(ANSAmed) - ATHENS, APRIL 27 - Tax evaders could find their
bank deposits seized up to the amount they owe to the state if
their debt from the non-payment of value-added tax exceeds
150,000 or they have issued fake tax documents valued at over
300,000 euros, as daily Kathimerini reports. Finance Minister
Filippos Sachinidis told Skai TV on Thursday that the relevant
authorities have been instructed to seize the amount that
account holders are suspected of owing to the state. The
minister said that this would happen not just before suspected
tax dodgers go on trial but also before they are informed of
impending action, due to fears that this would allow them to
transfer their deposits abroad. They will, instead, be informed
up to 15 days after their deposits are seized. The measure forms
part of the new monitoring program launched by the Financial
Crimes Squad (SDOE), which has until June to perform extensive
checks on the cream of taxpayers with suspicious transactions.
In this context wealthier suspects face the risk of having their bank accounts opened and their properties confiscated should they be found to be evading taxes. (ANSAmed).
In this context wealthier suspects face the risk of having their bank accounts opened and their properties confiscated should they be found to be evading taxes. (ANSAmed).
