Italy – Some Tax Deadlines Extended During COVID-19 Outbreak
Italy – Some Tax Deadlines Extended During COVID-19 Out
In response to the difficulties and challenges faced by businesses and individual taxpayers due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Italy, the Italian government issued an urgent Decree-Law on 2 March 2020, which among other things, changes a number of statutory tax deadlines for the 2019 tax season.
In response to the difficulties and challenges faced by businesses and individual taxpayers due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Italy, the Italian government issued an urgent Decree-Law on 2 March 2020.1 We reported a few days ago on the immigration impact of this Decree-Law in GMS Flash Alert 2020-045 (March 4, 2020).
The Decree-Law also provides for the extension of certain tax deadlines during the current crisis, which we highlight below.
Moreover, the Decree-Law contains rules on school closures and suspension of large public events.
WHY THIS MATTERS
The new measures introduced by the Decree-Law change a number of statutory tax deadlines for the 2019 tax season. By extending the deadlines for the filing of the Italian CU (“Certificazione Unica,” the year-end tax certificate for employees), the whole tax season is effectively delayed, which should bring some relief to taxpayers and tax service providers. The government also relaxed the deadline for banks, insurance companies, and others to supply the information necessary for pre-filled tax returns. At the moment, we believe that employees who are accustomed to submitting their simplified tax returns (730 form) earlier to get a tax refund through payroll in July, will still be able to do so.
As of publication time, the measures do not affect the filing date for the ”Persone Fisiche” tax return or the due date for payment of income tax on 30 June 2020.
New Timetable for Certain 2020 Tax Filing Obligations
|
Original deadline |
Revised deadline |
Banks, insurance companies, nursery schools, etc., to communicate mortgage and other information necessary for pre-filled tax returns |
28 February 2020 |
31 March 2020 |
Electronic submission of the year-end employee’s tax certificate (so-called “Certificazione Unica”) |
7 March 2020 |
31 March 2020 |
Pre-compiled 730 tax return released |
15 April 2020 |
5 May 2020 |
Final deadline for filing simplified 730 tax return |
23 July 2020 |
30 September 2020 |
Other Measures
The Decree-Law contains some other significant measures:
- Schools and universities in the whole of Italy (not just the infected areas) have been closed until 15 March 2020.
- Suspension of public events (trade fairs, sports events, etc.) in the whole country.
KPMG NOTE
Globally-mobile employees and their family members who are taxable in Italy should consult with their tax service providers about the new compliance timetable and how they will adjust to the new deadlines in terms of information collection/provision, tax return completion and review schedule, etc.
In addition, in light of the closures of schools, employees with children may need to discuss with their employers adjustments to their work schedules (going to more flexible work-times, work-place arrangements, etc.).
FOOTNOTE
1 Decreto-Legge 2 marzo 2020, n. 9 Misure urgenti di sostegno per famiglie, lavoratori e imprese connesse all'emergenza epidemiologica da COVID-19. (20G00026).
The information contained in this newsletter was submitted by the KPMG International member firm in Italy.
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