Taxes and fees, pending litigation in Italy for 34 billion euro – BBC

The inauguration of the tax year Judicial

Milan , 19 February 2016 – 24:16

In 2015 Italians have had litigation pending with the IRS for about 34 billion euros. The figure emerges from the report of the President of the Court of Tax Justice, Mario Cavallaro, at the inauguration of the judicial year in the presence among others Luigi Casero Deputy Minister of Economy and Director of the Agency of revenue Rossella Orlandi. Proceedings for about 22 billion are pending before the provincial commissions and for a little over 12 billion ahead of regional ones. In the past year the tax dispute grew by 5% overall, a reversal of the decline that was recorded in 2014. The new complaints registered as last year were 261,186, of which 191,244 in the provincial grade and 69,942 in the regional one.

in all the pending cases before the tax commission at 31 December were 538 191 (7% less than the previous year), of which 393,627 in the degree provincial and 144,564 in the regional one. “There are still rare and scattered critical – said Cavallaro – but we can say that the tax jurisdiction within no more than three years on average gives a definitive answer.” In 2015 they decided “business for a total of 302,777.”

local taxes account for 30% of the Italian disputes with the tax authorities. And among the matters of contention almost an appeal on 5 concerns taxes on the house. Over 70% of the disputes concerns litigation taxes paid to the state coffers. At the top of the appeals against the tax authorities the personal income tax (35%), followed by IRAP and VAT (both 13%). On the share of appeals on local taxes 50% are additional and different local imposts, but the second option more substantial (17%) is represented by taxes on real estate, followed by taxes on waste and car (both 12%).

The Mattarella message

All ‘tax judicial year inauguration of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, sent a message in which stresses that “the issue of tax justice is central to the proper relationship between citizens and institutions. The relationship between tax authorities, citizens and economic entities requires the tax skills judge and increasingly accentuated professionalism and I am sure that the Council will continue to ensure the professionalism of judges. ”

It serves also the tax reform process: “The fiscal court must be reformed to system, there is the need for a highly specialized judiciary to deal with the complexity and delicacy of the activity, “added Mario Cavallaro. “Every reform can not be separated from what is the status of the tax court,” he added highlighting also the “current totally inadequate compensation for the tax courts” and that “you must then start a new selection of judges.” The president also expressed “bewilderment for painful criminal conduct of some tributaries magistrates damaging mirrored the behavior of other magistrates. We are committed to eradicate the problem with the necessary firmness. To make more effective the role of the court have requested the revision of Visco tables and Mef a new procedure external competition also to rejuvenate the ranks of the tax judiciary. “

February 19, 2016 (edited February 19, 2016 | 24:29)

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