We inform property owners who have problems with refunding amounts from the reduction of their rents that they can contact the competent services of the Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE) in the following ways :
The Ministry of Finance submitted to the Parliament an amendment regulating various issues in relation to real estate rental reductions. The arrangements for the new forced reduction by 40% will apply FROM the month of November, which means that they will be extended during the coming months of the pandemic. The regulation stipulates that 50% of the loss of rent will be returned to the lessors, without mentioning that the refundable amount, in addition to being tax-free, will be non-seizable and non-assignable, nor that the refund will also concern the lessors – any kind of legal entities. The relevant announcement states the following:
In view of the preparation and submission of the zoning bill of the Ministry of Interior, POMIDA submitted its proposals in view of the need to speed up the process of preparing the Land Registry without hundreds of thousands of objections and lawsuits throughout the country , without unjustly losing property rights of the citizens and the better utilization of the hundreds of thousands of properties not declared in the Land Registry. Read the letter…
Cadastre Offices throughout the country as well as Land Registry Offices are in operation with the necessary adjustments due to the restrictive measures of the pandemic. Specifically:
With decision number A.1243/2020 decision of the Governor of AADE Mr. Giorgos Pitsilis “Amendment of the decision of the Governor of the Independent Authority of Public Revenues (Β΄ 3579) under data POL. 1162/2018” a deadline was given until December 15, 2020for the correction of errors and omissions in “Covid Declarations” and “Declarations Property Lease Information Property.
As a“Christmas present” it appears that property owners will be paid into their bank accounts, at best, the refund amounts of half their loss from cut of 40% of the rents of the affected businesses and employees, and this for the following reasons:
POMIDA sent a letter to the competent Ministers and Deputy Ministers as well as to the Governor of AADE, requesting that legal entities – lessors also be subject to the provisions for the tax refund of 12% of rent reductions. Read the letter…
“Scottish shower” for property owners the new arrangements announced by the Minister of Finance Mr. Christos Staikouras for rent reductions! Extension of the -40% rent reduction to all those affected in all regions of the country, which means overriding the arrangements for voluntary reductions, but also an immediate return of 50% of the reduction (instead of the 30% that was in force until now), which will not is returned with a tax offset, but will be paid directly to the beneficiaries, and will be credited directly to their bank accounts, announced the Minister of Finance, Mr. .
The government today announced the reinstatement of forced rent reductions of 40%for the month of November, according to “expanded April KAD list” (almost everyone except pharmacies and supermarkets…). Following today’s government announcements strong> POMIDA sent the following letter of protest to the financial staff of the government:
The country is returning to a partial lockdown, with new harsh measures against the lessors of properties in Attica and other regions characterized as “orange” or “red”, with a forced “haircut” of rents by 40%even for businesses that will remain in full operation!
The Thessaloniki Property Owners Association actively represents property owners, highlighting their issues and proposing solutions for their resolution, while also providing information and support to its members.
