Belgium: Inspections to verify FDM activations

FDMBetween September 15 and October 15, 2015, auditors from FPS Finance will visit some horeca (hospitality) taxpayers, who according to FPS Finance records already have an active certified cash register system.

During these visits, they will copy the data from Fiscal Data Module (FDM) and certified cash registers.

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Croatia: Is zapper still available?!

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In August, the Croatian newspapers have published two articles. Both speak of the increased tax inspection activity which are resulted by the report obtained from the Croatian online tax system.

1) Over 300 inspectors are on the hunt for tax evaders from Dubrovnik to Istria, the rest of Croatian taxpayers are peaceful

“The field inspection on the Adriatic Sea takes place literally day and night, and during surveillance special smartphone applications are used which in real time monitor whether invoicing on fiscal cash registers correspond to the real situation in the shop.

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GREECE: Fake fiscal cash registers and data tempering

The Finance Ministry is planning to send tax inspectors back to businesses where auditors have been physically attacked. Inspectors have already received instructions for dealing with businesses where they face violence – which are usually the most likely to engage in tax evasion. The instructions state that the auditors can request police assistance at any time.

Checks in recent days have seen attacks on auditors on Myconos, including an incident at an island hotel where two tax inspectors were verbally and physically confronted. Angry hotel staff forcibly removed and destroyed their findings.

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SWEDEN: Consumers do not care for paper receipts

skatteverketttOnly four in ten always take receipt issued by certified cash register when they visit restaurants or cafes. When they buy clothing, electronics, books, or building materials, it is twice as many, 85%, who always ma
kes sure they receive confirmation of their purchase, according to a survey conducted by the Tax Agency.
 Women and older people are taking far more often than younger receipt and men.

Tax Agency’s interest in how often people look to get a receipt. Is there incentive in the desire to curb evasion in cash sector?

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BULGARIA: Fiscalized fuel pumps not secure, why?

агенциямитници“The suspicions which I raised last week were proven true. There are gas stations, where 40% of the fuel offered is bad quality. Not to mention the presence of sulfur. The inspections will continue in all directions and everywhere,” the Prime Minister said, quoted by BGNES.

In most cases, the seals on the dispensers were placed so that they allow for release of test fuel without compromising the integrity of the device, Goranov said, pointing out that last week inspections took place at certain gas stations and a number of violations in fuel trade were detected.

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