Living in Italy – Working Through a Foreign Company

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

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 […]
Personal income tax (IRPEF) rates from 1 January 2024

These are the personal income tax rates that apply after 1 January 2024. For applicable rates before that date please click ….
Request an Italian Fiscal Code Number

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

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 authoritiesÂ
List of Italy’s Double Tax Treaties (Income Tax)
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, […]
“Impatriates” – 70%/90% Tax break to attract “human capital” to Italy – pre 2024 Rules

The Italian Council of Ministers in a Press Release no 54 of 16 October 2023 proposed a significant  reform of the Italian Impatriates Regime. The reform was enacted by Legislative Decree Dec. 27, 2023, No. 209 which was published in the Official Gazette (OG General Series No. 301 of 28-12-2023) and is stated to enter force from 1 […]
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 […]