A number that stays with you
Your AFM is nine digits long, originates at a tax office (the DOY), and is steered online thereafter through the Taxisnet credentials that feed the myAADE platform. Once allocated, it is permanent — moving house, changing jobs or leaving the country never resets it.
People often muddle the AFM with the AMKA. Keep them apart: the AFM is strictly about tax, whereas the AMKA is the reference the state uses for your healthcare and social-insurance entitlements.
Where an AFM becomes mandatory
- Setting up an account at any Greek bank
- Putting your name on a lease or a property title
- Taking a salaried job, going freelance, or incorporating
- Switching on electricity, water or a broadband line
- Purchasing and plating a vehicle
- Submitting a tax return or drawing any Greek income
- Lodging a Golden Visa file or a residence application
- Accepting an inheritance or executing a notarial act
Where we come in
Residents and overseas clients alike rely on us to secure the AFM: we build the application, liaise directly with the DOY, and — when distance demands it — stand in as your tax representative, sparing you a flight booked solely to collect a number.
In Greece
Sorting the understanding the afm in Greece means dealing with Your competent DOY (Greek tax office) and its limited appointments. We monitor the system daily and handle the paperwork for residents from Corfu and Patras.