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Italian Source Income – Definition

The Importance of Identifying Italian Source Income The Italian tax Code contains a specific definition of Italian source income – or rather a list of types of income that are deemed under the Italian Tax Code to have an Italian source. If you are tax resident in Italy for any tax year (under the test […]

Italian Social Security Contributions

Table of Contents Introduction Working from Italian soil means, according to the default rules, that you are liable to make payment of Italian social security contributions, the bulk of which are, in general, contributions into the Italian state pension scheme. Different schemes apply to employees compared to the self employed.  The rates, thresholds, minimum contributions, […]

Estimating your Italian tax liabilities (Employees)

Under current Italian tax residence rules you are considered as either tax resident or not for any full tax (calendar) year – there is no split year concept, except in some limited circumstances – and you will deemed resident in Italy under the Italian statutory residence test if you are physically present in Italy, registered […]

Working in Italy as an Employee of a Foreign Company

Working as an employee full time in Italy If you are an employer outside Italy and thinking of hiring an employee who will be working from Italy, the legal, tax and social security ramifications can be complex. If you are an employee thinking of working remotely for a non Italian employer then the first step is […]

Coming to live and Italy – the top tax mistakes

Tax in Italy Your liability to tax in Italy depends primarily (but not, by any means, only)  on your tax residence status.  If you are tax resident (read this article for an explanation of what this means) in Italy in any year – and you are either tax resident for a particular tax (calendar year) […]

Introduction

This guide is intended to give a high level introduction to carrying on business in Italy 1. Legal Background 2. Business Structures 3. Shareholders and Members 4. Directors and Management 5. Conducting Business 6. Accounting and Reporting 7. Executive Performance and Compensation 8. Employment Matters 9. Tax 10. Mergers & Acquisitions 11. Financial Crime 12. […]

Frontier workers residing in the ‘new’ border municipalities – Special Tax Regime – Decree-Law 113/2024 (‘Omnibus’ Decree-Law)

Article 6 of Decree Law  113/2024 establishes a special regime for workers residing in municipalities, specifically identified in Annexes 1 and 2 of the DL, which are wholly or partially within the 20 km zone from the Swiss border. Such individuals may opt for the application, on income from employment received in Switzerland, of a […]

Tax reliefs for Building Renovation Works – 2024

What are they?   It is important to note that each tax relief has specific eligibility criteria, timings, deadlines and requirements, so consultation on any specific works with a professional (in the first instance a Geometra or Architetto) is essential in order to determine which tax relief is applicable to your specific situation, depending on […]

Translation of Post 2024 Impatriates Relief – Base Legislation

This is a fairly literal translation into English of the Italian legislation implementing the Impatriates Relief in its post 2023 version.   The text is given simply as a courtesy and should not be relied upon for any decision on whether the Relief applies in any particular circumstances since it must be read together with Tax […]