- Italy has published Legislative Decree No. 153 to implement EU Council Directive 2020/284 on combating VAT fraud in cross-border e-commerce.
- The decree aligns Italy’s VAT fraud laws with EU regulations and will be effective from January 1, 2024.
- It provides administrative tools to combat VAT fraud in international e-commerce more effectively.
- Covered payment service providers in Italy are required to maintain electronic records of cross-border payments and beneficiaries every quarter.
- The recordkeeping requirements apply to providers executing more than 25 cross-border payments.
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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