Italy: Cabinet Approves Tax Cuts
The Italian government has approved tax cuts that are aimed at lifting some of the tax burden from individuals and at encouraging businesses. The reductions are therefore intended to reduce the high tax burden and to lead to a further improvement in
See MoreItaly Consults on FATCA Agreement with US
Italy commenced a consultation on 23 April 2014 on the content of the inter-governmental agreement (IGA), concluded on 10 January 2014, to carry out the requirements of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) between Italy and the United
See MoreItaly: New Risk-based System of Tax Enforcement
The Italian Revenue Agency is attaching great importance to its examination of taxpayers in certain areas under a newly devised risk-based system. The risk-based approach is designed to take into account the area of the country where the taxpayer
See MoreItaly Confirms Tax Cuts
The Italian Government has issued a three-year Economic and Financial Document (DEF), which includes both individual and corporate income tax reductions. The individual income tax reductions will benefit lower income taxpayers. With effect from 1
See MoreItaly receives further Financial Transaction Reports
As part of efforts by the Italian Revenue Agency to increase the scrutiny of tax compliance reports by banks and other financial institutions containing statistics of transactions for 2012 were due to be submitted by March 31, 2014. The scrutiny of
See MoreItaly: Italian 2012 Tax Returns Suggest Compliance Gap
Italian statistics in respect of tax returns suggest that Italians on average declared income of around EUR19,750 (USD27,200) in the 2012 fiscal year. Although the government has been encouraging more tax compliance, the number of taxpayers sending
See MoreRussia: treaty between Russia and Italy clarified by the Ministry of Finance
Letter No. 03-08-РЗ/10213 published by the Russian Finance Ministry explains the position with respect to dividends paid by Russian companies to Italian parent companies. The participation exemption is available if the parent company meets a 365
See MoreItalian Red Tape Reduction Could Fund Tax Cuts
At its 15th annual forum the President of Confcommercio, the federation representing small and medium-sized enterprises, professionals and sole traders in Italy, re-asserted his appeal for the Government to link a reduction in public expenditure
See MoreItaly – Details of Italian Tax Cuts Agreed
Italy's new Prime Minister, has provided extra detail on cuts to reduce the tax burden in Italy which that are intended to provide an immediate boost to the country's economy. Resources totaling EUR10bn (USD13.9bn) have been allocated by the
See MoreItalian Tax Cuts Should Favor Employees
In Italy the association of sole traders and small businesses has recommended that measures should aim at reducing Italy's individual income tax (IRPEF) burden. The total tax collections from labor have reached EUR296.4bn, of which almost EUR161.5bn
See MoreItalian Supreme Court rules on tax residence concept
The Italian Supreme Court gave its decision on 17 January 2014 in case No. 1811 concerning the issue of whether the Maltese company should be considered resident in Italy for tax purposes. The case particularly concerned the provision that a company
See MoreItaly – Italian Football Clubs Renew Tax Protocol
The Italian Revenue Agency has signed a protocol with the Italian national soccer federation (FIGC), which will renew regulation and control over the tax affairs and fiscal compliance of the professional clubs that come within the federation’s
See MoreItaly: new rules on taxation of digital economy services partially repealed
Law Decree No. 16/2014 was published in the Official Gazette No. 54. Under article 2(1)(a) of the Law Decree, some of the new rules on taxation of digital economy services have been repealed. These rules required advertising services purchased
See MoreSwitzerland Considers New Cross-Border Tax Deal with Italy
Swiss Finance Minister has pledged to re-negotiate the bilateral cross-border tax agreements with Italy, to ensure that the provisions are more favorable to the Swiss canton of Ticino in future. The agreement is important because of the number of
See MoreItaly: Prime Minister Explains ‘Double-Digit’ Cut to Italian Taxes
The Italian Prime minister has issued a clarification about a statement made earlier in respect of a double digit reduction in the tax burden. The reduction would amount to tens of billions of Euros and in this respect was a double digit
See MoreItalian Government Empowered To Push Through Tax Overhaul
The Italian parliament has now approved the "Legge Delega," the tax reform law granting special powers to the Government to introduce a series of measures within the next year. The Legge Delega sets out general reform principles, which are to be
See MoreItalian Government Introduces Withholding Tax on Inbound Wire Transfers
Italy has recently introduced legislation instructing banks to withhold 20% on certain inbound wire transfers. The inbound wire transfers affected by this measure include income earned from foreign investments, financial gains, interest, dividends
See MoreItaly withdraws WHT on inbound payments
An instruction from the Italian Revenue Agency for all Italian banks to withhold a 20 percent tax on all payments from abroad received by Italian individual taxpayers, has been withdrawn with effect from 1 February 2014 as it is being examined by
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