2026 VAT Reform: New Criteria for Taxable Base in Barter Transactions Align with EU Directive

• The 2026 reform aligns Italian VAT rules on barter transactions with the EU directive (2006/112/CE).
• The criteria for determining the VAT taxable base in barter operations have changed.
• Previously, the taxable base was determined by the “normal value” of goods or services exchanged.
• “Normal value” refers to the market price under free competition, calculated at the same commercial stage, time, and place.
• The reform modifies Article 13, paragraph 2, letter d) of D.P.R. 633/1972.

Source: commercialistatelematico.com

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