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On 30 October 2026, PwC Italy announced its tax advisory role in the acquisition of CSA, an Italian manufacturer of high-value-added valves for network management, by Ambienta and Wateralia. The transaction, legally assisted by Gianni & Origoni, highlights the increasing complexity of tax structuring in private equity-driven industrial acquisitions. PwC Tax provided comprehensive tax due

On 30 October 2026, PwC Italy confirmed its tax advisory mandate for Dolomiti Energia’s acquisition of a 91.6% stake in Retragas, a natural gas transportation company, from A2A and Unareti. The transaction, valued in the context of Italy’s ongoing energy market liberalization, required sophisticated tax modeling to address regulated asset base (RAB) valuation, concession arrangements,

On 28 October 2026, the Italian Council of Ministers approved a further deferral of the Sugar Tax and Plastic Tax, originally introduced by the 2020 Budget Law (Law No. 160/2019), pushing their effective date from 1 January 2027 to 1 July 2027. This marks the sixth postponement since their legislative inception, reflecting ongoing industry lobbying

On 7 October 2026, the General Court of the European Union (Case T-529/25, Prestige Rijwielen) delivered a landmark ruling on the customs classification of bicycle components imported in staggered shipments. The Court held that components shipped in multiple consignments but intended for assembly into finished bicycles constitute “finished products” under the Combined Nomenclature (CN) rather

Effective 1 December 2026, Italian employers seeking to access hiring incentives and tax reliefs must publish job vacancies on the SIISL (Sistema Informativo per l’Inclusione Sociale e Lavorativa) platform as a mandatory prerequisite. This requirement, detailed by PwC Italy experts Marzio Scaglioni and Silvia Capobianco, stems from recent legislative amendments aimed at improving labor market

As of 6 October 2026, PwC Italy’s tax specialists Lorenzo Ontano, Matteo Zovi, and Federica Stranieri outline the latest regulatory shifts affecting distance sales of low-value goods imported from non-EU countries into the European Union. The analysis addresses the convergence of three distinct regulatory regimes: the EU VAT e-commerce package (effective July 2021), the customs

On 24 September 2026, the Court of Milan approved the composition with creditors (concordato preventivo) filed by Ares S.p.A., an Italian industrial company, under the indirect continuity procedure. PwC Italy acted as financial and tax advisor to Ares throughout the restructuring process, supporting the preparation of the restructuring plan and negotiations with creditors. The court’s

On 1 October 2026, Advance Control Solutions, an independent platform managed by Investindustrial Advanced Control Solutions and backed by Investindustrial Growth III Holdings, signed binding agreements to acquire Ksenia Security, a Italian specialist in security and alarm systems. PwC Italy provided full-scope tax and legal due diligence, structuring advice, and negotiation support for the acquisition.

The Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT) has announced a new package of subsidized finance measures (agevolazioni) targeted specifically at companies operating in the automotive supply chain. Published on 1 October 2026, the initiative aims to support the sector’s ecological and digital transition, in line with the National Recovery and Resilience Plan

As of 28 September 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has significantly heightened its enforcement focus on non-resident Importers of Record (IOR) shipping goods into the United States. This development, analyzed by PwC Italy’s customs and trade specialists, directly affects Italian and European exporters who act as IOR for their U.S. customers without a