EU Commission to Examine Italy’s Tax Case Against Meta: Reuters

An Italian tax claim against Facebook parent Meta has been escalated to the EU Commission’s VAT committee for evaluation, Reuters reports, citing three unidentified people with direct knowledge of the matter.

• Requested opinion from EU concerns the VAT treatment of online services provided by Meta in return for users’ personal data
• EU VAT committee’s assessment will be non-binding
  • A “No” assessment may push Italy to stop challenging Meta
• European Commission spokesperson says it “regularly deals with issues raised by member states”: Reuters
  • Italian tax agency declines to comment on the issue; Meta didn’t immediately respond
• NOTE: In Feb., Italy Probes ...