2010
Refunds have been paid to 96.8% of the taxpayers who requested them, and the amount paid out equates to 93.8% of the total value of all refunds requested
Three people were arrested and cash, jewellery, 22 properties, 43 financial products, 6 vehicles and 4 horses were seized.
23 properties awarded for an amount of 2,055,582.76 euros.
The operation is a consequence of the surveillance device with air-naval means that Customs Surveillance carries out on the Spanish coasts. A boat with three Dutch crew members has been intercepted and arrested.
In relation to the press release sent by the Tax Technicians union about an error by the Tax Agency that has caused the nullity of VAT settlements worth more than 5,000 million euros, the Tax Agency would like to clarify:
85.1% of the requested returns have been made. Taxpayers have submitted 19,224,000 returns and the Agency has sent 21.5 million tax drafts and data. During the 09 Income Tax Campaign, more than eight million calls from taxpayers were answered and 2.1 million appointments were attended to. 38.9% of the returns were submitted online.
The initiative, which is pioneering, is part of the recent recommendations of the OECD to promote cooperation and coordination between companies and the Tax Administration. Adherence to the code is open to all companies that wish to do so, whether or not they participate in the Forum. It promotes transparency and cooperation in corporate tax practices and increases legal certainty in the interpretation of tax regulations. It will reduce tax litigation. In parallel, work is being carried out to reduce administrative burdens on companies.
21.5 million drafts and tax data have been submitted. The confirmed Income Tax returns total 7.6 million and the provisional balance of Personal Income Tax returns submitted is 15.8 million, of which 7.2 million have been submitted online.
The scam refers to alleged information that makes it impossible to send the refund for the Income Tax 09 campaign and impersonates the image of the Tax Agency.
7.1 million personal income tax returns have been filed so far, of which 3.6 million have been filed online
They would have committed crimes of money laundering, against the public treasury and against workers' rights
Seven people were arrested and two boats were seized: a 10-metre-long semi-rigid boat with two 150-horsepower engines and a speedboat.
More than 19 million declarations are expected throughout Spain, and more than 15 million will be returned
Seven people have been arrested and 814 kilos of cocaine have been seized in the false bottom of a truck. The drugs were loaded in Argentina onto a truck that appeared to have taken part in the Paris-Dakar Rally. The Argentine Federal Police and Customs collaborated in the operation.
The Tax Agency expects more than 19 million declarations in this Income Tax campaign. 85% of all returns will be made before the beginning of August. With an electronic ID card or a digital certificate, you can obtain the draft of the 09 Income Tax return within a maximum of 24 hours.
Starting from today, Monday 5 April, the Tax Agency will begin sending out drafts of 2009 Personal Income Tax returns (IRPF 2009) and kicks off the period during which the taxpayer can modify and confirm these. Taxpayers who have not requested the draft of their tax return last year can also request it as and from today.
Results of the fight against fraud. The Tax Fraud Prevention Plan raised 8.119 billion euros in 2009
In the five years of implementation of the Plan, more than 35.5 billion euros have been collected. In 2009, the average debt per inspected taxpayer reached 174,000 euros. The amount defrauded through actions referred to the public prosecutor's office for tax crimes was 784 million euros last year.
The plan, which expands collaboration between public agencies responsible for fraud control to improve their effectiveness, includes 60 measures aimed at prevention, coordinating the collection of information, improving the effectiveness of fraud control and cooperating in collection actions. Its aim is to respond to changes in the types of fraud resulting from the economic crisis, especially the informal economy and undeclared work, and will provide revenue equivalent to 0.1% of GDP, as well as contributing to the consolidation of public finances.
Seven people arrested. Its market value would have exceeded 30 million euros.
The organization had been operating since the late 1990s and had acquired at least 124 properties and various high-end boats and vehicles. Most of the properties are located in the Salnés region, in Pontevedra.
On Monday, February 8, the Tax Agency seized 4,680 kilograms of hashish with the help of the Civil Guard in San Carlos de la Rápita, in Tarragona, during the "Northern Mediterranean" operation. Three people were arrested.
An inflatable boat and an all-terrain vehicle have been seized.
Three people arrested and a boat seized. The drugs are believed to have a market value of more than two million euros.