What is TAXISnet

TAXISnet is an information system with which taxpayers and businesses make transactions with the General Secretariat of Information Systems (GSIS), bypassing the public financial service (READER, 2017). It was developed in 1997, by the newly formed GSIS. TAXISnet target is to facilitate taxpayers to settle their tax obligations more easily, faster, and more correctly (GRAVIAS, 2010). With its creation, TAXISnet managed to modernize the Greek tax system, upgrade the information of the citizens, reduce the bureaucracy and serve the user directly with its 24-hour operation.

TAXISnet services

The taxpayer can file an income tax return (Ε1, Ε2, Ε3, Ε9, Ε14). TAXISnet provides the possibility of submitting a clearing declaration (F1), periodic declaration (F2, F3) as well as intra-Community delivery-acquisition forms. The system has withholding tax applications with the Tax Return & Stamp Fee Declaration and the Employee Services Tax Return. For the Code of Data and Books the taxpayer can send electronically the status of Customers-Suppliers, the credit balances of Customers-Suppliers, the transfer of the Electronic Tax Mechanism and the submission of Notifications. In the system the interested parties can print the traffic fees of their vehicles. In recent years TAXISnet has been upgraded, offering the ability to pay debts using a credit card or bank account, providing access to bonus services, enabling the submission of a real estate lease, and providing the possibility of changing personal data without the need to resort to the tax office (EFM, 2017).

From October 2019 the services of the municipalities have access to TAXISnet. This means that the departments of the municipality will have the data of the citizen without the need for the latter to provide them (KARAPAPAS, 2019). At the same time, the taxpayer may receive notifications of payment or refund of tax, be informed about the settlement of their tax return and in addition make tax awareness receipts. In addition, TAXISnet allows the printing of tax forms, thus making the system an electronic tax file for the citizen.

The advantages of TAXISnet

The main advantages for the citizen are the reduction of travel since it is not necessary to visit a tax office for numerous services, the simplification of procedures as well as the settlement and delimitation of their relationship with their accountant in case they choose a professional to take over settlement of its tax liabilities (GRAVIAS, 2010). Additionally, registration process is quite easy, as it requires three simple steps (online application, key number receipt & username and password setting).

The new era

Since September 2021, TAXISnet was replaced by the Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE). The new digital portal provides more than 250 digital transactions with a much more friendly environment for both taxpayers and accountants. As it was pointed out, the digital services of AADE are estimated to lead to savings of 2 million hours per year (CNN, 2021).

References

Aade.gr – ΑΑΔΕ. (n.d.). Retrieved February 8, 2022, from https://www.aade.gr/

CNN (2021, September 16). CNN. Τέλος το “taxisnet” – στη θέση του το “myaade“. (No more “taxisnet” – in its place is “myaade“.)  CNN.gr. Retrieved February 4, 2022, from https://www.cnn.gr/oikonomia/story/281710/telos-to-taxisnet-sti-thesi-toy-to-myaade

EFM. (2017, March 10). EFM.  GSIS – taxisnet – όσα χρειάζεται να ξέρετε πριν μπείτε. (GSIS – taxisnet – what you need to know before entering).  Retrieved February 4, 2022, from https://efm.gr/gsis-taxisnet-plirofories-eggrafis/

Gravias, K. (2010). Taxheaven. Το νέο taxisnet είναι πλέον γεγονός. (Taxheaven. The new taxisnet is now a fact) Retrieved February 4, 2022, from https://www.taxheaven.gr/news/6717/to-neo-taxisnet-einai-pleon-gegonos

Karapapas, K. (2019). Dikaiologitika. Πρόσβαση στο taxisnet αποκτούν οι υπηρεσίες των δήμων. (Municipal services gain access to taxisnet.) Ειδήσεις. Retrieved February 4, 2022, from https://www.dikaiologitika.gr/eidhseis/aftodioikisi/273991/prosvasi-sto-taxisnet-apoktoyn-oi-ypiresies-ton-dimon

Reader (2017, October 31). Reader. Το νέο taxisnet “λύνει” τα χέρια των πολιτών. (The new taxisnet “frees” citizens’ hands).  Retrieved February 4, 2022, from https://www.reader.gr/oikonomia/231702/neo-taxisnet-lynei-ta-heria-ton-politon

Electronic Apartment Lease Taxisnet Approval (2021). Αvailable at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Biz29Vpgkrk