Legal support at every stage of a Greek tax audit — from the audit order and the request for written objections to challenging the assessment acts.
Typical cases
- Professionals and businesses under full or partial audit
- Individuals facing net-worth or bank-deposit analysis audits
- Audits using indirect methods of determining taxable income
- Fictitious or forged invoices — administrative and criminal track
The process, step by step
Review of the audit file
Audit order, requests from the authority, material already provided — identifying the critical issues and limitation periods.
Written objections to the Findings Note
Substantiated written objections within the deadline — the first meaningful stage of defence.
Review of the assessment acts
Tax and penalty assessment acts: defects, reasoning, statute of limitations, case law.
Judicial challenge
Administrative appeal before the Dispute Resolution Directorate, then recourse to the Administrative Courts.
Frequently asked questions
How long do I have to respond to the Findings Note?
As a rule, 20 days. The deadline matters — your written objections shape the final act and lay the ground for the appeal. (Mockup placeholder text.)
How far back can an audit reach?
The rule is five years, with narrowly interpreted exceptions under Council of State case law. Limitation is always examined first. (Mockup placeholder text.)
I am accused of receiving fictitious invoices — what do I prove?
That the transaction was real and that you exercised due care: contracts, transport documents, payments, correspondence. (Mockup placeholder text.)