Monthly Archives: March 2017

By 24th March 2017

Agenzia interest in ex-pats

News comes of an Agenzia request to the Comuni to forward details of all Italian ex-pats who have renounced their residency since 2010 and moved abroad. The Agenzia is keen to establish that despite withdrawing their name from the Anagrafe these persons will still prove to be tax resident in Italy, thus allowing the Agenzia to claim tax from them. Possibly not of immediate interest to non-Italian ex-pats living in Italy, but an indicator that the Agenzia continues to raise its game.


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By 24th March 2017

Voucher scheme – here today: gone tomorrow!

Alarming news for those paying casual workers under the voucher scheme. For those of you who aren’t aware, the voucher scheme was introduced in 2003 as a less complicated method for paying casual workers. This was invaluable for those running small rental businesses and needing help with cleaning, welcome, gardening etc. However, as seems so often to happen in Italy, the system has been roundly abused –  in the south a furniture-making factory was discovered where the entire workforce were apparently working under the voucher scheme(!)


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