Sarotic controls on companies operating in helicopter operation persons carrying out their own activities; Independent Public Revenue Authority, on the occasion of reports on helicopter landings in unlicensed areas in island Greece.
At the heart of its controls ADE the possession and management of flight media, their actual use, but also the fulfilment of tax obligations by companies operating them.
For the investigation of its auditors SEVEN data were used by the Civil Aviation Service, while administrative assistance has also been requested from a European Union country for the collection of additional information.
One of the cases examined concerns Greek Register helicopter, which landed recently in island of Cyclades. As emerged from the investigation, the helicopter belongs to a Cypriot company, alleged tenant in Greece non-profit union. As an exploiter she appears different company, which is active in air transport and pilot training and is based at an airport in Attica.
The auditors of the IEOS proceeded to extensive crossings, using data from the databases and digital systems of the AEOC. The checks found, according to the data of the investigation, mismatch between actual helicopter use, as it was reportedly leased to third parties, and the issuance of the corresponding tax returns. The tax offences detected exceed 300,000 euros.
At the same time the total amount of tax evasion, as well as fines that may result from the use of the helicopter for speculative purposes.
At the same time, the auditors of the AADE are investigating and second case, concerning Austrian register helicopter which It landed on an island of Argosaronic. The helicopter belongs to an Austrian company, while as an exploiter a legal person based in Attica appears.
The audit examines the true nature of the transactions and services provided, the economic relations between the parties concerned, and the fulfilment of the tax obligations envisaged. Only for August, according to the findings of the investigation, this company allegedly hid VAT of EUR 25,000.
The checks of AADE continue with a cross-checking of available data and an assessment of trade and contractual relations between the natural and legal persons involved in Greece and abroad.
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