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ONLINE SALES ARE REPORTED TO THE ITALIAN TAX AGENCY
In accordance with the European Union (EU) Directive no. 2017/2455, as from
1 January 2021, the responsibility for the payment of Value Added Tax (VAT)
on distance sales (sales to European consumers via the internet) of goods will be
the marketplace operators, with the aim of combating VAT fraud. A marketplace
operator is a taxable person who facilitates (under certain circumstances)
distance sales of goods through an electronic interface, such as a marketplace,
a platform, a portal or similar means.
The Italian Government (through Law Decree no. 34/2019) introduced the
obligation for marketplace operators to report transactions facilitated through
such platforms to the Italian Tax Agency as from 2019 until the end of 2020.
Reporting party
All taxable persons who facilitate certain distance sales through the use of an
electronic interface (marketplace) must report their transactions. The obligation
also concerns non resident taxable persons, who, if they do not have a fixed
establishment in Italy, must appoint a VAT representative or identify themselves
directly for VAT purposes in order to comply with such obligation.
Information to be reported
Distance sales of goods imported from third countries and
distance sales of goods within the EU.
The following data shall be reported:
• Identification data of each supplier
• Total number of units sold in Italy
• For such units, total amount of sales price or, alternatively,
the average sales price, expressed in Euro.
Deadline to report
The first data transmission deadline is 31 October 2019.
By this date, the data to be sent reports:
• For the period from 13 February to 30 April 2019, only
sales of mobile phones, game consoles, tablet PCs and
laptops. For imported goods, only the sales of goods with
an intrinsic value not exceeding €150 shall be reported
• For the period from 1 May 2019 to 30 September 2019,
sales of any kind of goods
Future communications are on a quarterly basis and shall be
filed by the end of the month following the reference quarter.
The fulfilment should expire on 31 December 2020 when the
EU directive comes into force.
Data must be transmitted through the website of the Italian
Tax Authorities (Entratel or Fisconline), either directly or
through an approved intermediary (e.g., tax professionals).
Responsibility in the case of data omission
In the case of non-transmission of data, the taxable person
who facilitated the sales is considered liable for the VAT
amount due, unless he proves that VAT has been duly paid
by the supplier.
In the case of incomplete transmission of the data, the
taxable person will not be considered liable if he proves that
he has taken all the necessary measures to correctly detect
and identify the data on the electronic interface.
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