The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) is intensifying on-site inspections across Greece, with a particular focus on tourist destinations and businesses considered to have a high tax-evasion risk.
During an inspection on August 21, AADE inspectors found that a well-known beach club in Pounta, Paros, had failed to issue 174 receipts worth more than €10,000.
The case formed part of a wider series of targeted inspections carried out by AADE between August 14 and 20, which uncovered numerous violations and resulted in business closures and fines.
Violations uncovered across the islands
In Mykonos, inspectors found on August 19 that a passenger transport business had failed to issue 25 receipts.
In Santorini, an establishment providing preschool education and childcare had failed to issue 32 receipts during an inspection on August 20.
Overall, inspectors recorded 75 violations involving receipts worth more than €10,000.
Authorities also imposed temporary business suspensions in several cases.
In Chios, inspectors at a catering business found 16 instances of unissued receipts worth €2,217.12, resulting in a 48-hour suspension.
In Samos, another catering business had also failed to issue 16 receipts, prompting a 48-hour suspension.
A hair salon in Santorini presented a more serious case. Inspectors found 164 unissued receipts, and because the business had previously committed similar violations, AADE imposed a 96-hour suspension.
In Poros, inspectors found 16 unissued receipts at a branch of a business operating in catering and beach umbrella-and-sunbed rentals. Because the same business had previously faced a suspension, the branch will also receive a 96-hour closure.
Inspections continue across Greece
AADE says its inspection teams will continue operating throughout Greece, using information and data to target businesses and sectors with a higher risk of tax violations.
The intensified inspections come during the peak summer tourism period, when authorities are placing particular emphasis on ensuring that businesses issue receipts and comply with tax obligations.
