Cassazione Civile - Decreto n. 05602/2026

Corte Suprema di Cassazione

Automated Summary

Key Facts

This is a cassation appeal filed by Tre Esse Italia Srl against Buzzi Unicem Spa and Comune Guidonia Montecelio, challenging a tax dispute judgment from the Commissione Tributaria Regionale del Lazio n.434/08/2020. The Comune had opted into the simplified tax dispute resolution scheme (definizione agevolata) under Law n.197/2022, and the court declared the process extinct with costs to be borne by the party that advanced them.

Tax Type

General tax dispute

Issues

The court addressed whether the tax dispute process should be extinguished given that the parties had opted for the simplified resolution mechanism ('definizione agevolata') under Article 1, paragraphs 186 and following of Law 197/2022. The court declared the process extinguished (processo estinto) and assigned process costs to the party that advanced them.

Holdings

The court declared the process extinguished because the municipality of Guidonia Montecelio had joined the simplified tax dispute resolution process under Law n. 197/2022, and no objection was raised by the parties.

Remedies

The court declared the process extinguished pursuant to the simplified settlement provisions of Law No. 197/2022. The costs of the extinguished process remain at the charge of the party that advanced them.

Tax Issue Category

Other

Legal Principles

The Supreme Court declared the tax dispute process extinct under the simplified settlement mechanism established under Article 1, paragraphs 186 and following of Law No. 197/2022. The case involved Tre Esse Italia Srl versus Buzzi Unicem Spa and Comune Guidonia Montecelio, concerning an adverse tax assessment. The court determined that the process was extinguished as the Comune had adhered to the simplified tax dispute settlement framework, with costs remaining with the party that advanced them.

Cited Statute

  • Law No. 197 of 2022
  • Civil Procedure Code

Judge Name

Angelina-Maria Perrino

Passage Text

  • DICHIARA ESTINTO IL PROCESSO
  • che, pertanto, ai sensi del comma 198 dell'art. 1 cit., il processo si è estinto, fatta salva la possibilità per le parti di chiedere la fissazione dell'udienza ai sensi del terzo comma dell'art. 391 cod. proc. civ;
  • Visto il regolamento approvato con Deliberazione del Consiglio Comunale n. 8 del 23.03.2023 con il quale si evince che il comune di Guidonia Montecelio ha aderito alla definizione agevolata delle controversie tributarie pendenti nelle forme previste dall'art. 1, commi 186 e segg., della legge n. 197 del 2022;