{"id":9289,"date":"2023-02-21T14:34:30","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T14:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-espa.summerize.io\/debts-to-the-tax-authorities-revival-plan-for-missed-arrangements\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T23:30:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T23:30:20","slug":"debts-to-the-tax-authorities-revival-plan-for-missed-arrangements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/debts-to-the-tax-authorities-revival-plan-for-missed-arrangements\/","title":{"rendered":"Debts to the tax authorities: revival plan for missed arrangements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/exoflisi-xreon-pros-tin-eforia-sxedio-anaviosis-doseon-gia-xamenes-ruthmiseis-1024x615.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>A plan to revive the <strong>old arrangements for the repayment of debts to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aade.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tax authorities<\/a><\/strong> is on the government&#8217;s table. The plan concerns taxpayers who, while they <strong>had<\/strong> <strong>joined<\/strong> the <strong>arrangements<\/strong> of <strong>100<\/strong> and  <strong>120 instalments<\/strong> for old tax debts or 120 <strong>instalments<\/strong> for  <strong>36<\/strong> and <strong>72<\/strong> <strong>instalments<\/strong> for <strong>core<\/strong> debts, <strong>lost<\/strong> them as <strong>under the weight of the pandemic<\/strong> and the <strong>energy<\/strong> <strong>crisis<\/strong> they stopped paying the monthly instalments and are now facing <strong>seizures of bank deposits<\/strong>, <strong>income<\/strong> and other assets.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Treasury is now considering giving those who lost their arrangements a <strong>new chance to rejoin them and settle their debts<\/strong>. <strong>Taxpayers<\/strong> who have failed to stay on track with their instalment schedule will be able to <strong>rejoin<\/strong> the arrangements with <strong>a penalty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>The <strong>charge<\/strong> will reportedly involve either an <strong>interest rate<\/strong> <strong>surcharge<\/strong> or the <strong>obligation<\/strong> to <strong>pay<\/strong> <strong>certain<\/strong> <strong>instalments<\/strong> missed from the arrangement.<\/p>\n\n<p>According to reports, the<strong> final decisions on the timing, grid and terms of the arrangements<\/strong> that will be reopened for the debtors who lost them are expected to be taken at the <strong>end of February<\/strong> along with the other extraordinary support measures, with relevant officials reportedly &#8220;taking out of the frame&#8221; the possibility of a new debt arrangement.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3BF;&#x3B9;-&#x3C1;&#x3C5;&#x3B8;&#x3BC;&#x3AF;&#x3C3;&#x3B5;&#x3B9;&#x3C2;-&#x3C0;&#x3BF;&#x3C5;-&#x3B5;&#x3BE;&#x3B5;&#x3C4;&#x3AC;&#x3B6;&#x3BF;&#x3BD;&#x3C4;&#x3B1;&#x3B9;\"><strong>The arrangements under consideration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>The plan under consideration provides for the revival of the following arrangements:<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>100 or 120 instalments.<\/strong> The <strong>reintroduction<\/strong> of 100 or 120 instalments will be <strong>subject<\/strong> to the terms and conditions of the <strong>original<\/strong> <strong>arrangement<\/strong> for the outstanding debt. It is noted that in the <strong>regulation<\/strong> of <strong>120 installments<\/strong> implemented by the government <strong>had joined<\/strong> more than <strong>600,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/category_of_beneficiary\/individuals-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">individuals<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/category_of_beneficiary\/businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">businesses<\/a><\/strong> . However, in the process several and various reasons lost it.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>36 or 72 instalments for pandemic debts<\/strong>. The regulation applies to <strong>debts<\/strong> to the <strong>IRS<\/strong> and <strong>social security<\/strong> <strong>funds<\/strong> that were established between March 1, <strong>2020 and July 31, 2021.<\/strong> These <strong>arrangements<\/strong> are <strong>repayable<\/strong> in <strong>up<\/strong> to 3<strong>6 interest-free monthly instalments<\/strong> or in <strong>up to 72 instalments<\/strong> at an interest rate of 2.5%.<\/p>\n\n<p>Natural and legal persons who had been identified as affected by the pandemic could join the scheme for the repayment of debts. The <strong>minimum monthly instalment was \u20ac30<\/strong> for debts of up to <strong>\u20ac1,000<\/strong>. If the <strong>amount<\/strong> of <strong>debts<\/strong> was <strong>higher<\/strong> the <strong>minimum<\/strong> <strong>amount<\/strong> was <strong>\u20ac50<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The data highlighting debt repayment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>According to the data of the tax administration, <strong>debts amounting to 5.3 billion euros<\/strong> <strong>have been included<\/strong> in some arrangement (100 instalments, 120 instalments, pandemic debts in up to 72 instalments and a fixed arrangement of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.minfin.gr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ministry of Finance<\/a><\/strong> 24-48 instalments). Of the regulated balance, <strong>53.5%<\/strong> comes from <strong>natural persons<\/strong> and the remaining <strong>46.5%<\/strong> from <strong>legal entities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>36.4% of the regulated balance<\/strong> (\u20ac1.932 billion) comes from <strong>debtors<\/strong> with a basic debt of <strong>\u20ac5,001-50,000<\/strong>. <strong>26.2%<\/strong> of the adjusted balance comes from debtors with a basic debt of <strong>\u20ac50,001-\u20ac300,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>It is noted that over <strong>4 million<\/strong> <strong>individuals<\/strong> and <strong>legal<\/strong> <strong>entities<\/strong> have overdue <strong>debts<\/strong> to the <strong>tax authorities<\/strong>. Of these, <strong>3.8 million<\/strong> or 9 out of 10 <strong>owe<\/strong> <strong>up to 10,000 euros<\/strong>. In fact, the last year has seen an <strong>increase<\/strong> in the number of <strong>small debtors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A plan to revive the old arrangements for the repayment of debts to the tax authorities is on the government&#8217;s table. The plan concerns taxpayers who, while they had joined the arrangements of 100 and 120 instalments for old tax debts or 120 instalments for 36 and 72 instalments for core debts, lost them as 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