3% discount on its total amount income tax taxpayers who will pay it will receive it this year as well once until July 31, according to an amendment to his multi-party bill Ministry of Finance. The same amendment establishes the taxation of compensations and pensions of MEPs on the basis of income tax scalewith coefficients up to 44%.

It is noted that the platform for filing tax returns should open on March 30 this year, while income tax return deadline expires June 30th.

For those who do not pay income tax in full, at a time, the amendment provides that it can be paid in 8 equal monthly payments. The first one must be paid before July 31, and each of the following – before the last business day of the next 7 months. Therefore, the last installment must be paid by February 29, 2024.

Meanwhile, the Official Gazette published a decision to extend the deadline for filing property declarations (E9) for 2023 until April 12.

In particular, the resolution submitted to Parliament provides as follows:

The amendment establishes the taxation of allowances and pensions of MEPs.

• Gross income from paid work and pensions also includes compensation and pensions received by Greek MEPs. Some MEPs have turned to the Council of Europe, arguing that their compensation was already taxed in Belgium and therefore they should not pay additional tax in Greece (where taxation is higher). The SC ruled that in order for the compensation to be taxed by the Greek state, a special regulation must be adopted. The provision applies from 2022 income.

• Payment of income tax for legal entities and legal entities on income for the 2022 tax year, with the exception of legal entities and legal entities that have been liquidated or are in the process of liquidation, is carried out in eight (8) ) equal monthly payments, of which the first is paid before the last working the day of the month following the last day of filing the declaration, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 68, and the remaining seven (7) until the last working day of the next seven (7) months.

• Personal income tax for the 2022 tax year is paid in eight (8) equal monthly installments, of which the first is paid by July 31, 2023, and each of the subsequent payments by the last working day of the seven (7) coming months. Payment of the tax determined by the declarations of taxpayers participating in legal entities and legal entities maintaining applographic books is made in six (6) equal monthly payments, the first of which is paid before the last working day of September. 2023 and each of the next five (5) months until the last business day.

• When paying tax payable on the basis of a timely declaration, a lump sum discount of three percent (3%) of the total amount of tax and the debt confirmed by it is provided until July 31, 2023.

Cost of arrangements

Speaking in parliament yesterday, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said the cost of the €630 million provisions of the bill is being covered by the fiscal space discovered in the first quarter of the year thanks to higher growth, increased tax collection and tax cuts. evasion.