The Action concerns the support of Self-Employed Accountants - Tax Technicians, as well as Legal Entities providing accounting and tax technical services, in order to immediately respond to their digital modernization needs, due to the expanded and continuous needs of using digital applications for the provision of their services.

The Action aims to support accounting and tax services businesses (Natural and Legal Entities) to adapt their operation by upgrading/acquiring the necessary digital infrastructure, continue to provide their services seamlessly and support the business community, the public Administration, but also the citizens, so that they can respond to the new conditions that the pandemic (COVID 19) has created.

Action Budget

THE budget of the Action is 30 million euros for all regions of the country.

The Action is co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF) of the European Union and by national resources.

Applications and Subsidy

Each beneficiary (distinct VAT number) will be awarded a maximum total grant for upgrading the digital infrastructure of his business as follows:

• Grant up to 2,000 euros

0 =< income for the year 2020 =< 20,000 euros

• Grant of 1,500 euros

income for the year 2020 > 20,000 euros

Revenues arise from form E3 Tax Year 2020 submitted in 2021, from table D1/Sales of goods and provision of services, code 500 "Total Revenue from Sales of Goods and Provision of Services".

The potential beneficiaries, who did start within 2021 and until 28.02.2022, may apply and receive as upper grant limit how much 1,500 euros.

For the calculation of the grant, an amending statement E3, which was submitted after the publication of this Call, is not accepted.

Beneficiaries of the Action

Small and medium enterprises, which have been registered in the relevant Registers kept at the Economic Chamber of Greece, as follows:  

• Self-employed accountants – tax professionals holders of professional identity card accountant – tax professionals by classes and
• Legal Entities providing accounting and tax services.

Basic Conditions of Participation

The beneficiaries of the Action must, among other things, satisfy the following conditions:

• to submit one Funding Application per VAT number,
• operate legally in the country and have started with the competent DOU until 28/02/2022,
• have until 28/02/2022 as an active activity code one of the eligible KAD of Chapter 6: ELIGIBLE AREAS OF ACTIVITY in at least one establishment of the company (headquarters and/or branch);
• to keep simple or double written books of Law 4308/2014.

It is pointed out that the examination of the status of the Beneficiaries will be carried out based on data registered in relevant Registers kept at the Economic Chamber of Greece and valid until February 28, 2022.

Subsidized Expenses

With the aim of the digital modernization of the potential beneficiaries, they are subsidized exclusively the following commission costs:

• Information Technology Communication Equipment
• Software necessary for the digital modernization of the business

It is pointed out that in ICT equipment including: Desktop PC and peripherals, laptops, servers, multi-machines and other IT equipment.

Eligible expenditure is also purchase of software in the form of Software as a Service (SaaS) since it is necessary for the operation of the business and its digital upgrade. In the case of acquisition in the form of Software as a Service (SAAS), the cost for one year is eligible.

Eligible are: acquisition costs of fixed assets for which the acquisition cost of each discrete item of equipment is not more than 1,500 euros or another limit which, in accordance with current legislation, allows the element to be amortized within the year of its acquisition and up to the limits mentioned above subject to conditions. 

Indicative are not eligible the expenses for: mobile phones, tablets, mobile phone connections or other similar connections, any kind of magazine or library subscriptions (print or electronic), as well as the recoverable value added tax (VAT).

As expenditure eligibility start date defined h 1/1/2021. THE completion deadline is six (6) months from the date of issuance of the Incorporation Decision and in any case no later than 12/31/2023. 

Electronic Submission

The funding application is submitted electronically to the State Aids Information System (PSKE) www.ependyseis.gr  labeled: "Subsidy for companies providing accounting and tax services".

Online Submission Start Date: Wednesday 9/3/2022 and time 12:00. 

Online Submission Deadline: Monday 18/4/22 and time 15:00.

Information - Contact

Contact KEK KEPETH for more information:

Address: 9 Vassani, Volos, 38333

Telephone: 24210-30535

E-mail : info@kepeth.gr

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