Living in Italy – Working Through a Foreign Company

Porto Santo Stefano

Tax Resident in Italy Doing Business Through a Non Italian Company Modern information technology permits people to work from a laptop or computer wherever they find themselves. In the circumstances, you might think that using a foreign company can help reduce your tax burden.  For the self-employed – freelances/contractors –  it is tempting to bill […]

The Interpello – Advance Tax Ruling

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What is it? The “interpello” procedure gives a taxpayer the possibility of obtaining an advance  written opinion from the Italian Tax Agency on a particular question or tax related issue. Qualifying persons: both resident and non-resident taxpayers are entitled to forward the query to the Italian Revenue Agency. The query has to be submitted before […]

Request an Italian Fiscal Code Number

ILS tax Code Service

We have teamed up with ILF Law Firm  to offer the service of obtaining your Italian Fiscal Code Number (codice fiscale).   Read on for more details. Obtain your Italian Fiscal Code Are you a foreigner requiring an Italian fiscal code? Look no further than ILF Law Firm! We provide a seamless and efficient service […]

The Italian Fiscal Code Number

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The Fiscal Code Number (Codice Fiscale, Italian taxpayers’ identification number, TIN, tax code, call it what you like) is a unique taxpayer code that identifies all individuals in their dealings with the Italian authorities 

Toward a New Italian Tax Regime for the Taxation of Cryptocurrencies

From 1 January 2023, if new rules in the draft Finance Law for 2023 are enacted, gains on the disposal of crypto currencies will be taxed as miscelaneous income (so reprted in section RL of the Italian tax retrun) as opposed to the current trewamtn where they are reproted, similar to gains on foreign currencies, […]

List of Municipalities in Seismic Areas

The following is a list of municipalities in areas of Italy qualifying for special assistance as a result of seismic events. This list shows ALL Muncipalities. If you are looking for municipalities that qualify you for the 7% special regime, you need to look up each municipality shown here in the ISTAT list  and see […]

Tax on Capital Gains for Individuals – Disposals of Shareholdings

Background – Taxation of Gains and Losses The disposal of shareholdings (e.g., shares or equity interests in companies) in Italy may trigger a charge to Italian tax on any capital gain under the Italian Tax Code (DPR 917/1986). The tax treatment differs significantly based on the percentage interest in the company and Italian tax residency […]