Estimating your Italian tax liabilities (Employees)
Under current Italian tax residence rules you are considered as either tax resident or not for any full tax (calendar) year – there is no split year concept, except in some limited circumstances – and you will deemed resident in Italy under the Italian statutory residence test if you are physically present in Italy, registered […]
Frontier workers residing in the ânewâ border municipalities – Special Tax Regime – Decree-Law 113/2024 (âOmnibusâ Decree-Law)
Article 6 of Decree Law 113/2024 establishes a special regime for workers residing in municipalities, specifically identified in Annexes 1 and 2 of the DL, which are wholly or partially within the 20 km zone from the Swiss border. Such individuals may opt for the application, on income from employment received in Switzerland, of a […]
Translation of Post 2024 Impatriates Relief – Base Legislation
This is a fairly literal translation into English of the Italian legislation implementing the Impatriates Relief in its post 2023 version. The text is given simply as a courtesy and should not be relied upon for any decision on whether the Relief applies in any particular circumstances since it must be read together with Tax […]
Doubling of HNWI Flat Tax from Euro 100k to 200k
Italian Government Press Release The Press Release reports that the Italian Council of Ministers, in a meeting on 7 August 2024, approved the text of a Decree-Law introducing a series of urgent tax and other measures. A Decree-Law is an executive measure of the Council of Ministers but subject to Parliamentary approval within 60 days […]
List of Special Italian Tax Regimes for Individuals
Italy has a number of Special Tax Regimes. By special we mean regimes that offer more favorable rates of tax or more favorable methods of calculating the tax base, compared to the rules applicable to standard income tax and the relevant scale rates of tax. Below is a list of the main ones.
Impatriates Regime 2024
The 2024 Impatriates Regime for Individuals Legislative Decree no. 209 of 27 December 2023 was published in the Official Gazette (OG General Series No. 301 of 28-12-2023) and is stated to enter into force from 1 January 2024. The Decree, an executive measure, was approved by the Italian Council of Ministers pursuant to authority granted […]
Special Tax Regime for University Professors and Researchers moving to Italy
A 6-18 year preferential tax regime granted to professors and researchers who transfer their tax residence to Italy in order to work from Italian soil
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 […]
The Regime Forfettario – Flat Rate Tax Regime for Freelance Businesses
Introduction A special tax scheme (Regime Forfettario) offers a flat rate of tax on gross income for taxpayers looking to get themselves registered for VAT in Italy and carry on a self-employed business or profession. The various schemes for small taxpayers (the Regime dei Minimi/Regime Forfettario) have seen a number of changes over the years and […]
Italian tax regime to encourage high net worth individuals to move to Italy
Italian 2026 Draft Finance Law The Italian Ministry of Finance web site: https://www.mef.gov.it/focus/Principali-misure-della-legge-di-bilancio-2025/ reports the issue of a draft of the Italian Finance Act for 2026. The Draft Bill is now proceeding with the Parliamentary debate and approval process, during which it may be amended, before being published as a law probably toward the end […]