🇮🇹 Italy Tax Residency

183-day physical-presence rule. Top personal rate 43%. Effective corporate rate 27.9%. Updated for 2026.

Headline rates

Days threshold
183
days
Personal top
43%
Capital gains
26%
Dividends
26%
Corporate effective
27.9%
Wealth taxNo
Exit taxYes
Corporate headline24%
Regioneu

How the corporate effective rate is achieved

24% IRES + 3.9% IRAP regional = 27.9% effective. ACE allowance for new equity reduces effective slightly. R&D credits available.

Alternative residency routes

Lump-sum regime: €200,000/yr (raised from €100k Aug 2024; raised to €300k from 2026 for new arrivals). Excludes worldwide tax for 15 years. Family members +€25k each. Impatriate regime: 50% income exemption for skilled workers (5 years).

Special regime — open

Lump-Sum Tax (Flat-Tax HNWI)

€200k/yr fixed for new entrants from Aug 2024 (€300k from 2026). Replaces all worldwide income tax for 15 years. Grandfathered at €100k for those who entered before Aug 2024.

Duration: 15 years

Notes

EU member. The lump-sum regime is one of the most aggressive HNWI tax incentives in the EU — fixed €200k buys exemption from worldwide tax regardless of actual income (€10m income or €100m, same fixed rate).

Compare Italy with 19 other jurisdictions

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