Sign up for tax alert emails GTNU homepage Tax newsroom Email document Print document Download document | |||
January 16, 2019 Italy implements “Esterometro” for communication of cross-border transactions Executive summaryBased on Italian Law no. 205, dated 27 December 2017 (2018 Budget Law), “Spesometro”, the communication of the data of issued and received invoices has been repealed with effect for invoices received and issued from 1 January 2019. A new process, “Communication of the cross-border transactions” or “Esterometro,” has been introduced for the purposes of acquiring information related to the transactions performed from 1 January 2019 that do not fall within the mandatory e-invoicing obligation through the Data Interchange System (Sistema di Interscambio or SDI) starting from 1 January 2019 (i.e., purchases of goods/services from non-established taxable persons and Business to Business or Business to Consumer supplies to non-established/resident customers for which an invoice is issued). Detailed discussionWho should file the EsterometroAccording to art. 1, par. 3-bis of the Legislative Decree no. 127/2015, taxable persons established in Italy shall electronically submit to the Italian Tax Authorities the data relating to the transactions with counterparties not established in Italy with the exception of:
Based on the wording of the law, taxable persons not established in Italy, even if Value Added Tax (VAT) registered directly or through the appointment of a VAT fiscal representative, are neither obliged to issue electronic invoices nor required to electronically submit the Esterometro. Data to be reportedThe following transactions should be reported on a monthly basis:
Information to be provided is the following:
FormatThe Communication of cross-border transactions shall be submitted to the Italian Tax Authorities in XML format. For the acceptance of the XML file by the Tax Authorities system, the taxpayer must include an electronic signature (qualified or based on certificates released by the Tax Authorities) or, in the case of submission through the “Fatture e Corrispettivi” website (official Tax Authorities website), the electronic seal of the Tax Authorities. Submission procedureThe submission may be performed through the following channels:
The submission receipts will be received through the same channel used for the filing. Deadline for the submissionThe Esterometro shall be filed:
PenaltiesFor the omission or incorrect filing of the Esterometro, an administrative penalty of €2 will be applied for each non-reported invoice, with a maximum of €1,000 per quarter. The maximum penalty is reduced by half, with a maximum of €500, if the submission is performed within 15 days after the deadline or if, within the same term, an amended/corrected communication is filed. For additional information with respect to this Alert, please contact the following: Studio Legale Tributario, Rome
Studio Legale Tributario, Milan
Studio Legale Tributario, Treviso
Studio Legale Tributario, Turin
ATTACHMENT | |||