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Italy's 10% Tax on Financial Sector Salaries

April 2011
The Italian tax authorities issued a circular clarifying certain issues relating to the extra 10% tax imposed on bonuses and stock options in the financial sector.
The extra 10% tax which is imposed on payments exceeding three times the employee's fixed salary is effective for payments from May 30, 2010 onwards.

Italy Tax Amnesty

October 2009
The Italian parliment approved on October 2, 2009 a tax amnesty for Italian tax evaders.
According to the amnesty taxpayers repatriating undeclared illegal funds held abroad would pay a final small 5% tax rate keeping their anonimity.
The current amnesty, the third amnesty within eight years, is expected to repatriate the Italian economy about 300 billion Euro, mainly from illegal funds held in Switzerland and Luxembourg.
The new amnesty is meeting a strong resistance from the Italian oppostion claiming that the amnesty is a reward for the organised crime and the local mafia.
In other countries, e.g. the US and the UK tax evaders must pay under amnesty plans the full tax due, not enjoying anonimity.

Italy Tax Rates 2009

May 2009
There are no changes in the main tax rates compared to 2008.
The personal income tax rates ,the corporate income tax rate and the V.A.T rates, both standard and reduced rates, remain the same as in 2008.

Italy Reduced Corporate Tax Rate 2008

March 2008
From 1.1.2008 Italy's corporate tax rate is 27.5%, plus local taxes, IRAP ,of 3.9%, bringing the effective tax rate to 31.4%, compared to 33% in 2007.
Personal income tax rates are 23%-43%.
The standard VAT rate for 2008 is unchanged, 20% as in 2007 . There are also reduced VAT rates of 10% and 4%.
From 1.1.2008 the withholding tax for dividends paid by an Italian company to EU or EEA residents is 1.375% instead of 27%, subject to certain terms.
The previous thin capitalisation rules were abolished. From 1.1.2008 interest expense is deductible up to 30% of the income before interest and depreciation expenses.

Italy Income Tax

January 2007
In 2007 Italy has 5 tax rates for individuals, including 3 new tax rates of 27%, 38% and 41%.
Italy's 2007 corporate tax rate remains the same as in 2006, 33%.
From 2007 nonresidents too are allowed to family dependents deductions, subject to terms.

Italy Income Tax

September 2006

According to the proposed Italian budget for 2007, individual's income tax rates would remain the same, with changes in the tax brackets, implying additional tax payments for taxpayers with high income.

The budget also proposes introducing a single tax rate of 20% for capital gains, including interest and dividend income.

Italy Share Options Tax

July 2006
According to a new tax decree employees receiving share options after 4.7.2006 have to pay ordinary income tax on the difference between the sum paid by the employee to the share market value on the date of assignment.

Italy Income Tax 2006

JANUARY 2006
In 2006 Italy's personal income tax rates and the deductions for family dependents remain the same as in 2005.

Italy Income Tax

JANUARY 2005
The Italy government proposed new individual income tax rates.
The new rates took effect from 1.1.2005

INCOME(EUR)	TAX(%)
0-26,000	23
26,000-33,000	33
33,000-100,000	39
100,000 and above	43

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