Fundamental and Human rights protection in Italy has always been challenged in the field of taxation. Despite the enduring efforts by academics and several stakeholders, the Legislator and the Tax office have always been reluctant to gran them. Fear was, and still is, that any acknowledgment would end up in a reduction of the revenue collected or in a more cumbersome tax audit procedure.
Due to
... [Show full abstract] the recent decision of the ECHR and CJEU however, the tide is turning, at least apparently, and the Italian judiciary seem to address the issue in a different perspective.
This brief contribute investigates the relevance of Human and Fundamental rights in the current legislation supporting the need for a more extensive protection of fundamental rights, including due process of law, adversarial procedure in tax audits and inviolability of personal abode.