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Tax residency in Italy: a brief guide
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10Sep
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Tax residency in Italy: a brief guide

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EXPATH 〜 Tax residency

One of the questions that often puzzles expats in Italy is whether they are tax residents or not. This distinction is crucial, as it determines the payment of taxes. Let’s look together at key tax residency questions in Italy, namely: 1) when a person is considered a tax resident, 2) the differences between being a tax resident and not, 3) what happens when you reside in more than one country.

EXPATH 〜 Tax residency
EXPATH 〜 Tax residency

1) Tax residency in Italy: When are you considered a tax resident?


There are two criteria for determining whether you are a tax resident in Italy: a formal one and a substantial one.
The formal criterion is intuitive. When a person moves to Italy and gets registered by the Register Office (Anagrafe), they become residents. It is, however, important to note that the residency doesn’t always start automatically in the same year of the registration.

Case 1.

John moves from the UK to Italy and registers at the Anagrafe in February 2021

He is registered in Italy for most of 2021 → He is a tax resident starting from January 2021
Case 2.

John registers at the Anagrafe in Italy in November 2021

For most of 2021, he is not registered in Italy → He will be an Italian tax resident starting from January 2022

The substantial criterion is when the centre of a person’s interests is Italy. Hence, if you are based in Italy for most of the year, you will be considered a tax resident even if you are not officially registered. As you can imagine, establishing where a person’s centre of interests is, is not a straightforward process.

2) Tax resident vs. non-tax resident


But let us come to the prickly questions. What is the difference between being a resident and a non-resident from a taxation point of view?

Whoever is an Italian tax resident has to pay taxes on all incomes, properties and assets, including the ones abroad. This is the so-called worldwide taxation principle.

A person who is not a tax resident but produces an income in Italy must only pay taxes on said income.

3) What happens if I am a tax resident in two or more countries?


There are agreements between countries, called Bilateral Agreements, to avoid double taxation so taxpayers do not have to pay twice. You will need to speak to your tax advisor (possibly one in your home and one in your host country) to determine what to pay and where.

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