Venice tax court rejects betting-tax assessment method in Stanleybet Malta case
The first-instance tax court in Venice accepted Stanleybet Malta Limited’s appeal and annulled part of a tax assessment that used the provincial-average figure multiplied by three to calculate the tax base. It ordered the Customs and Monopolies Agency to recalculate the tax and related charges; the company’s lawyer said available accounting records should have been considered.
The ruling challenges use of the multiplied provincial-average method where betting operators have relevant accounting documents.