Areas of Expertise

Tax and Customs Law

Diritto tributario e doganale

Tax and customs advisory services for companies, corporate groups and individuals, with particular focus on corporate taxation, real estate and financial transactions and investments, as well as VAT, registration tax and local taxes.

Advisory and legal opinion work on the interpretation and application of national, EU and international tax legislation, including with reference to complex transactions, tax planning and tax risk management.

Tax Audits and Pre-litigation Proceedings

Management of tax audits and inspection proceedings conducted by the Italian Revenue Agency and the Italian Finance Police (Guardia di Finanza), including the definition of defence strategies, coordination of relations with the auditing authorities and preparation of defence submissions.

The activity is aimed at overseeing the entire audit procedure and the subsequent pre-litigation phase, including alternative dispute resolution tools and procedures for the settlement of tax claims.

Tax Risk Management and Adequate Organisational Structures

Analysis and adjustment of organisational, administrative and accounting structures, with a focus on the prevention and management of tax risk and on liability profiles concerning management bodies.

Mapping of tax risk areas, analysis of business processes and implementation of internal control procedures and systems aimed at ensuring the traceability of decision-making processes and the proper management of tax compliance obligations.

Preparation of Tax Control Framework (TCF) models and tax governance models designed to strengthen organisational safeguards and reduce exposure to civil, tax and criminal tax liabilities.

Tax Litigation

Defence in tax litigation before the Tax Courts of Justice and the Supreme Court, with an integrated approach covering the inspection, pre-litigation and judicial phases.

The activity is focused on building the defence strategy from the earliest stage of formation of the tax claim, through preventive analysis of risk profiles, technical management of the dispute and coordination of any related administrative and criminal tax aspects.

Customs, Excise Duties and Sector-specific Taxes

Advice and assistance on customs, excise duties and indirect taxes governed by special regulations, with particular focus on tax profiles connected with regulated sectors and activities subject to public supervision.

Assistance in relation to the single tax on sports betting and tax profiles connected with regulated sectors, as well as the management of issues concerning relations with the competent authorities and related inspection, penalty and litigation profiles.