Italy enacts new Digital Nomad Work Visa

The Digital Nomad Visa On 4 April 2024 a Ministerial Decree issued by the Italian Interior Minister  was published in the Italian Official Gazette.  Effective 5 April 2024, the Decree implements the Digital Nomad Visa and Stay Permit envisaged by a 2022 Law amending the […]

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.  

Tax changes for paper and electronic meal vouchers

  The Italian 2020 Finance Law has made some changes to the tax rules applicable to “Ticket Restaurant” (luncheon vouchers or meal tickets). These vouchers are commonly used by Italian businesses to assist employees traditionally predominantly to cover the cost of the mid-day meal. In […]

The “Airbnb Tax” referred to the European Court

Italian Council of State refers Airbnb’s appeal to the ECJ Airbnb has recently written to its hosts to say that the Italian Council of State has decided to refer to the European Court of Justice  the issues raised in Airbnb’s appeal against the ruling of […]

The Double Whammy

What is the double whammy in Italian tax? The “double whammy” is what hits new businesses in the second year after start-up. No tax in your first year You pay no tax in your first year of operations but the tax due for that first […]

Coming to live and Italy – the top ten tax mistakes

Tax in Italy Your liability to tax in Italy depends primarily on your residence status.  If you are tax resident (read this article for an explanation of what this means) in Italy in any year – and you are either tax resident for a particular […]

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 […]