- Google settled a tax dispute in Italy for EUR 326 million.
- The dispute involved unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest from 2015 to 2019.
- Google previously settled a similar case in 2017 for EUR 306 million.
- Amazon is under investigation for EUR 1.2 billion in VAT evasion from 2019 to 2021.
- Italian prosecutors are cracking down on tech giants for non-compliance with VAT rules.
- Italy removed the national Digital Services Tax (DST) threshold, potentially leading to more tax disputes.
- Tech companies may respond to these disputes by suspending services or changing service terms.
Source: vatabout.com
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