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The trick with one-time tax IDs: How a network of straw men made millions through fake shell companies

Pre-prepared cards, seals, and a new manager - The pattern was open–ran up debts–close before inspections could take place - More than €43 million owed to the tax and social security authorities

AADE uncovers massive ‘front’ network: 380 businesses, €43M in debts, 11 arrests

The AADE uncovered a sophisticated criminal network using 205 foreign nationals to operate 380 shell companies, accumulating €43 million in debts, including connections to a major fast-food chain

Giannis Panagopoulos: The lifelong president of GSEE and the paths of millions, who is being investigated by the Anti-Money Laundering Authority

How and why he faced two felonies – The companies receiving direct contracts and findings of cash payments

What changes in tax audits in 2026: Digital modernisation and AI in the fight against tax evasion

Radical upgrade of AADE through the digitisation of tax audits – Goal is full digitalisation and stronger tax compliance

Loans, debts and debtor history at one click – The central credit register is now operational

In March, the public debt database with scoring; in summer, the registry of defaulting tenants – With the cooperation of the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Greece, the new digital monitoring mechanism is operational

Tax returns: AADE platform now live for filing separate tax declarations by spouses

Notification and revocation of the option to file separate tax returns is available until February 28

AADE: Six new digital “weapons” against tax evasion in 2026

Target: 72,800 audits and additional revenues of €2.5 billion with Artificial Intelligence, real-time monitoring, and preventive risk analysis

AADE scrutinizes 3,000 farmers for mass registrations and deletions of farmland in the E9 during 2025

These are persons who have unjustifiably received high amounts of subsidies in relation to their actual productive potential as professional farmers, as shown by their tax picture

The farmer unionist, the rice fields, and the illegal subsidies of €122,000 – Anestidis in the prosecutor’s crosshairs

From the investigation of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE), it emerged that the agricultural trade unionist received, for the years 2019–2024, an amount of €122,765.04 solely for land plots for which ownership status could not be established on the basis of cadastral data

AADE: QR Code and Barcode for easy and fast debt payments

These new additions ensure ease, speed and reduction of errors in the payment process

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