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Italy Extends Electronic Invoice Data Access to Tax Collection Agency

Italian tax authority will share electronic invoice data with collection agency to improve third-party enforcement actions, targeting debtors' receivables from six-month periods.

Official Guidance·May 21

Italy Clarifies VAT Treatment of Chain Supplies and Registration Obligations

Italy’s Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), in Response No. 111/2026, clarified the VAT treatment of a cross-border chain transaction involving a German intermediary, a Polish supplier, and an Italian customer. The case concerned goods transported directly from Poland to Italy by the German intermediary, which argued that the transaction qualified for the EU triangular simplification regime.

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Official Guidance·May 22

Italy Extends Electronic Invoice Data Access to Tax Collection Agency

Italian tax authority will share electronic invoice data with collection agency to improve third-party enforcement actions, targeting debtors' receivables from six-month periods.

Official Guidance·May 21

Italy Clarifies VAT Treatment of Chain Supplies and Registration Obligations

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