Digital Tax Residence Certificates

For Greek tax residents (whether Greek or foreign nationals), obtaining a tax residence certificate is essential to verify your tax status.

Greece’s Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) has streamlined this process with a fully digital system, making it faster and more accessible. TaxElements guides clients through this digital process, ensuring compliance for those with financial interests in Greece, such as property or investments. Below we explore how Greek tax residents can secure digital tax residence certificates to verify their tax status, leveraging AADE’s modernised tools for efficiency.

Why You Need a Tax Residence Certificate

A tax residence certificate proves your tax residency in Greece. For Greek tax residents—defined under Article 4, Law 4172/2013 as individuals spending over 183 days in Greece annually, with a centre of vital interests (e.g., family, business), or a habitual abode—the certificate confirms you’re taxed on worldwide income in Greece. This is vital to avoid double taxation when foreign authorities request proof of your tax status. Since July 2024, AADE’s myAADE portal offers an automated digital process, reducing issuance time to minutes or hours, a significant leap from manual applications.

Obtaining Your Digital Tax Certificate

Greek tax residents can secure a tax residence certificate through AADE’s digital system, based on gov.gr and AADE’s guidelines; these include:

• Verifying Eligibility
• Accessing the myAADE Portal
• Submitting the Application
• Automated Certificate Issuing 
• Use and Validation

This digital process, launched in July 2024, eliminates in-person visits and paper forms.

How We Can Help

TaxElements offers expert support and undertakes the whole process of obtaining your digital tax residence certificate, from assessing your current tax status to issuing the certificate in a timely manner.