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Tax receipts
« on: Thursday, 10 December, 2015 @ 11:15:29 »
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There will be a tax-free threshold for Greeks for 2015 incomes without the requirement that receipts be submitted, but as of next year receipts from debit and credit card payments will have to be produced for taxpayers to qualify.

From January 1, 2016, all transactions will have to be conducted via credit or debit card. For taxpayers to be eligible for the tax-free threshold of 9,550 euros, they will have to collect 10 percent of their income (or more) in receipts through card use. Taxpayers will need to collect 2016 receipts through debit and credit cards but their banks will automatically inform the tax authorities on taxpayers’ annual spending.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/204200/article/ekathimerini/business/no-receipts-for-2015-incomes

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Re: Tax receipts - pay by card
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, 05 January, 2016 @ 11:55:06 »
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Next time you go to a bar or cafe, don’t forget to take your credit or debit card, because cash transactions for payments ranging from food and drinks to private school fees and from utilities to gas stations no longer count toward attaining your annual tax-free exemption, according to the Finance Ministry.

In the next few days the ministry will table in Parliament the regulations that will clarify the status of online payments toward the sum to be exempted from income tax. Alternate Finance Minister Tryfon Alexiadis said all receipts for card payments will be taken into account, including utility bills and supermarket shopping, with the exception of expenses declared otherwise, such as rent and medical expenditure.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/204787/article/ekathimerini/business/finance-ministry-to-clarify-use-of-card-payments-for-tax-free-sum

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Re: Tax receipts
« Reply #2 on: Friday, 08 January, 2016 @ 13:42:16 »
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Alexiadis: Keep all your receipts

Consumers will need to hold on to all their receipts for commodities and services, at least for now, with a bill including the regulations clarifying the issue expected to go before Parliament in the coming days, Alternate Finance Minister Tryfon Alexiadis said on Thursday.

According to the ministry’s plan, taxpayers will only be able to attain the tax-free threshold by paying for goods and services via credit and debit cards or through the banking system.

In response to a question as to what taxpayers should do with their piles of receipts amassed over previous years, Alexiadis responded that the ministry will issue a statement that will clarify the matter in the next few days.

It is noted that receipts collected in 2015 will be of no use to taxpayers, as the 2016 tax declaration form will not provide an entry for their sum.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/204866/article/ekathimerini/business/alexiadis-keep-all-your-receipts

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Re: Tax receipts
« Reply #3 on: Friday, 08 January, 2016 @ 14:07:08 »
The usual fiasco....

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Re: Tax receipts
« Reply #4 on: Saturday, 09 January, 2016 @ 11:04:59 »
The usual fiasco....


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Gov’t: Hold on to six years of receipts

Confusion continues to cloud the issue of the collection and retention of payment receipts, as the Finance Ministry on Friday called on taxpayers to hold on to receipts going back six years, while it is planning a lottery with prizes such as houses for those who collect receipts above a certain amount.

A ministry announcement said on Friday that taxpayers must hold on to all documents backing up their tax declarations for five years, meaning that they will need to retain all receipts from 2010 to 2014, as well as those from 2015 even though they will not be declared in the 2016 statement.

Taxpayers’ obligation to keep their old receipts stems from a 1994 law that demands they keep receipts and other documents for five years in case they are required during an inspection, the ministry noted.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/204904/article/ekathimerini/business/govt-hold-on-to-six-years-of-receipts

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Re: Tax receipts
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday, 10 February, 2016 @ 01:51:57 »
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Confusion reigns over receipts

The Finance Ministry is prolonging taxpayers’ uncertainty regarding this year’s retail receipts, making contradictory statements that merely confuse Greeks as to whether they should hold on to their receipts or not.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/205828/article/ekathimerini/business/confusion-reigns-over-receipts


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Re: Tax receipts
« Reply #6 on: Monday, 07 March, 2016 @ 01:40:45 »
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Keep asking for receipts, says Alexiadis

Taxpayers must continue collecting paper receipts for now, whether they have paid in cash or with credit or debit cards, Alternate Finance Minister Tryfon Alexiadis said on Saturday.

He also said the first income tax installment will probably be due in May, while installment payments will be monthly, not every two months.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/206683/article/ekathimerini/business/keep-asking-for-receipts-says-alexiadis

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Re: Tax receipts
« Reply #7 on: Saturday, 08 October, 2016 @ 13:16:52 »
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You can now throw away your 2016 receipts

Taxpayers can get rid of any paper receipts they have collected so far this year, according to statements by Alternate Finance Minister Tryfon Alexiadis on Friday.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/212664/article/ekathimerini/business/you-can-now-throw-away-your-2016-receipts


*Might* be worth hanging on to 'em for a bit longer - just in case it's "the usual fiasco"


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Re: Tax receipts
« Reply #8 on: Saturday, 08 October, 2016 @ 14:44:52 »
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You can now throw away your 2016 receipts

Taxpayers can get rid of any paper receipts they have collected so far this year, according to statements by Alternate Finance Minister Tryfon Alexiadis on Friday.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/212664/article/ekathimerini/business/you-can-now-throw-away-your-2016-receipts


*Might* be worth hanging on to 'em for a bit longer - just in case it's "the usual fiasco"

What do you mean "just in case", Maik???  It ALWAYS IS the usual fiasco!!!   :lol:   :oki:

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Re: Tax receipts
« Reply #9 on: Thursday, 24 November, 2016 @ 16:43:09 »
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You can throw out 2016 receipts

Taxpayers can stop collecting the receipts for retail purchases and throw away all those they have collected to date, as they will not count toward this year’s tax-free allowance.

Salary workers, pensioners and farmers will enjoy a tax-free amount ranging between 1,900 and 2,100 euros, depending on their family situation, without needing any receipts. As was the case for 2015 incomes, the income declaration for 2016 to be submitted by taxpayers in spring 2017 will not have a field for receipts collected.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/213994/article/ekathimerini/business/you-can-throw-out-2016-receipts


Sounds more like the "usual fiasco" is ahead...