Fighting evasion

IRS, five billion data for new concordat proposals

Sogei's CEO Cristiano Cannarsa: 34 databases used for the pact of VAT numbers with the tax authorities. With an AI laboratory new solutions from anti-counterfeiting to administrative simplifications

by Giovanni Parente and Gianni Trovati

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3' min read

Translated by AI
Versione italiana

Five billion data to build the new two-year composition proposals. Over 1.3 billion pieces of information to prepare the 2026 pre-filed declarations. Just under 28 billion transactions monitored in the control of games. Cyclopean are the numbers written on the identity card of Sogei, the technology company of the Ministry of the Economy that yesterday celebrated its 50th birthday. And which is now building its strategies for the future on the technological leap forward, according to CEO Cristiano Cannarsa.

Sogei's name is first and foremost associated with the IRS, so let's start here. What are the key projects underway?

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Sogei manages complex systems. Today it is the main digital platform for the financial administration, the Guardia di Finanza and tax agencies. In 2025, through its services for the Revenue Agency, the interchange system ensured an automated flow of around 2.4 billion electronic invoices. For the two-year pre-filing agreement, more than 5 billion data were processed, collected and analysed on 34 databases. For the pre-filled declaration, 1.3 billion data were processed. But that's not all, because at yesterday's event in the Chamber, the importance of linking Pos and telematic registers was recalled. The database of tax rulings and the simplified consultation represent a technological evolution in the relationship between tax authorities and taxpayers.

But the IRS is also Customs and Monopolies. What is new in this area?  

Mention should be made of transnational mechanisms such as the customs system, which in 2025 enabled the acquisition of some 137 million import-export customs declarations from economic operators. But also the systems for the governance and control of public regulated gaming, which, for physical and online gaming, recorded about 27.9 billion transactions annually.

 What is the status of the interpellation database? 

Sogei's aim has always been to support the administration in simplifying tasks for citizens and businesses. The 'Simplified Consultation' project has seen the realisation, as early as 2025, of a solution based on artificial intelligence algorithms which, using all the legislation in force and the documentation produced by the Inland Revenue offices as an information base, makes it possible to quickly identify the most relevant documents in relation to a query and prepare a draft answer, to be proposed to the official for appropriate evaluation.

And on tax justice?

Through a public portal set up as early as 2024 for the Department of Tax Justice, we have offered consultation and search functionalities on about 900,000 documents that are part of the 'Tax Jurisprudence' database and that will soon be enriched by AI algorithms to facilitate search activities for the benefit not only of central state administrations but also of local authorities and professionals.

Artificial intelligence is increasingly taking centre stage. Are you using it in applications to support the fight against evasion? 

As early as 2025, Sogei set up an AI Lab with the aim of defining technological and process frameworks useful for building modular solutions for the various administrations that have the characteristics of sovereignty and reusability and that cover four categories: document analysis, image analysis, data analysis, code analysis. Today, therefore, Sogei is not only engaged in experimentation phases, but in the running of numerous services already in operation and based on generative artificial intelligence, from virtual assistants to the analysis of images of luxury goods with a view to anti-counterfeiting, to advanced search systems to make administrative processes simple and fast.

The administration of big data, however, raises the strategic issue of cybersecurity. What kind of investments are you making in this area? What defences are in place against hacker attacks? 

Sogei is recognised as an IT infrastructure of national interest and is included in the national cyber security perimeter. It is at the forefront of the adoption of the most advanced technologies and invests in strengthening technical and organisational defences with the aim of ensuring that citizens' data are not only adequately protected, but also enhanced to improve the quality of public services. The ability to manage and secure these volumes of data is essential for preserving citizens' trust and accompanying the country's digital growth.

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