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6 mai 2011 • Insights

The conclusion of the deal is not enough in order to deduct the commission (Court of Cassation n. 9539/2011)

Court of Cassation has intervened on the competence concerning taxation of the costs suffered for commissions to agents.

6 mai 2011 • Insights

“DEVELOPMENT DECREE”: NEW SIMPLIFICATION INTRODUCTION

The set of tax simplifications proposed by the Italian Revenue Agency director, Mr. Attilio Befera, in order to meet the needs of companies and professionals for the reduction of the bureaucracy burden, found an initial response in the over 20 measures introduced in the so called “Decreto Sviluppo” passed by the Government in May 5, 2011.

29 avril 2011 • Insights

Taxation law subjected to general principles of the legal order (Court of Cassation no. 2221/2011)

Court of Cassation stated that – unlike its previous case-law as well as the one of the Constitutional Court – principles of the legal order represent the guidelines in the interpretation of the taxation law, while principles of the so called “Statute of the contributor” (Law no. 212/2000), though they give execution to principles mentioned above, do not have superior value than ordinary laws.

29 avril 2011 • Insights

DISEASE INDEMNITY: THE COMPANIES OF TERTIARY SECTOR HAVE TO COMMUNICATE TO INPS THE DIRECT PAYMENT

The Chapter “Disease” of the renewal of the Tertiary Sector National Collective Agreement - finally signed on April 6, 2011, with separate signature (FILCAMS-CGIL, in fact, did not sign the agreement) - provides that "the employers could make use the option of directly paying, instead of INPS, the disease emolument with amount and procedures provided for by the relevant Article, with consequent exoneration from the payment of the related contribution to INPS”.

22 avril 2011 • Insights

Court of Cassation: new requirements for damages and limited retroactivity

Court of Cassation focuses on the so called “Collegato Lavoro” and, in particular, on Article 32, paragraphs 5, 6 and 7, which set damages in a range included between a minimum of 2,5 to a maximum of 12 monthly wage calculated on the last global remuneration in favour of employees, in case of transformation of the fixed-term employment contract.

22 avril 2011 • Insights

INPS: PREGNANCY

INPS, with message no. 9042/2011, clarified that the termination of pregnancy which occurs from the 180th day, calculated from the beginning of gestation, has to be considered childbirth.

15 avril 2011 • Insights

Legislative Decree 231/01: the sanction application depends on when the “fact” occurs

Court of Cassation – criminal section, with sentence filed on April 12, 2001, stated that, concerning administrative liability of corporate bodies, the Company is liable even if the profit of the crime has been gained in a date before that Legislative Decree no. 231/01 becomes effective.

15 avril 2011 • Insights

Supply of employees without formality (Court of Bassano, Judgement of 22 March 2011)

The Court of Bassano specified that the reasons for the supply of employees have to be interpreted according to rules which are different from the ones traditionally used to judge the reasons grounding the fixed-term contract.