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www.Buy2Greece.com – Spanish Tax Office Trawls Property Sites to Catch Cheats
The Spanish Tax Office Hacienda is taking a stand against investment property owners who fail to declare their rental income after sourcing their advertisements on real estate websites.
In a bid to control cash-in-hand rental activities, the tax office is mainly targeting people who advertise their property on the Internet through various property platforms, and is particularly interested in holiday or short-term rentals.
For the first time, such taxpayers will receive a written warning together with their income tax review draft stating:
“In accordance with data available to the tax office, it has come to light that you have taken out a number of adverts announcing property to rent in various media, including the Internet.
“We remind you that in the case of having earned money through these adverts, this should be included in your annual declaration, as should any other type of income earned through activities that do not correlate with our fiscal information.”
According Spanish online newspaper elmundo.es, anyone who has advertised a property to rent via the internet is likely to receive one of these written warnings with their annual income tax declaration draft in the post.
It’s understood, Hacienda is collating all the property to rent ads found and adding the details to the Tax Office database to allow the ability to match properties with taxpayers who haven’t declared their income.
While the officials won’t know how much has been earned by a rental property, or even whether it has actually been rented, they will nevertheless send correspondence as a way to let alleged offenders know they are being monitored.
Elmundo.es adds data from other sources such as the electricity and water companies will also be cross-checked to gain an idea of whether a property has been lived in or whether it has remained empty.
If the owner of a property has deposited a rental agreement with the local town hall, this too will be a source of information to weed out culprits
Elmundo.es reports it’s not only taxpayers who rent out a second property without declaring their earnings that will be targeted.
“The tax office is also combing other websites and adverts to search for other types of activity that people are being paid for but that isn’t being declared, such as selling clothes, beauty products, sports equipment or even food.” the paper says.
Source: elmundo.es
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www.Buy2Greee.com – Travel Agency Franchise Launches Experiential-Focused Brand Dream Vacations A CruiseOne Company
Leading home-based travel franchise CruiseOne launched today the newest addition to its travel franchise portfolio – Dream Vacations A CruiseOne Company. More than 50 percent of CruiseOne’s existing franchise owners have transitioned over to the new brand, which speaks to all types of vacation experiences.“In order for us to remain a leader in the travel franchise industry, it is important that we evolve and adapt to meet the needs of our customers – our franchisees and their clients,” said Debbie Fiorino, senior vice president of Dream Vacations A CruiseOne Company. “There has been an overwhelmingly positive response from all of our key stakeholders – franchisees, cruise lines, tour operators, resorts and employees – about the addition of Dream Vacations to our family of brands.”
Dream Vacations Start Here began as the tagline for CruiseOne, and has evolved to become the name of its new sister brand. Franchisees and customers will receive the same support and advantages; the differentiation is by having a name that conveys the product that is being sold – every type of vacation experience for every type of traveler.
Recognizing that the culinary experience is an important component of every vacation, as part of the launch festivities Dream Vacations is partnering with award-winning modern luxury vacation brand, Celebrity Cruises®, to host Food Truck Takeovers in New York, California, South Florida and other markets throughout the U.S. The first will be on Thursday, April 14, in the Flatiron District from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.
“We believe that everybody becomes a foodie when they are on vacation and the Food Truck Takeover is the perfect way to introduce Dream Vacations to consumers while also reminding them of the culinary adventures that await on vacation,” said Rosemarie Reed, vice president of marketing for Dream Vacations A CruiseOne Company.
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