The Annual Italian Tax Return

Modello 730 and Modello Redditi PF The Italian tax system offers two main annual  personal income tax return forms: Modello 730 and Modello Redditi Persone Fisiche (PF). Which one a taxpayer must use depends on their residency, type of income, and whether they have an Italian withholding agent. Recent years have seen an extension of […]

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 

Taxes on Second Homes in Italy

A Second Home in Italy If you have bought a house in Italy, but do not intend to live in it as your habitual abode and register as resident with the Anagrafe (register of resident population maintained by the relevant local authority or “Comune”), it will be considered a second home and not an “abitazione […]

Tax on Disposal of Real Estate

General Rule In Italy, capital gains from the disposal (sale or transfer) of real estate are generally treated as miscellaneous income under Article 67 of the TUIR (Testo Unico delle Imposte sui Redditi, DPR 917/1986).  The taxable gain is the difference between the sale price and the acquisition cost (plus any additional expenses such as […]

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 […]