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Italy's 2025 Budget Law significantly reformed cryptocurrency taxation, raising capital gains rates to 33% from 2026 and eliminating the previous €2,000 annual threshold. Understanding these changes is crucial for anyone holding crypto-assets in Italy, as new reporting obligations and tax rates now apply to all realized gains, staking rewards, and other crypto-related proceeds.

The Italian data protection authority fined IQVIA Solutions Italy €7 million for treating patient records as anonymous when they were actually pseudonymised personal data subject to GDPR. This decision demonstrates regulators' strict interpretation of what constitutes personal data, even as the EU considers narrowing this definition through the Digital Omnibus reforms.

Italy's implementation of EU Directive 2024/825 introduces sweeping changes to consumer protection rules, requiring retailers to display standardized notices about product guarantees, durability information, and environmental claims. Will your business be ready when these mandatory disclosure requirements take effect on September 27, 2026?

Planning a destination wedding in Italy can turn into a legal nightmare when a venue unexpectedly cancels. Understanding the critical differences between advance payments and confirmatory deposits under Italian law, along with your contractual rights and potential remedies, can mean the difference between recovering your investment or facing significant financial losses when a wedding venue becomes unavailable.

L'INPS ha recentemente chiarito le modalità di individuazione del primo giorno di malattia ai fini previdenziali, estendendo la tutela economica anche al giorno precedente la certificazione medica. La circolare n. 92 del 4 settembre introduce importanti novità per i lavoratori che effettuano visite ambulatoriali, ampliando le garanzie già previste per le visite domiciliari.

The European Parliament has approved significant revisions to EU social security coordination rules that will impact companies with workers operating across member states. Key changes include new pre-secondment requirements, advance notification obligations for posted workers, and clarified criteria for determining applicable social security legislation. These modifications introduce stricter compliance measures while also expanding unemployment benefit portability for workers moving between EU countries.