Pre-crime at the tax office: How Poland automated the fight against VAT fraud

In their fight against fraud, Polish tax authorities use STIR, an algorithm sifting through the data of millions of entrepreneurs. The government claims success, but dozens of companies have been hit, some say wrongly.

“We have broken the group of VAT fraudsters”, “We have detected the artificial vegetable oil trading being a carousel fraud”, “National Revenue Administration liquidated the Asian mafia thanks to STIR”.

Source: algorithmwatch.org

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