No more suffering with unpaid calls and debts to municipalities – what is the new digital “bridge”

How many have not faced surprises when they request tax information and are informed of a debt they were not aware of?

Stories of municipal police calls, never found on the windshield of a car but usually reaching the tax office, are so numerous that they have taken on the dimensions of an urban legend. The only thing that is certain is that anyone who has played a role in such a story knows firsthand that when he was accidentally informed of a debt to a municipality, this debt not only prevented – even temporarily – some routine transactions, but actually had an “inflation”.

In these cases… the moment of truth comes when an inattentive person starts transferring a mobile phone, real estate or collecting something from the state. And then he is informed that issuing the necessary tax information is not possible, because he is in debt, although no debt appears in the taxi’s personal account.

After the first shock, he had to arm himself with patience, until he was competently informed, after proper investigation by the competent tax office, that he had some or other unpaid calls or perhaps some other debt, for example. of which he repented. As one can understand, the origin of the evil was or was not the necessary interoperability between taxis and municipalities, so that taxpayers could know in time if they had outstanding problems with other public bodies.

The new digital “bridge” puts an end to these troubles.

This problem has an expiration date of September 1, when the new digital “bridge” will be operational, through which the anti-corruption agency – and therefore taxpayers – will be informed in real time about such debts. In practice, this means that transfers and payments will not be suddenly blocked due to “hidden” debts, while those directly concerned will be able to plan, by paying off or adjusting these debts, so that they can obtain the necessary tax information without delay.

Obviously, the new digital “bridge” will also work in the opposite direction. Thus, by reporting the individual part of taxpayers’ debts to online travel agencies, any enforcement measures can be activated, according to the established procedures, to protect the interests of the state. In simple terms, for debts, which are currently in the “half-light”, taxpayers will be pressured to pay or arrange if they do not want to get involved in account-taking adventures.

According to the established procedures, the validity period of the proof of awareness is set at two months, in the event that there are no confirmed debts, regardless of the action or transaction for which it is requested. The validity period of the receipt is set at one month, in the event of unpaid debts, suspended debts or debts subject to a partial payment settlement program.