Urssaf said on Tuesday that it had filed a complaint against five human service organizations, suspected of “fraud in the immediate advance of tax credit” for an amount of three million euros. This fraud “was detected last week as part of internal checks and feedback from users,” said Urssaf, confirming information from the Parisian.
Five organizations are suspected of having issued 1,200 invoices allowing them to pocket three million euros in “immediate advance”, as has been possible since last year for expenses eligible for the tax credit such as cleaning, gardening or DIY. The sums could have been collected by customers “potentially accomplices” or on bank accounts created for the occasion, possibly with “identity theft”, adds Urssaf.
The public body “immediately filed a complaint and took emergency measures to prevent the spread of this fraud”, without further details. The phenomenon remains “very limited”, however, in view of the 7,200 companies “authorized” to directly collect this aid, their 200,000 monthly invoices and the 116 million euros that Urssaf has paid them since January 2022.
