Italy News

EU Approves Italian COVID-19 Tax Breaks
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, July 3, 2020
The European Commission has approved under state aid rules four Italian tax schemes to support companies and self-employed workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Read Full Story

US Withdraws From International Digital Tax Talks
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington
Friday, July 3, 2020
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told a congressional hearing on June 17, 2020, that the US Government has withdrawn from international negotiations on new global tax rules for digital companies at the OECD. Read Full Story

Italian Tax Agency Summarizes New COVID-19 Tax Support Measures
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, May 28, 2020
On May 21, 2020, the Italian Revenue Agency issued a summary of additional tax measures in Decree 34/2020, which are intended to further support taxpayers affected by the COVID-19 virus. Read Full Story

OECD Releases Taxing Wages 2020 Report
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, May 15, 2020
The OECD has released its Taxing Wages 2020 report, which highlights that taxes on labor across the OECD countries fell for the sixth consecutive year in 2019. Read Full Story

OECD Releases Seven Dispute Resolution Peer Review Reports
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
The OECD has released new stage two peer reviews on seven countries' implementation of the BEPS Action 14 minimum standard, on improving tax dispute resolution, covering Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Sweden. Read Full Story

Italy Announces Further COVID-19 Tax Measures
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
On April 6, 2020, Italy's Council of Ministers announced further measures to support taxpayers affected by the COVID-19 virus, including the postponement of value-added tax, social security, and wage withholding payment deadlines. Read Full Story

Italy Suspends Tax Assessments Over COVID-19
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
On March 12, 2020, the Italian Revenue Agency announced the suspension of its audit activities in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. Read Full Story

Italy Publishes Annual VAT Return In English
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
On March 4, 2020, the Italian tax authority published English language versions of the annual value-added tax form for 2020, together with instructions. Read Full Story

EU Finance Ministers Issue Joint Statement On Digital Taxation
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
The finance ministers of France, Germany, Italy, and Spain have put their names to a statement calling for countries to reach an agreement on solving the tax challenges of the digital economy by the end of 2020. Read Full Story

Austria May Pull Out Of European Financial Transactions Tax Talks
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
On February 19, 2020, German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz issued a statement to say that he remains "committed" to the introduction of a financial transactions tax at European Union level along the same lines as that proposed by the German Government last month, despite opposition from within the EU, notably from Austria. Read Full Story
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