Short-term rental of real estate property


through digital platforms can be provided under the following conditions: a. The property manager has been registered in the “Short-Term Residence Real Estate Registry” maintained by the Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE)


b. The registration number from the Short- Term Residence Real Estate Registry must be visibly present when the property is posted on the digital platforms, as well as on any promotional tool


c. In case the property managers have an Authorised Licence from the Hellenic Organisation of Tourism, they are not obliged to register with the Short-Term Residence Real Estate Registry, but they have the obligation to visibly post the Authorised Licence Number on digital platforms’ posting, as well as on any promotional tool A registration with the “Short-Term


Residence Real Estate Registry” is to be made for each leased property.


TAXATION OF INCOME FROM SHORT- TERM LEASE IN GREECE


The income generated from short-term lease of real estate property in the context of a sharing economy under the conditions that the real estate property is furnished, without the provision of any other service (except for bedding) is taxed as following:


INCOME FROM PROPERTY (EUR) 0-12,000


12,001-35,000 35,001-


TAXATION RATE


15% 35% 45%


In case of any other services (apart from


the furnished lodging and bedding) the relevant income is considered as income from business activity and is taxed accordingly. VAT: The income from the short-term lease


of property is exempted from VAT, provided that the property is leased furnished and no service other than bedding is provided.


ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS The owner or the possessor or sub-tenant of a property, when assigning to a third party the property management rights for


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short-term lease purposes, has the obligation to submit a Real Estate Lease Data Information Declaration (via “TAXISnet”) which will include the details of the property manager. In the event of failure to submit such declaration, the owner/possessor/sub-tenant will be deemed to be the manager of the property itself. In case of co-ownership of


property, when the property manager is one of the co-owners, the other co-owners are not obliged to submit a declaration. The owner of the property or


the possessor or sub-tenant is also required to submit the declaration when leasing a sublet property.


INFRINGEMENT


Non-compliance with certain obligations


Outdated “Short-Term Residence Declaration”


inaccurate “Short-Term Residence Statement”


Failure to submit or submission of an


FINE


may be doubled or even quadrupled)


EUR 100


of double the rent as shown on the digital platform


shall be imposed on the property manager on the day the audit is executed


For the application of the Law,


AADE may conduct audits with the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Financial Police. AADE may ask from every digital platform being active in the sharing economy any information related to the property managers as well as to properties posted on them. The Tax and Legal Department


of Eurofast Global Ltd in Athens remains at your disposal for any further question and/or clarification as well as special advice.


The present article contains general information and in no way covers exhaustively its subject matter. Interested clients should seek specific professional advice.


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A sharing economy is considered to be any model where digital platforms create an open market for the temporary use of goods or services that are often provided by individuals


A short-term lease of property may be concluded for a specific period not exceeding one year


Short-term rental of real estate property through digital platforms can be provided under specific conditions


The income from the short-term lease of property is exempted from VAT


(in certain cases EUR 5,000


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