- Tax Investigation Department in Austria recovered €48.5 million in back tax payments
- 186 officers closed 210 cases in crackdown on tax evasion
- Investigations targeted construction industry, VAT fraud schemes, and transport sector
- Finance Minister commended department’s efforts to protect honest taxpayers and promote fair competition
- Operations included house searches, account openings, arrests, tax audits, and special VAT audits
- Advanced IT searches collected 65.66 terabytes of data for analysis
- Challenges posed by digitalization and internationalization highlighted by Chairman of Anti-Fraud Office
- Head of Tax Investigation emphasized complexity of fraud cases and importance of collaboration with judicial authorities and state institutions
Source: globalvatcompliance.com
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