Even prison awaits

Cheated on your tax return? This threatens you

Tax evasion is not a trivial offense: the penalties are severe.

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Don't feel like filing a tax return and think it will fit? Accidentally forgotten something or even deliberately cheated - and proud of it? Be careful, tax evasion is not a trivial offense! The penalties alone show this - it's not just fines that await you. What is actually punishable and to what extent? We have all the information for you!

Anyone who commits a tax offense will first of all find themselves subject to criminal financial law. The amount of the penalty for tax evasion depends on the value amount that determines the penalty: "This is the sum of all taxes by which the tax has been reduced," explains Viennese lawyer and tax consultant Caroline Toifl.