Haris Theoharis
Crime
Tackling Tax Evasion: Bloomberg Follows Greece's Fraud Squad
In a recent story, a Bloomberg correspondent followed Greece's Financial Crime Unit (SDOE) performing random spot checks at several locations across Athens, unraveling step by step the Greek mentality of evading taxes, which “has its roots back in the Ottoman Empire".
The...
Economy
Ministry of Finance Proposes Bill to Tackle VAT Evasion
The Ministry of Finance proposes a new mechanism which will improve the effects of auditing and tax services. Haris Theoharis, the General Secretary of Public Revenue, during his interview for the Taxheaven website, uncovered some details for the new...
Economy
Tax Office Awaits 600,000 Returns
With the deadlines for tax returns pushed back several times because of a breakdown in the electronic system which all taxpayers are required to use this year, Greece's tax offices are still waiting on 600,000 returns to be submitted...