Italian 2026 Finance Bill – Key Tax Measures: Support for Middle and Low Incomes | Revision of IRPEF tax brackets | 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

RW Foreign Asset Reporting Codes

The table below contains the codes to be shown in Section RW of the annual tax return allocating any foreign asset to an individual category. Italian Descriptor Code English Description Conti Correnti E Depositi Esteri 1 Foreign Current And Deposit Accounts Partecipazioni Al Capitale O Al Patrimonio Di SocietĂ  Non Residenti 2 Shares In The […]

Table of Interest Rates – Income Tax

The rates of interest on overdue tax is a matter of some complexity. The Italian Parliament has, over the years, proposed simplification but the relevant draft legislation has not so far been enacted. Numerous different rates apply to different kinds of tax in different circumstances.  The table below shows the base table of legal interest […]

Tax Penalties and the Ravvedimento Operoso

The Ravvedimento Operoso Procedure derives from the Italian word which can be literally translated as “redemption” or “penitence”.   It is, however, in this context not a religious concept, but simply a procedure that allows taxpayers who have missed a deadline for payment, or who have underpaid tax, to pay the tax late, on their own […]

Table of Main Registration Taxes in Italy

This is a (very) simplified table of the registration taxes due on certain documents.  The tax office will apply the tax according to the substance of the effect that the document has, not the form. Â