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New Directive Requires Online Platforms to Share Information with Tax Authorities

  • Online platforms will exchange information between tax administrations in the e-commerce, rental, services, and transportation sectors.
  • Platform operators in Italy and certain conditions for non-EU operators must provide data on sales and services by users through their sites and apps to the Revenue Agency by January 31, 2024.
  • The Italian tax authorities will share this information with other EU countries by February 29, 2024.
  • The directive Dac7 on automatic exchange of income information for users selling products or providing services through digital platforms becomes operational.
  • The obligation to communicate applies to e-commerce, rental of real estate, personal services, and rental of any means of transportation.
  • Large hotel accommodation providers and small advertisers are exempt from the communication obligation.
  • Platform operators in Italy or with a stable presence in Italy must communicate the data, while exempt operators must send a “Communication of absence of data to be communicated.”
  • Foreign Platform Operators (Fpo), such as operators facilitating the rental of properties in Italy, are also required to communicate data to the Revenue Agency.
  • Platform operators must communicate the information by January 31 of the following year, with the first information for 2023 to be communicated by January 31, 2024.
  • The Revenue Agency and other EU authorities will share seller data within two months after the communication period ends.
  • The first exchange will take place by February 29, 2024.

Source: agenziaentrate.gov.it

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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