TRA - Tax Representative Alliance

18/10/2026

Taxable income rose by 4.1 per cent compared with the first nine months of 2025 🇮🇹

During a hearing on the DPFP, the Court of Auditors cited the figures updated as at the end of September: taxable income rose by 4.1 per cent compared with the first nine months of 2025, whilst the payments remitted totalled approximately 267.5 million (+1.9 per cent)

27/09/2026

Nearly half of what European drivers pay for petrol goes to governments. Here are the 10 member states with the heaviest petrol taxes.

17/09/2026

Investigators from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) carried out searches and made arrests in Germany and Belgium as part of a probe into a suspected €60 million VAT fraud scheme

A €60 million tax fraud scheme has been uncovered in Europe, with suspects accused of exploiting VAT exemptions. Investigators seized luxury goods and a loaded fi***rm in raids across Germany and Belgium.

08/09/2026

Five people, including former company executives, have been on trial since Monday before the Paris Criminal Court for organised fraud 🇫🇷

After spending millions of euros on luxury goods at Louis Vuitton’s Champs-Élysées store, a Chinese customer received undue VAT refunds; five people, including former company executives, have been on trial since Monday.

29/08/2026

From September 1, 2026, amendments to three articles of Serbia's VAT Rulebook tie the reduction of the tax base to the day the discount conditions are met, not the day the document is issued 🇷🇸

From September 1, amendments to Serbia's VAT Rulebook change when a reduction of the tax base takes effect, says tax adviser Milan Radosevic.

21/08/2026

VAT in Italy is up to 22% depending on the type of goods you buy 🇮🇹

Shoppers leaving the EU may be able to get a VAT tax refund in Italy, potentially saving as much as 22% on the cost of their spending.

27/07/2026

VAT refunds for travellers in Spain 🇪🇸

Devolución de IVA en régimen de viajeros en España

10/07/2026

Special tax relief measures, including for the purposes of indirect taxes, are supporting the organisation of the 38th edition of the ‘America’s Cup – Naples 2027”, in Italy 🇮🇹

Special scheme applicable to refund claims by non-EU companies. Authorisations for radio frequencies are also exempt from tax

21/06/2026

Tax compliance among the self-employed in Italy is among the lowest in the European Union 🇮🇹

The Parliamentary Budget Office: the propensity to evade personal income tax remains high, despite the results achieved in combating tax evasion – thanks in part to the strengthening of digital tools and a greater willingness to comply voluntarily

07/06/2026

This week the National Council, Switzerland’s parliament, backed a temporary funding mechanism based solely on an increase in VAT 🇨🇭

Two years after Swiss voters approved the introduction of a 13th monthly state pension payment, parliament remains divided over how to finance it. The debate has further sharpened concerns about the u