{"id":6041,"date":"2016-10-01T17:10:45","date_gmt":"2016-10-01T15:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ortalloggi.com\/en\/le-tasse-per-lacquisto-di-una-casa-in-italia-2\/"},"modified":"2021-05-07T11:03:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T09:03:55","slug":"taxes-on-buying-a-house-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ortalloggi.com\/en\/taxes-on-buying-a-house-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Taxes on Buying a House in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">TAXES ON BUYING A HOUSE IN ITALY<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The topic &#8220;taxes&#8221; in Italy is always tricky and hard to understand. We can say, however, that the purchase of a real estate property taxes are quite transparent and that the Inland Revenue (Agenzia delle Entrate), as we shall see, tries to give all the information possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In addition to what you see in the image below, there are some distinctions about the company that have a sales-free or subject to VAT. For simplicity, I have provided only if the company subject to VAT because it is the most frequent. Even the luxury houses may have different taxation. I am always available for any clarification, please write me to <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"mailto:info@ortalloggi.com\">info@ortalloggi.com<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ortalloggi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Tasse-Eng.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6045\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ortalloggi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Tasse-Eng.jpg\" alt=\"Taxes on Buying a House in Italy\" width=\"560\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ortalloggi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Tasse-Eng.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ortalloggi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Tasse-Eng-120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.ortalloggi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Tasse-Eng-768x1920.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ortalloggi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Tasse-Eng-410x1024.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.ortalloggi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Tasse-Eng-60x150.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If it is not the purchase of a main residence (second home or luxury property) and you buy from a private seller, stamp duty of 9% is due, land registry tax in a fixed sum of \u20ac50, and cadastral tax in a fixed sum of \u20ac50.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The same goes if you are purchasing from a construction company that sells the property after 5 years from the completion of the work, and decides not to charge VAT in the deed of sale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If it is the purchase of a primary residence, the stamp duty will be 2%, whereas the land registry and cadastral tax will remain the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the case of both a main and second home, the amount due for the stamp duty will never be less than \u20ac1,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you buy from a construction company within five years from the completion of the work (or decide to submit the deed of sale with VAT even though five years have already passed since the completion of the work), things change. Then the stamp duty, land registry and cadastral tax will be \u20ac200 each, and VAT of 4% will have to be paid if you are purchasing a main residence, or 10% if you are purchasing a second home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We must above all keep in mind that in the case of a private sale, therefore subject to Stamp Duty in percentage, it is calculated on the cadastral value and not on the purchase price.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Conversely, in the case of a sale subject to Iva it is the price of the property.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Don\u2019t be discouraged by this list of taxes and cases, getting your perfect retreat in the \u2018boot-shaped\u2019 country is far much easier and affordable than one may expect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is important to check exactly what and how much to must pay with the help of a professional.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Inland Revenue (Agenzia delle Entrate) has prepared a guide in pdf where it elaborates this topic. Ask me for read this paper, the language in which it is written, though, is Italian.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You must forgive me if my English is not professional, I do my best to help my clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Alice&nbsp; &#8211;<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> <a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ortalloggi.com\">www.ortalloggi.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u202a#\u200eortalloggi \u202a#\u200elakeforlike \u202a#\u200elakeorta #italy #lookingforsecondhome #acquistocasa #fasiacquistoimmobilaire #casa #nuovacasa #agenziaimmobiliare #realestateagency #tasse #taxes<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TAXES ON BUYING A HOUSE IN ITALY The topic &#8220;taxes&#8221; in Italy is always tricky and hard to understand. We can say, however, that the purchase of a real estate property taxes are quite transparent and that the Inland Revenue (Agenzia delle Entrate), as we shall see, tries to give all the information possible. 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