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Italian SME tax assessment and AI audit trends

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Data from 2024 indicates that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Italy are disproportionately affected by tax audits and contested assessments. While SMEs accounted for 42.7% of the 189,578 total audits conducted by the financial administration, they were assigned 9.098 billion euros in contested taxes, representing 64% of the 14.225 billion euros in total contested amounts. By September 2026, the Italian Revenue Agency has significantly increased audit activity by transitioning from random checks to a targeted model driven by artificial intelligence and advanced digital technologies. This shift utilizes algorithms to identify taxpayers based on predefined risk profiles. According to data from the Court of Auditors, interventions involving analytical tools related to synthetic fiscal reliability indices surged from approximately 1,000 to 8,000 over a three-year period. These AI-driven processes cross-reference multiple databases to detect anomalies in reliability scores. Furthermore, authorities are expanding their oversight beyond traditional fiscal monitoring to include investigations into greenwashing, aiming to ensure environmental transparency by scrutinizing corporate sustainability claims.

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