joint accounts and money moving between family members within six months, since this can turn an €800,000 tax-free gift into a 40% tax bill from the first euro
Why smugglers target Mediterranean coral: Greek authorities seize 800,000 euro red coral haul bound for Italy
Greece's financial crime authority and coast guard intercepted a chartered leisure boat off Skopelos carrying Italian nationals, as investigators now hunt for the smuggling ring's Italy-based recipients while marine biologists warn recovery could take centuries
Mandatory e-invoicing from October — what changes for well over a million businesses
Businesses must notify AADE by 30 September on how they will issue digital documents – Handwritten invoices to be phased out, fines for non-compliance
New rules for agricultural products: What changes with digital delivery notes, who is exempt, and what applies to farmers’ markets, olive mills, and fields
The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) clarifies which farmers are required to issue digital delivery notes, who is exempt, and what changes apply to farmers' markets, olive mills, and short-distance transport between fields and storage facilities
Major €17 million tax evasion ring uncovered by Greece’s Independent Authority for Public Revenue: Woman declared homeless while living in a 280 sq m villa with a swimming pool
The group allegedly made huge profits through an organised network involving fake invoices, companies that went bankrupt or ceased operations within record time, and missing traders. Three arrests have been made, while more than 32,000 counterfeit products have been seized
AADE: Deadline for fertilizer purchase subsidy applications extended until July 31
The payment of the subsidy for the first application period will be made by August 10, 2026. The subsidy amounts to 15% of the net value of fertilizer purchase invoices, while the maximum subsidy cannot exceed €50,000 per business
Greece’s tax authority to track every receipt in real time with new digital “radar” system
AADE, the Independent Authority for Public Revenue, is rolling out a system that will flag suspicious drops in sales or interruptions in cash register data almost as soon as they happen, ushering in a new era of targeted tax audits.
