There are now just a few hours left for those who owe more than 150 thousand euros to the tax authorities and EFKA and have not been able to pay or settle their debts in the last 15 days.
On 9 July, the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) and the EFKA sent mass notices to the above-mentioned debtors, inviting them to settle their debts within 15 days. Those who fail to do so will have their names included in the list of individuals and companies included in the State’s major debtors, which is due to be made public on 31 July, in accordance with the applicable deadline.
The list of debtors remains permanently active on the AADE website, and for a name or brand to be removed from the list, the debtor must settle or pay off their debts. It is important to note that all individuals, legal entities, banks and public bodies have access to this list, which means that those registered on it are exposed.
What names will emerge?
The names of those who have:
- insurance debts due to e-EFKA, which exceed EUR 150,000 of principal contribution (capital) and whose payment is overdue for more than one year, i.e. due insurance debts dating back to an insurance period prior to the calendar year preceding the date of publication are included. Due insurance debts eligible for publication are understood to be all those exceeding the monetary limit of EUR 150,000, as regards the principal contribution amount, not including late payment surcharges, interest, fines and other charges and the oldest reference period (month/year) is at least one year shorter than the OPS data extraction period.
- Basic debt due to the tax authorities exceeding 150 thousand euros and whose payment is overdue for more than one year at the date of data collection in the tax and customs systems.
More than 25,000 debtors
The data from the published declarations will be presented grouped by VAT number, individual/legal person, adding up outstanding insurance debts even if they arise from a different cause or business activity.
The number of debtors is estimated at more than 25 thousand, with debt values corresponding to approximately 90% of the total.
Who doesn’t get out on the “pegs”
Debts are excluded from disclosure:
- which have been subject to regulation and whose terms are respected
- under suspension of payment by precautionary measure, court decision, act of an administrative body or by law
- that were classified as uncollectible
- deceased or minors and
- of legal entities in the specific or broader public sector, even if they meet the above criteria of debt amount and age.
It is worth noting that even after the disclosure of debts, it is possible to correct, remove or delete data, either ex officio or at the request of the individual or legal entity.