The tax authorities are deleting thousands of companies from the VAT register. Is it doing it legally?

From March 2024 to March 2025, tax offices deregistered nearly 132,500 companies, with over 9,300 removed due to inability to contact them, while only a small number were identified as evident fraudsters.
The majority of deregistrations were due to companies failing to submit tax returns for a quarter, with significant numbers also losing VAT taxpayer status due to prolonged business inactivity or submitting only “zero” declarations.
Experts express concern over the data, noting that most deregistrations do not indicate tax fraud, suggesting that the process may be becoming overly automated and could lead to unjustified removals.

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