Italian tax aspects of renting Italian real estate – for landlords

Short-Term Rentals Flat Tax We understand that the draft Italian FY 2026  Finance Law  contains a proposal to raise, from 21% to 26% the flat tax (cedolare secca) on short term lettings via rental platforms (e..g Airbnb).   If the law is approved in this sense, rentals through digital platforms such as Airbnb will be taxed […]

TFR – the Trattamento di Fine Rapporto or Employee Leaving Indemnity

What is the TFR? Employment agreements in Italy are generally governed by the terms and conditions of the relevant national collective labour agreement (CCNL) negotiated from time to time by the Italian government, the trade unions and employer organisations.  These standard contracts make provision for a series of provisions applicable to the hire of individual employees in Italy. Regardless of any contractual provision, the Italian Civil Code provides that on the termination, for whatever reason, […]

Tax Step Up of Shares/Land and Buildings – Revaluation

Law Decree no. 17 of March 1, 2022, containing urgent measures for the containment of electricity and natural gas costs, the development of renewable energy and the relaunch of industrial policies, known as the Energy Decree was published in the Official Gazette no. 50 of March 1, 2022.   Article 29 of the Decree confirms the […]

The Cassetto Fiscale – Fisco Online

What is it? The cassetto fiscale, literally “tax box”, is a service offered by the Italian Government that allows consultation of  a taxpayer’s tax information, such as personal data on the Tax agency database information data of tax declarations information on tax refunds tax payments made through the F24 and F23 forms information regarding registered […]

Land Registry Categories – Residential Property

The Land Registry Category is an important variable in determining the tax payable in respect of real estate.  All registered property in Italy is assigned a category. You can see the assigned category for a particular category by getting hold of land registry extract or visura catastale. Italy has a number of reliefs and exemption […]

Tax Relief for a New Air Conditioner

As the summer heatwave starts to make itself felt, we turn to air conditioning systems. The price of air conditioning kit continues to fall but given that for, fixed systems, at least, professional help with installation is a must, the cost can be expensive. The Italian “Ecobonus” regime – tax relief on the purchase of […]

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 […]

Italian Tax Agency Glossary of Tax Terminology in English

The Italian Tax Agency has published a glossary of tax terminology     Search the Glossary

Protected: Working in Italy as an Employee of a Foreign (non-Italian) Employer

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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 […]