Equitalia returns money after 24 years but without interest: “Blame … – Daily Blitz

Posted March 24 2015 10:55 | Last updated: March 24, 2015 10:56

ROME – L ‘ Revenue Agency after 24 years returns to a taxpayer that was to, but does not pay the interest, and to justify himself says that it is a software error . And ‘the surreal story happened to a taxpayer of Turin and Antonio Signorini told by the Journal.

“The MEP Pd Silvi Fregolent has tabled a parliamentary question on the case of a taxpayer Turin for a fact started in the last century. In distant 1989 had been wrongly notified folder payment of several million lire clearly.

After a dispute that lasted 24 years (just to give the measure of how then are spent tax money) the citizen has been recognized as a refund . But without interest. The Parliamentary Piedmont, bringing news of the local press, in the question stated that the failure to pay interest was due, not to a particular interpretation of the law by the offices of the tax authorities. It was not even human error. The Inland Revenue has blamed “a lack computer that is a software that can automatically calculate those interests.”

We explain better. A piece of state administration, in front of his error, he returned the stolen goods after a quarter-century. But the offices have refused to recognize the interests why not hold a computer program that could calculate them accurately. (…)

The government’s response has clarified the circumstances. “The Internal Revenue Service confirms that at present does not yet have a dedicated computer application that enables automatic calculation of the interest due on the amounts to be reimbursed.” But stated that “the offices of the Agency may, however, pending the completion of the process of mechanization, their determination to proceed with manual mode and instruct the Agent responsible for collecting that make the delivery of the refund.” Economy Undersecretary Enrico Zanetti, then explained that “on the basis of information obtained from its peripheral structure competent, accrued interest on the amounts reimbursed to the taxpayer mentioned were cleared.” Money came after the parliamentary question. “