{"id":22169,"date":"2024-02-26T04:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T04:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asesoriaorihuelacosta.com\/?p=22169"},"modified":"2024-05-12T06:06:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T06:06:14","slug":"how-and-consequences-of-filing-a-tax-whistleblowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asesoriaorihuelacosta.com\/en\/how-and-consequences-of-filing-a-tax-whistleblowing\/","title":{"rendered":"Consequences and how to report a tax fraud to the tax authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22169\" class=\"elementor elementor-22169\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f9863b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f9863b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb36680\" data-id=\"cb36680\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21c7ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b21c7ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You may have heard of cases of former employees or people threatening a company with <strong>report tax fraud<\/strong> anonymously\u00a0to the tax authorities in Spain.<\/p><p>It is true that lately there has been an increase in complaints to the tax office; not only from dismissed workers, but also from companies that report to the tax office a competitor that is unfairly competing with them (by not paying taxes).<\/p><p>Well, see what this possibility consists of and some important issues to bear in mind.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72876f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72876f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8293618\" data-id=\"8293618\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6557d80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6557d80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why report tax evaders to the tax authorities?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c258e7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c258e7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd5b393\" data-id=\"bd5b393\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9abb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df9abb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Spanish tax agency already has its mechanisms in place to prevent tax fraud, and they are very, very effective. We have recently heard that the tax office is investigating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elmundo.es\/economia\/empresas\/2024\/02\/16\/65b8e792e85ecec3368b4582.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tax fraud on fuel sales in Spain<\/a>.<\/p><p>Now, the tax office never says no to a little help.<\/p><p>In fact, in northern European countries, tax reporting is very well established among the population to avoid fraud and unfair competition.<\/p><p>It is clear that tax fraud breaks the rules of the game and cheats benefit a lot from not paying taxes and this means unfair competition to other companies.<\/p><p>This situation occurs, for example, when a company has problems with a supplier over the payment of an invoice, or when a competitor sees signs of fraud because a company sells too cheaply or has problems with a worker who is dismissed for disciplinary reasons.<\/p><p>In such cases, it may happen that the supplier or the former employee threatens to report the company to the tax authorities, citing alleged tax irregularities that have come to their attention&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18ba66a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18ba66a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-386d036\" data-id=\"386d036\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc5af0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccc5af0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to report tax fraud to the tax authorities? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c3966d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c3966d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d24368d\" data-id=\"d24368d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d43e0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d43e0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Is it really that easy to report tax evaders to the spanish tax authorities?<\/h3><p>Well, it is true that anyone can report tax evaders to the tax office and, in fact, it is simple to do so:<\/p><h3>How to report tax fraud Online<\/h3><p>The anonymous tax report can be processed from the Tax Office website ( <a href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/colaborar-agencia-tributaria\/denuncias.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.agenciatributaria.es<\/a> , section &#8220;Denuncia tributaria&#8221;) without the need to travel and without having to ratify the facts reported before the Inspectorate.<\/p><p>The Tax Agency website allows you to report tax fraud anonymously for any of the following reasons:<\/p><ul><li>Complaint of cash payments<\/li><li>Undeclared invoices or receipts,<\/li><li>Computer programmes for the concealment of sales or income,<\/li><li>Fraud related to e-commerce,<\/li><li>Undeclared property rentals,<\/li><li>Even a generic complaint for facts other than the above.<\/li><\/ul><p>The report tax fraud can be submitted anonymously (without indicating the details of the person or company making the complaint).<\/p><p>As it is an anonymous report tax fraud , it is not necessary to have an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asesoriaorihuelacosta.com\/en\/what-is-a-digital-certificate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>electronic certificate<\/strong><\/a> or Cl@ve Pin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ebbd74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ebbd74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09363c3\" data-id=\"09363c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4b8fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d4b8fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consequences of report tax evaders<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd4b87b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd4b87b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f35a5c3\" data-id=\"f35a5c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1137a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1137a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Tax check<\/h3><p>However, having lodged a report tax fraud, <strong>does not automatically mean that the company will be visited by the tax man<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The tax report is passed on to the tax inspectorate for analysis. From there:<\/p><h3>how to report tax fraud anonymously\u00a0<\/h3><p>If the online tax report is considered unfounded, it is filed.<\/p><p>This would be the case, for example, if a public tax report simply states that a company does not declare all its sales to the tax authorities, without providing any additional information or documentation.<\/p><h3>Attention, if there will be an inspection<\/h3><p>On the other hand, if the report tax fraud <strong>contains facts that may be true<\/strong> and, above all, if the complainant provides evidence of such veracity, it is possible that the tax authorities will initiate an inspection.<\/p><p>However, as the complainant is not an interested party, he\/she is not informed of the outcome of the inspection and cannot appeal against the actions taken by the tax authorities.<\/p><h3>Example of a tax report<\/h3><p>The former director of a company lodged a complaint with the tax authorities stating that the company had received payments for the sale of real estate and had not accounted for them or declared them for tax purposes.<\/p><p>In support of these accusations, he provided various documents relating to these sales. Attention!<\/p><p>The tax authorities considered the report to be well-founded and initiated an inspection, in which they requested the company&#8217;s accounts and questioned the buyers of the properties (some of whom acknowledged the payments).<\/p><p>On this basis, the tax authorities issued a tax assessment to the inspected company.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddf31e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddf31e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7faaaa9\" data-id=\"7faaaa9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8a58e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f8a58e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Report tax evaders to the spanish tax office can be submitted electronically and anonymously via the tax office&#8217;s website. However, they do not necessarily lead to the initiation of an inspection, unless they are accompanied by credible evidence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-365c485 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"365c485\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c31ddf2\" data-id=\"c31ddf2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83e5de2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83e5de2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to prevent report tax fraud to the tax authorities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7597ecf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7597ecf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2c0c64\" data-id=\"d2c0c64\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893ac28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"893ac28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Avoiding a report tax evaders<\/h3><p>Of course, if you comply with your tax obligations, your company has nothing to fear, because even if a complaint is filed by a former employee or a &#8220;disgruntled&#8221; supplier, it will be dropped.<\/p><p>In any case, it is always advisable to prevent such situations; for example, you can:<\/p><ul><li>Implement measures that limit access to your company&#8217;s documents and information to strictly necessary personnel or even allow you to control such access through the use of secure passwords.<\/li><li>Sign confidentiality agreements.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e6efd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e6efd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9248f25\" data-id=\"9248f25\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a9f1d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"94a9f1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es\/Sede\/en_gb\/colaborar-agencia-tributaria\/denuncias\/denuncia-tributaria.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Link at the tax office to file a complaint<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have heard of cases of former employees or people threatening a company with report tax fraud anonymously\u00a0to the tax authorities in Spain. 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