The current structure of the Italian tax system is the result of a constant stratification over time of rules that are not often connected each other by a network of common fundamental principles, being more oriented to maximize tax revenue than to respect the principles on efficiency and equity distribution. The 1970s Tax Reform has been marked by an excessive accounting formalism, both for and against taxpayers. This process has created a legal environment in which complexity and uncertainty gradually increased. Such reform stressed the need to record formal regularity even for smaller companies. The legislative developments immediately following the tax reform led to inconsistent actions, which were essentially aimed at intensifying anti-evasive measures by implementing accounting and formal obligations. Afterwards, considered the poor effectiveness of this method in counteracting tax evasion, the legislator had carried out a series of measures aimed at simplifying the relationship between tax authority and taxpayer. The analysis of these tools is somewhat complex and certainly worthy of improvement. This essay examines their main aspects in a critical key.
L'attuale struttura del sistema fiscale italiano è il prodotto di una costante stratificazione di norme non sempre coordinate tra loro da un sistema di principi comuni ed è orientato più allo scopo di massimizzare le entrate fiscali che all'efficienza e all'equità distributiva. La riforma fiscale approvata negli anni Settanta ha adottato un approccio basato in modo eccessivo sul formalismo contabile, sia a favore che ai danni del contribuente, creando crescenti complessità ed incertezza. ed esaltando l'esigenza di regolarità formale anche a carico dei piccoli contribuenti. Gli sviluppi normativi immediatamente successivi hanno ulteriormente rafforzato questo orientamento iniziale. solo dopo alcuni anni, considerata l'inefficacia di questo metodo nel contrasto dell'evasione, il legislatore ha introdotto una serie di misure dirette a semplificare la relazione tra fisco e contribuente. L'analisi di questi strumenti (che, comunque, necessitano di rilevanti integrazioni) è alquanto complessa. Questo saggio esamina in chiave critica i suddetti strumenti.
Transparency and cooperation in the Italian tax system / Selicato, Pietro. - In: RIVISTA DI DIRITTO TRIBUTARIO INTERNAZIONALE. - ISSN 1824-1476. - 3-2019(2019), pp. 7-45.
Transparency and cooperation in the Italian tax system
Pietro Selicato
2019
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The current structure of the Italian tax system is the result of a constant stratification over time of rules that are not often connected each other by a network of common fundamental principles, being more oriented to maximize tax revenue than to respect the principles on efficiency and equity distribution. The 1970s Tax Reform has been marked by an excessive accounting formalism, both for and against taxpayers. This process has created a legal environment in which complexity and uncertainty gradually increased. Such reform stressed the need to record formal regularity even for smaller companies. The legislative developments immediately following the tax reform led to inconsistent actions, which were essentially aimed at intensifying anti-evasive measures by implementing accounting and formal obligations. Afterwards, considered the poor effectiveness of this method in counteracting tax evasion, the legislator had carried out a series of measures aimed at simplifying the relationship between tax authority and taxpayer. The analysis of these tools is somewhat complex and certainly worthy of improvement. This essay examines their main aspects in a critical key.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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