- The limitation on the use of probative inquiries established by Article 11, paragraph 2 of the Taxpayer Statute, as amended by Legislative Decree 219/2023, does not apply to inquiries related to the VAT Group discipline.
- This clarification comes from the response to inquiry no. 228, published recently, where the Revenue Agency examined the organizational link of a company for its exclusion from a VAT Group.
- For opting into the group regime, there must be financial, economic, and organizational links among VAT taxpayers, as defined by Article 70-ter of DPR 633/72.
- The financial link is considered predominant, implying that if it exists, the other two links are presumed to exist as well.
- However, the absence of economic and organizational links can be demonstrated through legal means, specifically by submitting an inquiry as per Article 11, paragraph 1, letter b) of Law 212/2000.
- The inquiry process has been reformed by Legislative Decree 219/2023, implementing the tax reform delegation law (Article 4 of Law 111/2023).
- As a result of these changes, probative inquiries are now governed by letter e) of Article 11, paragraph 1 of the Statute, rather than letter b).
- Additionally, according to Article 11, paragraph 2, this type of inquiry can… (text cuts off).
Source: eutekne.info
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