Launched on an experimental basis in 2017, the denunciation of an author of tax fraud is a mechanism intended to allow the tax authorities to fight against this crime. The mechanism can also be very lucrative. Moreover, since its creation, it has attracted more and more people.
Initially, in 2017, the system was launched on an experimental basis. Anyone reporting another person for proven tax fraud is rewarded. “The remuneration of tax advisors” was initially limited to the denunciation of tax fraud at the international level. The experiment was due to end in 2023 before it was renewed as part of the 2024 finance law. During the first year, there were 27 people who reported tax fraud. increased to 102 in 2021, Capital reports.
After observing a case of tax fraud in his entourage, with sufficient evidence to justify the opening of an investigation, the “tax advisor” can contact the tax administration. You should know that even if you cannot report a case of tax fraud anonymously, the identity of the person reporting it is only revealed to around ten tax administration agents.
How much can you gain by revealing a case of tax fraud?
The assessment of the remuneration to be offered to the tax advisor is left to the discretion of the director of public finances. It is evaluated according to the relevance of the data and information transmitted to tax administration investigators. You should also know that not all reported cases result in a reward. To claim compensation, the amount of tax fraud reported must be greater than 100,000 euros.
Once the reward stage has arrived, the tax advisor receives the equivalent of 15% of the amount recovered thanks to the tax administration’s investigation launched following the revealed case. Clearly, the whistleblower of tax fraud can receive the tidy sum of 15,000 euros for having revealed a fraud allowing the recovery of 100,000 euros. The amount is doubled if the amount recovered reaches 200,000 euros. Finally, this reward system is also beneficial for the State, since out of “out of 1.83 million euros of compensation for advisors, (it) recovered 110 million euros thanks to their information”, specifies Capital.
