The truce tax caused by the confinement will soon come to an end. The control procedures carried out by the administration, were shut down for several weeks because of the health crisis. But Bercy is put in order of battle for a rebound starting in September. According to The Express, in an internal note would have defined the policy of the tax for the next few months. The purpose of this ? An approach differentiated between companies that have been affected by the pandemic and those that have, on the contrary, fired their pin of the game.
note 7 pages, seen by the weekly was sent on the 12th of may last to the agents. It is signed Frédéric Iannucci, director-general of public finances. Two priorities are presented. The first prompt the agents to not to target the businesses that are already heavily affected by the health crisis. The priority is therefore rather focus on "more cumbersome procedures" and on "situations, fraudulent, or a more complex". Except in cases of force majeure, the idea is to restrict the controls. At the beginning of July, Gérald Darmanin, who was then minister of the Action and of the public Accounts, evocative of a year 2019 "record" to the fight against tax fraud as it led to the recovery of 12 billion euros. But 2020 could therefore be marked by a decrease in the number of controls. Agents are also encouraged to work remotely rather than face-to-face. Finally, no folder will be opened before September.
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The second set of major document is a ridge on the other hand to identify the potential targets of tax audits in the coming months. The priority must therefore be given to sectors of activity that were able to take advantage of the containment. If no company name is provided, the note provides a true inventory to the Prévert : platforms of e-commerce, telecommunications, telecom operators, publishers of online video games, platforms of streaming... The tax officials must verify the amounts of VAT, reduction of revenue, the reclassification of individuals as professionals who had not been declared". The other sector which could be the object of very special attention, "suppliers of medical devices and paramedical identified by the cell fraud". The companies having paid a dividend or selling assets before the end of the year and "requested the postponement of their expenses for three months" will also be the attention of the administration.
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above all, Bercy highlights how important the next few months promise to be complicated. "We must exercise good judgment in the timing of times of controls in order not to disrupt businesses that restart their activity". While hunting for potential profiteers of the crisis.
