Italian 2026 Finance Bill – Key Tax Measures: Support for Middle and Low Incomes | Revision of IRPEF tax brackets | Abolition of reduced 21% rate on short term lettings | Baby bonus | Enhanced parental leave and nursery bonus | Social security exemption for working mothers | Increased deductions for private school expenses | Family endowment fund | First home mortgage guarantee fund | Support for food purchases | Energy-efficient appliance bonus | Cap on deductions for incomes over €75,000 | Exceptions for healthcare, mortgages, and startup investments | End of deductions for children over 30 (except disabled children) | “Hire more, pay less” tax deduction for new permanent hires | Reduced tax on productivity bonuses | Fringe benefit exemptions | Relocation support for new hires | Raised flat tax threshold for employees and pensioners | Reduced corporate tax (IRES) for reinvested profits | Tax credits for southern Italy investments | Enhanced “Nuova Sabatini” machinery financing | Support for SME stock market listings | Increased public investment in defense, infrastructure, and healthcare | Banking and Insurance | Deferred deductions for financial sector losses | Annual stamp duty on life insurance contracts

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Payments on Account

By 30 June and 30 November of each year, Italian taxpayers must make payment on account (acconto) of their tax liability for the current year.  The amount to be paid by way of first and second account payments is primarily based on the tax due as shown in the tax return for the previous year […]

Withholding Tax Rates Under Italy’s Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs)

Tax to be Withheld on Payments to Non Residents Italy has an extensive series of rules requiring Italian tax resident businesses and professionals to make withholding of tax on certain payments of various types of income,  both where the recipient is tax resident in Italy and non tax resident. Italy has an extensive network of […]

Italian Taxes for Corporations

An Overview of Italian Taxes Due By Corporate Bodies Carrying on Business in Italy Italian resident corporations and foreign companies operating in Italy through an Italian branch/permanent establishment, as well as a number of other entities that are treated as corporations  are subject to two principal forms of taxation: Imposta sul Reddito delle SocietĂ  (IRES) […]

Italian Business Structures: Overview

This blog post is intended to provide a high level overview of the types of business structures available to investors in a business to be carried on in Italy and applies primarily to the situation where the investors are  individuals  – separate and different considerations may apply where the investor is a corporate body.  It […]

Tax For Digital Nomads

Compliance with Tax and Social Regulations Moving to Italy as a digital nomad comports the payment of income taxes, social security contributions according to the rules applicable to your specific situation.  It is clear, from the tenor of the digital nomad visa/permesso legislation that Italy intends digital nomads to comply with their obligations in terms of tax […]

UK Italy Inheritance Tax Treaty

CONVENTlON BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO DUTIES ON  THE ESTATES  OF DECEASED PERSONS London, 15 February 1966  CONVENZIONE FRA IL GOVERNO DEL REGNO UNITO DI GRAN […]

Social Security Treaties

Italy has bilateral social security conventions with the following non-EU foreign countries: Argentina Australia Brazil Canada and Quebec Israel Channel Islands and Isle of Man Countries of the former Yugoslavia * Principality of Monaco Republic of Cape Verde Republic of Moldova Republic of San Marino Holy See Tunisia TĂĽrkiye Uruguay USA (United States of America) Venezuela […]