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Fri, 1 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Switzerland, Italy Agree Tax Deal For Frontier Workers
On December 23, 2020, Switzerland and Italy signed a new agreement on the taxation of cross-border commuters and an amendment to their existing double taxation agreement.

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: EU Pressures Italy To End Tax Exemptions For Ports
On December 4, 2020, the European Commission said that Italy must abolish its corporate tax exemptions for ports in order to align its tax regime with EU state aid rules.

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: OECD Indicates New Focus On Virtual Currency Tax Issues
The OECD has released a new report on countries' tax rules for virtual currencies, alongside an announcement that the Common Reporting Standard will be expanded next year to newly cover virtual currency assets.

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Germany Issues EU Presidency Tax Priorities
On September 22, 2020, Germany provided further details about the government's tax policy priorities for its presidency of the European Union.

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: EU Expecting COVID-19 Dent In 2020 VAT Collections
The European Commission has published its latest VAT gap report, which show that EU countries lost an estimated EUR140bn (USD165.7bn) in VAT revenues in 2018.

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: COVID-19: Italian Firms Allowed More Time To Pay Deferred Taxes
The Italian Government will allow tax payments that were deferred during the COVID-19 lockdown to be paid in instalments over a two-year period.

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Italy To Extend VAT Split Payment Mechanism For B2G Supplies
On July 24, 2020, a Council Implementing Decision was published in the official journal of the European Union authorizing the extension of Italy's value-added tax split payment mechanism scheme, applicable to contracts with public sector entities.

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: US Businesses Urge Against Starting A Digital Tax 'Trade War'
The United States Council for International Business has called on US authorities to focus its efforts on working with other countries to arrive at an international tax solution to the digitalized economy, rather than tackling countries' unilateral r...

Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Italy Explains Tax Break For COVID-19 Changes To Workplaces
On July 10, 2020, the Italian tax authority issued a ruling to explain the rules concerning tax credits for expenditure on adapting workplaces to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Austria And Italy Sign Frontier Worker Tax Agreement
Austria and Italy have signed an agreement clarifying the tax rules for frontier workers who are working at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fri, 3 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: EU Approves Italian COVID-19 Tax Breaks
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.

Fri, 3 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: US Withdraws From International Digital Tax Talks
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.

Thu, 28 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Italian Tax Agency Summarizes New COVID-19 Tax Support Measures
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.

Fri, 15 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: OECD Releases Taxing Wages 2020 Report
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.

Wed, 15 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: OECD Releases Seven Dispute Resolution Peer Review Reports
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.

Wed, 15 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Italy Announces Further COVID-19 Tax Measures
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.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Italy Suspends Tax Assessments Over COVID-19
On March 12, 2020, the Italian Revenue Agency announced the suspension of its audit activities in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Italy Publishes Annual VAT Return In English
On March 4, 2020, the Italian tax authority published English language versions of the annual value-added tax form for 2020, together with instructions.

Tue, 3 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: EU Finance Ministers Issue Joint Statement On Digital Taxation
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.

Tue, 3 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Tax-News.com: Austria May Pull Out Of European Financial Transactions Tax Talks
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...

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