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Taxing multinationals in the digital services sector has remained a complex international challenge for local governments limited in their jurisdictional capabilities. Tremonti’s Lorenzo Piccardi, Simone Zucchetti and Armando Tardini discuss how Italy is facing these challenges through regulatory developments surrounding permanent establishments and web taxes.

Italy has one of Europe’s most active leveraged buyout markets, and local regulators have been eager to ensure such activity is sufficiently taxed. LED Taxand’s Guido Arie Petraroli and Patrizio Braccioni explore recent legislative tax changes in Italy and Europe and how this will impact private equity activity.

The tax ruling issued by the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service on whether 3D printing should be classified as a manufacturing process for a business could mean retailers are liable for excise taxes.