AADE Prepares a Comprehensive Digital Offensive for 2026
Greece is preparing a sweeping expansion of digital tax enforcement as AADE activates six new technology driven tools in 2026, including predictive AI designed to identify tax evasion earlier than ever before. The agency intends to conduct 72800 audits during the year and aims to generate an additional 2.5 billion euros in public revenue.
The strategy marks a decisive shift from conventional retrospective checks toward immediate detection informed by algorithms and continuous monitoring. AADE expects this transition to reshape how tax risks are assessed and addressed across the economy.
Real Time Tracking and Digital Registries Redefine Oversight
The full rollout of the Digital Dispatch Note and electronic invoicing will enable auditors to follow the movement of goods in real time, reducing opportunities for fictitious paperwork. Every shipment will now leave a permanent digital trace that cannot be discarded or obscured.
The expansion of the Digital Client Registry will broaden oversight beyond repair shops to include venues, event service providers and additional business categories. Each commercial appointment or booking will produce data that flows automatically into AADE systems, allowing early detection of inconsistencies.
Advanced Predictive Models Enhance Risk Targeting
AADE is integrating new predictive risk analysis models that combine data from Taxis, the Land Registry, banks, GEMI and citizen complaints. These systems apply neural networks and decision trees to forecast which taxpayers or sectors carry heightened risk.
The automation of case prioritization enables auditors to focus on the files most likely to produce meaningful findings, improving both efficiency and revenue outcomes.
Social Media Intelligence Adds a New Investigative Layer
Social media investigation is becoming a routine element of AADE operations as digital analysts review posts across major platforms to identify discrepancies between lifestyle and declared income. Images from parties, concerts or luxury travel are compared with issued receipts and declared earnings.
Auditors also monitor hidden advertising, unreported online sales and undeclared business activities carried out through social networks. The technique has already revealed significant tax evasion cases and is expanding further in 2026.
Events where performers or organizers appear prominently but lack supporting documentation
Taxpayers declaring low incomes while displaying high cost purchases or trips online
Restaurant postings showing customer volumes inconsistent with recorded sales
Risk Profiles per Tax ID Improve Accuracy
AADE is creating comprehensive digital profiles for each tax ID by aggregating bank transactions, property transfers, card payments, Airbnb rentals and social media indicators. Algorithms highlight gaps between spending patterns and declared income while incorporating markers of tax compliance or past violations.
The agency also publishes annual turnover benchmarks for every business activity code, encouraging sectors with unusual deviations to self correct before facing inspection.
Real Time Monitoring Through the Electronic Operations Chamber
AADE is elevating its Operations Chamber into a digital command hub using GPS data and Google Maps Live Traffic to observe business activity around the country. The system allows auditors to identify locations with strong customer flow but low reported revenue.
AI tools examine photos, booking platforms and geolocation signals to detect inconsistencies such as unreported events or dining activity unsupported by receipts. When discrepancies appear in tourist hotspots or during major gatherings, field inspections are activated immediately.
Audit Priorities Set for 2026
The 2026 operational plan sets a demanding audit schedule across the economy. AADE intends to carry out:
26000 income tax audits
25400 onsite checks
18000 targeted VAT investigations
2500 audits on property related asset changes
900 inquiries into major tax evasion cases
The majority of these inspections will focus on recent tax years, with 80 percent covering the past 5 years and 75 percent concentrating on the most recent 3 years.
Digital Enforcement Expanded Rapidly in 2025
The scale of AADEs digital transformation was evident in 2025, when more than 181 million digital dispatch notes were issued following the phased adoption of the system. The Digital Client Registry logged over 17.4 million transactions from more than 27000 businesses.
Electronic B2G invoicing produced 32545 documents while onsite inspections exceeded 171000 checks, revealing approximately 530000 violations. Customs procedures advanced significantly with digital tracking of 6.3 million crossings at land borders.
Service Improvements for Citizens and Businesses
Citizen support improved notably with the my1521 phone line assisting over 305000 callers and cutting wait times sharply. Digital request submissions exceeded 2.41 million and pending cases dropped by 54 percent.
The myAADEapp and myDATAapp continued to grow, serving hundreds of thousands of users who now access tax services from mobile devices. Income tax filing accelerated with millions of declarations submitted earlier than in previous years.
41.481 business registry updates completed digitally
771000 users downloaded myAADEapp
165000 users adopted myDATAapp
1.3 million income tax declarations pre processed
635065 myPROPERTY filings submitted
996.580 contractor declarations processed online
7330 maritime fee submissions completed digitally
42000 minors received automatic tax IDs
AADEs expanding digital framework reflects a broader shift to real time oversight and automated compliance, marking 2026 as a pivotal year in modernizing tax enforcement in Greece.
