Tax Office: Records and tax refunds

Every record breaks this year the rate of tax returns recorded 551% compared to last year.

Until yesterday, 4,039,581 statements had been submitted to a total of about 6.8 million statements estimated to be submitted by July 15, 2025, which expires the deadline.

On the same day only 620,781 statements were submitted on the same day. This means that this year 6 out of 10 taxpayers have already made a statement, when one in ten had pressed the button last year.

However, tax refunds are also moving. 93.18% of taxpayers who filed a tax return and entitled to a tax refund have already received their money or the tax has to be settled to be refunded with other debts they have, such as ENFIA.

The new rules established to send to AADE by the public and private sector of income, contributions, subsidies, « bells » for those who are not consistent, the clear timetable for submitting statements and the scalable tax deduction of 2% -4% -4% according to Taxpayers who have passed the AADE’s electronic portal and have already arranged their annual tax liability.

Until last year, accountants and taxpayers were moaning for elements that had not been posted and errors that have plagued themselves and their customers. There are no serious problems in the process of submitting statements this year and the complaints of accountants are significantly less.

However, the « arrhythmias » are not lacking, with the Attica Tax Procedure Association recording in its memorandum to the Ministry of Finance the most important issues identified in the completion and submission of tax returns:

Incomplete or incorrect information in completing the E2 form on leases and in particular in earlier contracts.

In cases of hospitality, if the guest changes in the year, the guest is not able to declare that it is hosted by the same VAT.

Delays in clearances despite the timely mission of supporting documents, resulting in some taxpayers losing benefits they are entitled to.

Problem in filling in code 049 for covering the 30% of the income with electronic money costs.

It has been observed that the sum also includes moves between the same taxpayer accounts – that is, transfers from account to account or bank to bank.

In addition, there are outflows of money that should not be based on their nature, which relate to banking products, such as e.g. bonds.

Delays in dealing with requests in the Registry (eg family changes) that did not allow taxpayers to submit the declaration by time to time to ensure a 4%discount.

The absence of a pre -emptive of the EFKA income from construction work and ergons, resulting in taxpayers unable to participate by submitting their statements to critical social structures in time such as kindergartens.

In the pre -filled statements where the taxpayer is taxed in living presumptions but has a consumption capital, it is not automatically supplemented by AADE, although the data is at its disposal.

It is not possible to submit a tax return for a taxpayer abroad (Cyprus) who is entitled to a tax refund in Greece, as he does not have a Greek bank account. The request has been made to AADE on 22/4/2025, which is still being processed.

A € 34,540.44 -euro bodies were observed as a taxpayer name in the name of taxpayer, with a registered body being Citibank International Limited (VAT 999843488). However, the audit of business data shows that this company has discontinued its activity since 2016.