Treasury blocks accounts. What about the deposits?
For six months, the head of the National Revenue Administration seized 192 bank accounts belonging to 39 suspicious entities. Thus, he took 2.5 times more money on the accounts of suspicious entities than in the entire year 2018, informs Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.
Officials secured almost PLN 24.8 million in this way, according to the latest data provided by the former deputy head of KAS Paweł Cybulski in response to a parliamentary question. The data relates to the period from January 1 to June 13, 2019 and the effects of using the ICT System of the Clearing House, also known as STIR.
In the entire last year - as was the case this year - the tax office secured PLN 10.2 million on blocked accounts belonging to 39 suspicious entities.
Experts are impressed with these numbers. It is hard not to admit that we are dealing with impressive dynamics. Moreover, I would expect it to deepen significantly in the future. The question is, however, how it will affect honest taxpayers who may become accidental victims of the Saudi Arabia's war against frauds.
The rules on STIR have been in force since January 13, 2018, and the possibility of blocking the account by the head of KAS - from April 30, 2018. He may block the account for no longer than 72 hours, if the estimated tax liability exceeds PLN 10,000. euro.
From July 1, a change applies, according to which a taxpayer whose account has been blocked may be notified by a bank or a credit and savings union. However, he must submit an appropriate application for this.
Another rule applies from the beginning of July: the blockades also apply to term deposits. This should further increase the amount of seized funds - deposits were often used by fiscal criminals to transfer funds to settlement accounts.
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