A second chance literally, comes with the decision of the Director of the Independent Public Revenue Authority, Mr. Giorgos Pitsilis, in response to 20.7.2020 letter of POMIDA on this subject, which it gives for the period from September 4 to September 23, 2020 to property owners who lost it, the possibility of submitting rent reduction declarations online due to the emergency measures to deal with the consequences of the corona virus (Covid Declarations), as follows:

The Deputy Minister of Finance Mr.Apostolos Vesyropoulos signed on 24.8.2020 the decision establishing a deduction for debts to the tax administration for property owners , who do not collect 40% of the rent as part of the measures to deal with the consequences of the pandemic. According to the decision signed by Mr. Vesyropoulos, property owners are entitled to a 20% discount on the rent received (ie 30% on the reduction or 12% on the total initial rent). The amount of the discount reduces debts to the tax administration, with a payment date after July 31, 2020.

The Independent Public Revenue Authority informed taxpayers with its announcement that, after the publication on Friday 17/07/2020 in the Government Gazette of Law 4706/2020, regarding the application of the payment of the personal and legal person income tax in 8 monthly installments, as well as the 2% discount for the one-time payment of the personal income tax:

By decision of the Governor of the Independent Public Revenue Authority, Giorgos Pitsilis, the deadline for submission of declarations for the change of rent (Covid declarations), for the months of July and August, without imposing the prescribed penalties. The same deadline (August 31, 2020) also applies to the submission of an initial or amending declaration of the lease contract. Acceptance of Covid declarations from tenants can take place until September 7.