Canarian Weekly
22-04-2016, 11:50
THE taxman is widening his net and, in the modern era, it is harder and harder for people and companies to avoid paying their correct dues every year.
This week, Social Security investigators revealed that during 2015 in the Canaries, 447 companies had serious tax irregularities.
Of these, 58 are in danger of having sanctions imposed on their administrations. Yet it is estimated to have cost the state nearly 750,000 euros.
Also, in the fight against illegal employment and fraud, Social Security uncovered 163 offences and 30 administrative “crimes” relating to the Aliens’ Act, which covers the trafficking of humans for labour exploitation.
In the same period, 13 fictitious companies were detected, as well as 163 crimes, 89 forgery cases and 24 crimes against workers’ rights.
The Guardia Civil, together with the Police, last year detected a Social Security fraud of more than 79m euros throughout Spain.
Their findings followed a close investigation of more than 6,500 companies, of which some 2,000 were fined for employing illegal workers and defrauding the public coffers.
Social Security also uncovered a total of 840 shell companies, after making 10,545 work inspections.
In addition, 525 victims of human trafficking for labour exploitation were discovered, thanks to all the information received by the Spanish Embassy in Beijing, which discovered numerous irregularities in the process of Chinese nationals.
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This week, Social Security investigators revealed that during 2015 in the Canaries, 447 companies had serious tax irregularities.
Of these, 58 are in danger of having sanctions imposed on their administrations. Yet it is estimated to have cost the state nearly 750,000 euros.
Also, in the fight against illegal employment and fraud, Social Security uncovered 163 offences and 30 administrative “crimes” relating to the Aliens’ Act, which covers the trafficking of humans for labour exploitation.
In the same period, 13 fictitious companies were detected, as well as 163 crimes, 89 forgery cases and 24 crimes against workers’ rights.
The Guardia Civil, together with the Police, last year detected a Social Security fraud of more than 79m euros throughout Spain.
Their findings followed a close investigation of more than 6,500 companies, of which some 2,000 were fined for employing illegal workers and defrauding the public coffers.
Social Security also uncovered a total of 840 shell companies, after making 10,545 work inspections.
In addition, 525 victims of human trafficking for labour exploitation were discovered, thanks to all the information received by the Spanish Embassy in Beijing, which discovered numerous irregularities in the process of Chinese nationals.
More... (http://www.canarianweekly.com/taxman-hurts-the-fraudsters/)