Strong incentives for consumers who report incorrect receipts are revealed in Greece

According to the latest AADE announcements, the incentive for consumers will be strong, because if they detect a fake receipt, notify the AADE, and tax evasion is discovered, they will receive an amount of money that can reach up to 10 times the value of the receipt, with a maximum of approximately 1,500-2,000 euros, with the confirmation of the fine to the offender by the tax authorities.

The relevant regulation has not yet been legislated officially but is being considered to apply retroactively. The conditions, the exact method of calculating the amount of the bonus, and the procedure for its payment will be determined by a special provision that is expected to be submitted to Parliament in the coming days.

If the user detects a fake receipt and chooses to report it to the auditing authorities, they are recommended to take the following steps:

• Take a photo of the receipt.
• Enter the reference in the form of a picklist field (with the possibility of selecting a value).
• To add any comments he wants.
• To choose whether to make an anonymous or named complaint with the recommendation that a named category is chosen
• The report informs the AADE complaint handling information system, and based on it, the relevant audit will be launched.

It is estimated that more than 2,000 complaints about fake receipts were made on the first day of activation of this new application and that the number will probably grow even more.