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Up to five chances to halve tax fines: How audit cases are closed by accepting the findings
Taxpayers can cut tax audit fines by 25% to 50% by accepting the principal debt at one of four successive stages, with the discount shrinking the longer the case drags on. Paying 25% upfront within three days secures the reduction
Financial Times: Greece is “wooing” hedge funds – the incentive and Chris Rokos’ tax residency move
Greece is ramping up efforts to lure hedge funds and private equity executives with a new 5% tax rate on bonuses and carried interest, its most high-profile win being billionaire manager Chris Rokos' move of tax residency from Britain to Greece
Greek state’s overdue payments to citizens and businesses to be tracked via new “Consistency” platform
Greece's total unpaid state debts to individuals overall, including pending tax refunds, reached 3.275 billion euros in July, with public hospitals accounting for the largest share at 1.235 billion euros still owed to suppliers alone
How the Tax Authority uncovers undeclared rental income: The €5,000-a-night VIP villa in Mykonos, the tip-off and the “double storefront” trick
Authorities scan platforms, photos, listings on social media and tax returns — Cross-checking income declared by property owners with data from Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 tax years identified 24,383 unique tax IDs with discrepancies of more than €500
Greece’s tax authority launches AI and drone command centre to fight tax evasion
The overhaul links AADE's Sepolia base to real time field data, third party systems and a new geospatial platform, letting officials track inspection teams, targets and live tax evasion operations nationwide through one command hub
New-generation scams to beware of: Calls emptying bank accounts overnight
Greek Police warn that phone and online fraud is growing more convincing, with fake accountants, AI-cloned voices and spoofed e-EFKA emails draining victims' accounts, urging people to hang up and verify independently before sharing details
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
The major tax package at the Thessaloniki International Fair: What changes for businesses, professionals and compliant taxpayers — Permanent tax relief every year through 2030
Businesses, SMEs and self-employed professionals are at the center of the Prime Minister’s upcoming announcements, with a series of measures the government aims to translate into greater liquidity, investment and increased tax certainty
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
Parental gifts in Greece: how a money transfer mistake can trigger a 10% tax bill
A Dispute Resolution Directorate ruling shows a 26,000-euro gift declared as daughter-to-father was reclassified as son-in-law to father-in-law once her husband proved to be the actual donor, triggering a 5,200-euro tax bill and 2,600-euro penalty
