A company from Alto Garda operating in the machinery renovation and maintenance sector has come under the scrutiny of the Guardia di Finanza of Trento for a series of alleged tax and social security irregularities exceeding €3.4 million.
The investigation, conducted by the officers of the Riva del Garda Tenenza, has uncovered the irregular employment of 127 employees, the failure to pay tax and social security withholdings in excess of one million euros, and further violations related to income taxes and VAT, amounting to approximately €1.8 million and €600,000 respectively.
According to the Guardia di Finanza, the tax audit was initiated last February following preliminary checks on the territory and analysis of databases used by the Financial Police. The company had commercial relationships with numerous Italian companies active in the sectors of technological, mechanical, and electrical systems, as well as paper production.
From the initial investigations, it emerged that the actual management of the company was exercised by the husband of the sole director. The latter, a woman of foreign origin formally at the helm of the company, turned out to be completely unrelated to the economic, accounting, and managerial aspects of the business.
According to investigators, she only received compensation in 2023, which was never actually paid but recorded in the accounts to justify obtaining a bank loan for the purchase of a property.
Crucial to the investigation was the collaboration with inspectors from the INPS of Trento, who helped reconstruct an alleged system of contribution evasion. The investigations revealed that part of the regular salaries was paid to employees in the form of expense reimbursements exempt from taxes and contributions.
During the checks, the company was unable to produce suitable documentation to justify those types of reimbursements. Furthermore, the workers interviewed by investigators stated that they had not incurred any expenses on behalf of the company nor had they prepared the required monthly reports.
The cross-check between field controls and data contained in the Single Employment Register allowed investigators to ascertain that between 2021 and 2025, 127 employees received additional sums indicated as exempt allowances, without the corresponding tax and social security withholdings being paid. The total amount disputed exceeds one million euros, including penalties and interest.
The economic-financial investigations also revealed further tax anomalies. In particular, the company had submitted a tax return showing zero revenue, while the financial police reconstructed a turnover of approximately €1.8 million. A VAT evasion exceeding €600,000 was also contested.
