Taxes for expats in Italy

Cheryl Moderator

Member since 15 October 2018

CherylModerator21 May 2025 05:32:50

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Hello everyone,

When settling in and living in Italy, you will also need to navigate the local tax system. In order to help newcomers and expats ease their tax-related experience, we would like to invite you to share your experience.

What are the taxes applicable to expats in Italy?

Have there been any recent changes in tax regulations that expats should know about?

Are there any local tax incentives or agreements with your home country?

Have you come across any unexpected or unusual local tax?

What do you wish you had known earlier about taxes in Italy?

Share your insights and experience.

Thank you for your contribution.

Cheryl
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filmpearl New member

Member since 24 October 2020

filmpearlNew member30 May 2025 07:43:17

My shock came at a price of world wide income tax being 26,000 euro. The no double Taxation law didn鈥檛 help because on that same income in the US I only paid $1900. So that barely covers the tax here. How is it that we come here on ERV, spend all our money here and i to the economy and yet we are 鈥榩enalized鈥� and are basically supporting the country鈥檚 health system etc. BTW I pay 鈧�2000 euro a year for the national health system. Doesn鈥檛 make sense that there are no deductions allowable.馃し馃徎鈥嶁檧锔�

SimCityAT Expert

Member since 08 April 2014

SimCityATExpert30 May 2025 07:48:09

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@filmpearl

Maybe you should be questioning the USA, why should you be paying taxes in a country you don't live in.

Cynic UK/Netherlands Expert

Member since 15 September 2015

CynicUK/Netherlands Expert30 May 2025 08:28:50

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@filmpearl
Maybe you should be questioning the USA, why should you be paying taxes in a country you don't live in. - @SimCityAT

Probably due to the fact the US citizens living overseas are still .聽 UK residents living abroad also have to pay voluntary NIC's if they want to qualify for the full state pension (35 years of payments).