Hundreds of thousands of taxpayers have just three days to get their euro banknotes together and pay up to five different taxes, they might be not able to pay due to liquidity shortage. If they miss the deadline, they will be see their debts to the state accumulated due to heavy fines.
The sixth installment of regular Property Tax (FAP) for 2011 and 2012 .
The fourth installment of regular Property Tax (FAP) for 2013 .
The fourth installment of the Emergency Property Tax (EHTIDE)
Tax for luxury living . It involves taxpayers who own a car of 1,929 cc and more, own an aircraft, swimming pool etc.
Taxpayers who are unable to pay those taxes have the option to go in settlement with the tax office and ask payment in installments. There can be up to 12 monthly installments.
The revenues from these taxes will be added to primaly surplus 2013 and the government allegedly plans to “give” some 700 million euro to low-pensioners and members of the armed forces.
Electronic settlement request
Settlement requests must be submitted electronically via taxisnet.
It is possible to make the settlement set even before the taxes become due.
Fines
Taxpayers who will not pay the relevant taxes and will not go on a settlement (30days deadline after tax office notification) will be fined with:
0.7% interest per month of payment delay and 10% fine for each month of payment delay. Additionally 20% fine for each year payment delay and 30 % fine for any delay after two years.
Example
if you own 1,000 euro and you don’t pay
1,000 x 0.7% = 7 euro per month x12 = 84 euro charges of interest.
At the end of the year, 1,000 x 20% fine = 200 euro.
But you can settle in 12 installments and pay 1,000 : 12 = 83 euro per month.
You can’t afford to pay the installment? General secretary of revenues Charis Theocharis had recently said, that people could pay even 10-20 euro per month. I hope, he sticks to his announcement. But that’s Greece, you know…
PS at least settlements can be done electronically and taxpayers will not have to spend 3 days standing queues in tax offices.
