350,000 minors over the age of 12 will obtain a tax identification number (AFM) starting today.

Στην αυτόματη απόδοση ΑΦΜ σε εξαρτώμενα ανήλικα άγαμα τέκνα, άνω των 12 ετών, προχωρά από σήμερα η Ανεξάρτητη Αρχή Δημοσίων Εσόδων. Συγκεκριμένα, οι ανήλικοι που έχουν ή θα έχουν συμπληρώσει το 12ο έτος της ηλικίας τους μέχρι τις 31/12/2023, θα αποκτήσουν ΑΦΜ, αυτόματα, με βάση τα στοιχεία των Δηλώσεων Φορολογίας Εισοδήματος του 2022 και τα στοιχεία ΑΜΚΑ των γονέων, όπως επαληθεύονται από το Μητρώο Πολιτών. H ταυτοποίηση των ανηλίκων και των γονέων τους επιτυγχάνεται μέσω ειδικής διαλειτουργικότητας που αναπτύχθηκε, σε συνεργασία με τη Γενική Γραμματεία Πληροφοριακών Συστημάτων Ψηφιακής Διακυβέρνησης (ΓΓΠΣΨΔ), και ανταλλαγής δεδομένων με την Ηλεκτρονική Διακυβέρνηση Κοινωνικής Ασφάλισης (ΗΔΙΚΑ).

And all this, without any action by the parents.

Upon completion of the VAT number assignment procedure, for minor children identified through the above digital procedure, both parents will be informed of the VAT number assigned to the child through:

* electronic notification, to the email address they have registered in the myAADE digital portal, in the Registry & Contact / Contact details section

* posting, on the myAADE digital portal, in the Registry & Contact/My Messages section.

In addition, the minor's VAT details will henceforth be displayed as «Related VAT» in the image of the parents' natural person relationships in the myAADE/ Registry & Contact/ Natural Person Details digital portal.

It is estimated that over 350,000 minor children over 12 years of age will receive a VAT number through this procedure.

Based on the relevant data, currently more than 80,000 applications are submitted annually for the granting of a VAT number to minor children.

In a second phase, the Hellenic Revenue Service aims to grant, by the same procedure, a VAT number to all minor children, from the first year of age, who have been declared by their parents in their Income Tax Returns and can be identified by the above digital procedure.

With the new procedure, parents are greatly facilitated, as they will no longer have to apply and visit the Tax Office to obtain a VAT number for their minor children. At the same time, it is ensured that the parents' tax returns are completed more completely and it is possible to verify that they are beneficiaries of the envisaged reliefs, allowances and aids.

It is clarified that the granting of a VAT number to minors does not create an obligation for them to submit declarations.