{"id":1477,"date":"2026-04-20T08:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=1477"},"modified":"2026-04-20T08:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:11:00","slug":"tax-returns-more-than-2-3-million-submitted-what-applies-to-amending-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=1477","title":{"rendered":"Tax returns: more than 2.3 million submitted – What applies to amending returns"},"content":{"rendered":"

At 2.3 million out of a total of 6.9 million,<\/strong> tax returns<\/strong> have been filed after finalizing 889,036 pre-cleared returns, involving a total of 999,523 natural persons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

From the filing of about 30% of this year’s income tax returns, it appears that at least 70% of taxpayers either pay no tax or receive a refund<\/strong>on income earned in 2025. One in four returns are debit<\/strong> (with an average tax of \u20ac1,000),four in ten taxpayers are entitled to a tax refund, <\/strong>with the average amount being \u20ac222, while 38.4% of returns are zero. <\/p>\n

Already 319,592 taxpayers have received the tax refund in their bank accounts<\/strong>, with payments from the ADE<\/strong> amounting to \u20ac65.81 million. At the same time, for 126,976 taxpayers, debt offsets with income tax refunds<\/strong> totalling \u20ac28.8 million have been carried out. <\/p>\n

Tax refunds <\/strong>to taxpayers with a tax credit are made by means of express procedures. Those who have no tax or social security debts or an update lien see within a week of filing the return<\/strong> the amount of the tax refund in their bank account, while for those with tax debts, the AADE proceeds to offset the tax refund against their debts. <\/p>\n

The offsets are made centrally on a weekly basis, while those that cannot be carried out centrally are handled by the tax offices or the KEBIS (Confirmation and Collection Centre), without the need for the taxpayer to submit a refund request. In any case, a prerequisite for the refund of taxes to the beneficiaries is the correct declaration of the IBAN account in the myAADE digital portal. <\/p>\n

Income tax debts will be offset in priority with tax refund rights that exist or will arise until 31 July 2026<\/strong>, while in the event that the tax is paid through this offset, the taxpayer is entitled to the 2% to 4% discount rate corresponding to the time of filing the return. <\/p>\n

24% of the returns submitted so far are debit<\/strong>with the tax amount reaching \u20ac545 million. The tax resulting from the settlement of the declaration is paid in 8 monthly instalments or in a lump sum with a graduated deduction.The first instalment of the tax is payable by 31 July 2026 and the remaining 7 by the last working day of the following 7 months<\/strong>. If the tax is paid in one lump sum by July 31, 2026, a deduction is allowed on the total amount of the tax:<\/strong> <\/p>\n