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Italy

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Despite garnering significant revenues from multinationals, Italy’s digital services tax presents pressing double taxation issues, say Stefano Simontacchi and Francesco Saverio Scandone of BonelliErede
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    A ruling issued on November 2 2018 by the Central Revenue has provided clarification regarding the application of the VAT regime to transfer pricing (TP) year-end adjustments occurring between related companies belonging to the same multinational group (group).
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    In general terms, inherence can be described as the relationship between the cost and the enterprise, where the cost has a specific relevance to the determination of income; this is a result of its connection not to a specific revenue, but rather to an activity potentially able to produce income. Based on this assumption, in order to consider a cost deductible (i.e. inherent), the taxpayer is required to demonstrate clearly the connection with the activity, providing the tax authority with "sufficient" documentation.
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    By replying to a request for advance ruling the Italian Revenue Agency has clarified some tax aspects on virtual currencies, and more specifically on the so-called bitcoins held by individuals outside their business activity.