The tax authorities have also embarked on the artificial intelligence revolution. And unlike others, the gains are already there!
If you thought artificial intelligence was limited to extremely popular chatbots like ChatGPT, you were wrong! Because it’s not just companies that have adopted this technology, governments are also very interested. And for good reason, as we see today, it is an effective tool for spotting fraudsters!
120,000 swimming pools identified
When we think about the use of artificial intelligence by governments, most of the time, it is China that comes to mind first. But if Beijing has expressed its interest in the technology, France is also exploring the possibilities of surveillance and control by AI. A law authorizing algorithmic video surveillance was thus passed on the occasion of the future Olympic Games in Paris, while the tax authorities, for their part, seized the tool to carry out checks.
And Bercy was not disappointed, as reported by information in The Parisian. Indeed, by using artificial intelligence, the tax authorities have been able to identify a number of undeclared swimming pools across the country. Spectacular results, because if the administration expected to discover 80 to 100,000 swimming pools hitherto passed under the radar, in the end nearly 120,000 undeclared pools were detected.
A profitable investment
It is therefore as many owners who have recently received a tax letter inviting them to regularize this situation within 30 days. They are thus required to pay their development tax (payable for any swimming pool over 10 m2) for the current year, the tax authorities also reserving the right to carry out a reminder which may go back up to three years.
And the added value is already there. Because if the control tool powered by artificial intelligence has cost the State 24 million euros, it should bring in “ 40 to 50 million euros in 2023 “, according to Jérôme Fournel, the Director General of Public Finances. Is our whole life destined to be analyzed with one click by AI? It would seem so, the tax authorities are already thinking about using this formidable weapon to find any type of building and equipment that has not been reported by individuals to the authorities.
Source : BFM-TV
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