Immediately after Easter and in any case before the official start of the tourist season, the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) is rolling out the expansion of the digital customer registry to new professional sectors, targeting activities with intense seasonality and expanded transaction cycles. At the forefront are wedding and baptism organizers, event and party companies, businesses managing reception halls and estates, as well as catering companies.
Digital customer registry: Greek tax authority targets weddings, baptisms and events from Easter
The Authority’s main objective is not to “lose” another peak period without substantial control, in sectors that show a high tendency towards tax evasion. The digital customer registry allows AADE to monitor transactions in real time and conduct extensive cross-checks, significantly limiting the possibility of income concealment. The economic staff is betting on this specific “weapon” to increase revenues from the “battle” against the “shadow economy” by 1 billion euros and create fiscal space for new tax cuts from 2027 with emphasis on businesses.
According to competent sources, the measures implemented in previous years – such as the universal use of POS systems, the connection of cash registers with TAXIS and the operation of myDATA – have largely exhausted their potential, with the result that the burden falls on new tools that will be in full development in 2026 and target sectors where violations remain high and control capabilities have been limited until now.
Central to this strategy will be the expansion of the digital customer registry application to more market sectors. The measure is already being implemented in the automotive sector, where businesses and professionals record vehicle details daily via mobile or tablet and, upon delivery, the corresponding receipt or invoice is issued. The same logic will apply to event businesses: every client who books a service or uses a facility must be registered in the digital customer registry, with data automatically transmitted to AADE.
Countdown begins for mandatory receipt or invoice issuance
With registration in the e-customer registry, the countdown for mandatory receipt or invoice issuance essentially begins. If a customer is found on the premises without prior registration, the violation incurs fines and triggers the tax audit procedure.
For auto repair shops, car washes, parking lots, body shops and vehicle rental companies, legislation provides for a 100-euro fine for each car that has not been registered or has been declared late. The collected data allows the tax audit mechanism to monitor customer flow in real time, identify unusual variations and target audits where there are indications of tax deviation.
Simultaneously, data from the digital customer registry is cross-referenced with receipts transmitted to myDATA, to determine if there is correspondence between declared customers and issued documents. In case of deviations, the business immediately comes under the microscope of tax authorities.