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 authorities
Italian Residence – What is the Anagrafe
The Italian Register of Resident Population The Anagrafe is Italy’s civil registry of the individuals who have established their residence (centre of vital interests and habitual abode(Anagrafe della popolazione residente), withing the jurisdiction of an Italian Comune (local municipality). It records: All residents (Italian citizens and foreign nationals) Their official address Family composition Vital statistics […]
The SPID – Italian digital identity
What is it? The Public Digital Identity System, or SPID (pronounced “speed”) which started life in March 2016, is an online identity system. Through a single user name and password along with a one time password generated via a smart phone, individuals with an Italian ID card, can easily access and use the services provided […]
Do I need to file an Italian Tax Return?
The answer is most probably yes as the reader will desume from reading the instructions from the Italian tax return (these are from the 2023 return). The rules are complex and there are many exceptions and derogations. The rules can be summarised as follows, but with the caveat that one needs to check, starting from […]
Italy Tax Guide
Overview This is a very general guide and only intended to give some basic background information. It should not be seen as a substitute for specific advice. It focusses on the taxation of individuals and does not deal in any detail with the taxation of income from business activities (see here for more information). Table […]
Flat Tax for pensioners coming to live in the South of Italy – 10 years at 7%
What does the special tax relief consist of? A 7% flat tax on all income for all pensioners (regardless of nationality) who: have been tax resident outside Italy for at least five (5) years prior to the tax year in which they become Italian tax resident; transfer their tax residence to one of the Regions in […]
Manage your Canone TV Licence Fee
Official Guidance on Meaning of Equipment (in Italian) “As is well known [sic], art. 1 of Decree of the Crown no. 246/1938 provides that “Anyone holding one or more of the following items of equipment which are suitable or can be adaptable for the reception of “radioaudizioni” (intepreted as TV radio signals) must pay the […]
Foreign Asset Reporting, Section RW, IVIE & IVAFE – Wealth Tax on Foreign Property
Increase in IVIE and IVAFE Starting from FY 2024, the rate of IVIE, the tax on the value of foreign (non Italian) real estate located abroad, will increase from 0.76% to 1.06%. This increase applies generally to all real estate situated outside Italy by a Italian tax resident. IVAFE, the tax on the value […]