The Tax Agency of Catalonia reveals 295 million in fraud, 3% more

The Catalan Tax Agency (ATC) discovered €295 million in tax fraud in 2024, a 3.2% increase over the previous year, according to figures from the financial statement published this Friday. Fraud is concentrated in inheritance and gift tax, with €124 million, and wealth tax, with €97 million.

The total amount disclosed has stabilized over the last three years, falling below the record €338 million in 2021. Since 2015, with the launch of tax fraud prevention and reduction plans, the ATC has disclosed €2.376 billion.

The agency emphasizes that this has been achieved with greater efficiency, "since it has managed to uncover a higher amount with fewer actions." Specifically, it carried out 52,933 actions, 3% fewer than the previous year.

Regarding fictitious changes of residence, a €15.5 million fraud scheme involving 56 settlements has been uncovered. The majority, approximately €8.5 million, was for "attempting to falsely locate oneself in other autonomous communities," while the remaining €7 million involved attempts to fictitiously change residence to other countries.

For its actions, the ATC increasingly relies on data mining. "Progress has continued in the incorporation and processing of information sources and in the identification of new patterns of tax fraud," the statement states. This has led to the implementation of 14 specific treatments, generating more than 8,000 requests and 3,100 self-assessments totaling €12 million.