Why am I paying 22% Italian VAT?

If you live in the European Union, when you buy a service from Italy, you must pay italian VAT which is currently 22%. This is the law. VAT is not applied only if you live outside the EU or are a VAT-registered entity (reverse charge).

A few links so you can ascertain that the information above is correct:

https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/taxation/vat/vat-rules-rates/index_en.htm

https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/taxation/vat/cross-border-vat/index_en.htm

https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/business/vat/eu-vat-rules-topic/where-tax_en