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Expats: Keep receipts!
« on: Saturday, 14 January, 2017 @ 13:35:06 »
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E-spending discount details are out

The Finance Ministry has finally issued a list detailing the types of electronic spending – credit and debit cards, e-banking and money forwarding – that will count toward the income tax discount granted to most taxpayers as of this year. Just a handful of expenses are excluded, meaning that the threshold will be attainable for most, while non-Greek EU citizens are exempt from the measure even if they submit an income tax declaration in Greece.

Everyday expenditure such as grocery shopping, utility bills, phone bills, spending on education, fuel costs (including heating oil), tobacco, alcohol, food and drink, hotel accommodation etc will all count.

Crucially, the measure exempts those aged 70 and over, those with a disability rate of 80 percent or more, and non-Greeks who are citizens of European Union or European Economic Area countries who pay income tax in Greece. They will still have to collect paper receipts to secure a tax discount.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/215281/article/ekathimerini/business/e-spending-discount-details-are-out
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