Italian Tax Agency Expands VAT Refunds to All Investment Goods, Beyond Depreciable Assets

• The Italian Revenue Agency clarified the concept of amortizable goods for VAT refunds.
• Article 30 of DPR 633/72 allows annual VAT refund requests for the purchase or import of amortizable goods.
• The Supreme Court ruled that VAT refunds apply to renovation expenses on leased properties, regardless of amortizability.
• The Revenue Agency adopted this ruling, revising the interpretation of amortizable goods.
• The previous resolution excluding VAT refunds for improvements on third-party properties is now overridden.
• The concept of amortizable goods is interpreted broadly as investment goods for VAT purposes.
• VAT refunds are available for works on third-party properties held under leases or similar arrangements.

Source: eutekne.info

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