Tax, Cnpr Forum: “Businesses and families await immediate solutions”

“We are pushing for a decree on the scrapping quater that widens the platform of the beneficiaries by carrying out a large fiscal liquidity operation. A measure that does not penalize excessively those who have not been able to pay their debts with the tax authorities, distinguishing between those in difficulty and those who are tax evaders. Sanctions must also be calibrated with reference to the social damage caused by the behavior of taxpayers. Tax evasion is fought with simplifications and the lowering of the tax burden. We have demonstrated this with the flat tax of up to 65 thousand euros, the results of which are there for all to see “. This was stated by Alberto Gusmeroli (Lega), vice president of the Finance Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, during the webinar “Tax, a torrid summer with deadlines and government crisis” promoted by the pension fund of accountants and accounting experts, chaired by Luigi Pagliuca. “The economic situation is not the best – continued Gusmeroli. High inflation and rising interest rates also have negative effects on public debt. We are trying to tackle the expensive energy, that of fuel and raw materials costs with regulatory measures, such as the Aid decree, but we need to be more courageous in favoring access to credit ”. The delicacy of the moment was also underlined by Claudia Porchietto (Forza Italia deputy in the Productive Activities Commission in Montecitorio): “We are in an extremely complicated political moment. Parliament is working on some important measures including the Aid decree and the Competition bill, in addition to the tax deadlines that we are following closely. The stop imposed by the summer holidays was not needed because it will create problems in carrying out some of the fundamental measures. The government parties have been asked for attention and a sense of responsibility, which we are certainly putting all of us into, but it remains to be seen whether the 5 Star Movement will want to precede the government with this majority. These are undoubtedly difficult weeks – he added – but we have a great responsibility towards citizens, professionals and companies who are looking at this government crisis as something surreal “. Professionals do not hesitate to become part of the manager as confirmed by Elbano de Nuccio (president of the National Council of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts): “The National Council is very attentive to the concentration of emergencies that are occurring in this historical moment. The main ones refer to the increase in energy costs which translate into an increase in costs for businesses and, consequently, for citizens. We started an interview with the Mef to address the delicate issue of tax deadlines, an atavistic problem, asking for the weakening of the compression of deadlines concentrated between June and September where professional firms are already overloaded with declarations. We have proposed to suspend the notifications of good-natured notices and the securing of SMEs with measures that allow companies to make debts with the tax authorities sustainable. I am thinking of an installment payment for tax debts in 72 installments, extending the benefits also to those who have forfeited the benefit “. Several critical issues reported by Marco Cuchel (number one of the National Accountants Association):” We must take note that in addition to the ordinary deadlines, that are important and multiple, a whole series of other complications have been added such as the entry into force of mandatory electronic invoicing for flat rates, or inefficiencies, interruptions and malfunctions of the Revenue Agency’s platform, or the famous circular that all the years is issued to illustrate the news for tax returns, issued a week after the original deadline. These difficulties have created a short circuit throughout the category. I believe that a change of pace is needed both for the Revenue Agency and for the public administration in general. As for the inefficiencies on the portal of the Revenue Agency, I remind everyone that they have been highlighted by almost all the trade associations. In my opinion, a revision of the automatic extension would be necessary, which is triggered every time there are disruptions of this kind, so as to avoid issuing unnecessary penalties. I consider this an act of civilization “. Luca Asvisio (president of the Turin OCCEC) asks for more certainties:” We cannot always ask for deadlines to be postponed, because it means that at other times of the year we will find ourselves full of work and in any case not we would be able to manage the practices. Our category is engaged in a constant struggle with compliance. This mechanism doesn’t work because we need to look to the future of this profession. I hope that the change in governance within our National Council will lead to fundamental changes. We accountants have always been ready, now is the time to receive something in return from politics, or the certainty of the law. A simple measure such as that of the amnesty of formal errors would give great help to our category, representing a sort of insurance in those most critical moments, such as those experienced during Covid “. According to Marcella Caradonna, (president of Odcec Milano):” At this moment the greatest effort is to try to avoid the widening of the social gap that occurs in times of difficulty. A series of problems have accumulated that exacerbate those present before the pandemic where we were already in crisis. We must support the most fragile realities through simplification paths and give companies the possibility of being able to financially plan their future. I am concerned about the entry into force of the crisis code which, in its articulation, maintains some provisions that could prove to be boomerangs. It would be appropriate to suspend these forecasts and carefully review the effects they would have in the life of companies “. Luigi Pagliuca (president of the CNPR) also reiterated the alarm on the criticality of the situation:” Italians are undergoing a government crisis that , I hope, will be overcome as soon as possible. To this must be added the threat of a war in the center of Europe, galloping inflation, the deadline for extensions for tax compliance. We are talking about a ‘perfect storm’ that is about to hit the Italians. Our role is to encourage dialogue between professionals and the government to find useful solutions to this complex situation. There is a lot of concern among businesses and families that need to be reassured “. Paolo Longoni (director of the social security institution of accountants and accounting experts) focused on the need to simplify:” Everyone stressed the need to start a simplification process. The 55 forums we have created have always seen the theme of simplification strongly emerge. Despite this, the last decree does not even contain a simplification. It contains authentic interpretations, extensions and some extensions of terms. It is clear that to start a simplification process it is necessary to involve those who deal with these aspects on a daily basis, otherwise there is the risk of wasting more time ”.