{"id":130927,"date":"2022-03-22T09:56:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T09:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/tassazioni-agevolate-per-pensionati-italiani-allestero\/"},"modified":"2022-03-22T10:12:42","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T10:12:42","slug":"facilitated-taxation-for-italian-pensioners-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/facilitated-taxation-for-italian-pensioners-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Facilitated taxation for Italian pensioners abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span class=\"font-762333\">Facilitated taxation for Italian pensioners abroad<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span class=\"font-762333\">Italy provides various benefits for Italian pensioners living abroad (AIRE) and this year new benefits have been introduced.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_130910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130910\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-130911 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alte-Menschen-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"Una coppia di Anziani\" width=\"840\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alte-Menschen-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alte-Menschen-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alte-Menschen-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alte-Menschen-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alte-Menschen.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-130910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"font-762333\">An Elderly Couple<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"font-762333\">Facilitated taxation for the return of pensioners residing abroad to the regions of Southern Italy<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"font-762333\">Individuals holding a <strong>foreign pension<\/strong> who<strong> transfer their tax residence to Italy<\/strong>, in one of the municipalities belonging to the regions of <strong>Sicily, Calabria, Sardinia, Campania, Basilicata, Abruzzo, Molise and Puglia,<\/strong> with a population <strong>not exceeding 20,000 inhabitants<\/strong>, may benefit from a facilitated tax regime, with a <strong>7% substitute tax for Irpef<\/strong> (personal income tax) applicable to all income categories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-762333\">The maximum validity of the regime is <strong>10 years<\/strong> and is applied in the tax period in which the subject becomes resident in Italy for tax purposes and for a further nine tax periods. This implies that the subject who transfers his or her tax residence to Italy, for example in 2019, will be able to benefit from the substitute tax starting from that year and up to 2028 (inclusive), without the possibility of renewing the option on expiry.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"font-762333\">Requirements<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"font-762333\">To obtain the benefits listed above, the following requirements must be met:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\"><strong>Not<\/strong> having been resident in Italy for at least the <strong>previous 5 years<\/strong>;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">To be the holder of pension income and allowances equivalent to them provided <strong>by foreign subjects<\/strong>;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\"><strong>Transfer residence in Italy<\/strong>, in one of the municipalities belonging to the territory of &#8220;<em>Mezzogiorno<\/em>&#8220;, with a population of <strong>less than 20,000 inhabitants<\/strong>, located in the regions of <strong>Sicily, Calabria, Sardinia, Campania, Basilicata, Abruzzo, Molise and Puglia;<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">Transfer residence from <strong>countries with which Italy has concluded bilateral or supranational agreements<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"font-762333\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Circolare-n.-21E-del-17.07.2020-Pensioni-estere.pdf\"><strong>Circolare Agenzia delle Entrate (in Italian)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_130902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130902\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-130903 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alte-MEnschen-am-Meer-1024x648.jpg\" alt=\"Anziani seduti su una panchina\" width=\"840\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alte-MEnschen-am-Meer-1024x648.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alte-MEnschen-am-Meer-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alte-MEnschen-am-Meer-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alte-MEnschen-am-Meer-1536x972.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alte-MEnschen-am-Meer.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-130902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"font-762333\">Elderly people sitting on a bench<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"font-762333\">Extension of benefits to retirees who move to the earthquake-struck areas of central Italy<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"font-762333\">The <em>Sostegni ter decree<\/em> (dl 4 of 2022), has received the confidence of the Senate by extending these benefits also to those retirees who will move their tax residence in the <strong>earthquake-affected areas<\/strong> in <strong>2009, 2016 and 2017<\/strong> (the text has passed the House, and must be converted by March 28).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-762333\">The regions of <strong>Lazio, Marche and Umbria<\/strong> whose municipalities were affected by <strong>seismic events on April 6, 2009 (L&#8217;Aquila), August 24, 2016, October 26 and 30, 2016, and January 18, 2017<\/strong> will be able to take advantage of the <strong>7% flat tax rate for income<\/strong> received or <strong>produced abroad.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"font-762333\">What is the pension accrued in the international regime?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"font-762333\">These are pensions accrued through the accumulation of insurance periods in Italy with those relative to periods of work in foreign countries that have stipulated bilateral social security conventions with Italy and, specifically, in EU countries, EEA (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), Switzerland, the United Kingdom and some non-European countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-762333\">Italy has stipulated bilateral social security conventions with the following foreign non-EU countries:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">Argentina<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">Australia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">Brazil<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">Canada and Quebec<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">Israel<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">Channel Islands and Isle of Man<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">Mexico (only pension payment in Italy)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">Countries of the former Yugoslavia (Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Montenegro, Republic of Serbia and Vojvodina (autonomous region)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">Principality of Monaco<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">Republic of Cape Verde<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">Republic of Korea (detachment only)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">Republic of San Marino<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">Holy See<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">Tunisia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">Turkey<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">Uruguay<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">USA (United States of America)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">Venezuela<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"font-762333\">With these initiatives, Italy aims to attract individuals with high income levels in order to stimulate economic recovery in the most disadvantaged areas, but they still present some critical issues, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">The limitation of the option to some southern regions and municipalities with a maximum of 20,000 inhabitants;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">The period limited to 10 years;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-762333\">The regulation does not offer favorable conditions for Italian pensioners, and therefore there is a risk of attracting few foreign pensioners and encouraging the emigration of many Italian pensioners to other countries with more favorable regimes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"font-762333\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/the-latest-data-on-swiss-occupational-pension-plans\/\"><strong>The latest data on the Swiss occupational pension scheme<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-762333\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/in-advance-more-than-40-percent-of-lob-benefits\/\"><strong>In advance more than 40 percent of LOB benefits&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_130906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130906\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-130907 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pensionati-1024x711.jpg\" alt=\"Anziani seduti a un tavolo\" width=\"840\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pensionati-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pensionati-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pensionati-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pensionati-1536x1067.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pensionati.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-130906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"font-762333\">Elderly people sitting at a table<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"font-762333\">Residents abroad, in 2022 the IMU facility (Property Tax) is reduced to 37.5%<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"font-762333\">Pensioners living abroad (AIRE) in 2022 will enjoy a further reduction in taxes on property owned in Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-762333\">The IMU concession for pensioners residing abroad is reduced from 50% (in 2021) to <strong>37.5%<\/strong> in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-762333\">The same is valid for a<strong> single real estate unit<\/strong> for residential use, <strong>not rented<\/strong> or <strong>given on loan for use<\/strong>, owned in the <strong>territory of the Italian State<\/strong> by way of <strong>ownership<\/strong> or <strong>usufruct<\/strong> by persons <strong>not resident in the territory of the State<\/strong> who are pensioners under international agreements with Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-762333\">The waste tax (in the nature of a tax) or the waste tariff (in the nature of a fee) is also due at a <strong>reduced rate of two thirds<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"font-762333\">Basically, the benefit is brought into line with EU law by<strong> extending it to foreign citizens not resident in Italy<\/strong>. The benefit is valid only for holders of pensions accrued under international conventions, i.e. with periods worked abroad (it cannot be applied to Italian citizens holding an exclusively Italian pension who move abroad for reasons of tax convenience).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italy provides various benefits for Italian pensioners living abroad (AIRE) and this year new benefits have been introduced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":130899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[256,271,260,288,210],"tags":[1449,1448,1450,1446,1011],"class_list":["post-130927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-europe","category-highlights","category-italy","category-magazine","tag-agevolazioni-en","tag-aire-en","tag-italiani-allestero-en-2","tag-seniority-pensions","tag-tax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130927"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":130932,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130927\/revisions\/130932"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}