Guides
Italian property tax, explained properly.
Everything on this page is written for owners who live abroad — no jargon, no assumed knowledge of Italian bureaucracy, and updated for the 2026 rules.
Buying in Italy: every tax, from the deed to the first year
Registration tax or VAT, the cadastral base that halves the bill, and what starts the day after signing.
CIN, guest registration and tourist tax: the season checklist
The five non-tax obligations of a short let, in order, with the eight weeks each one needs.
I rented it out and never declared it. What now?
Voluntary regularisation explained: what three years of arrears cost today, and what the same years cost once the tax office finds them.
The Italian tax year, on one page
Every deadline a non-resident landlord has to meet, what is due on each, and the sliding scale of what late costs.
Rental income tax for non-residents: the complete guide
Who must file, what is taxed, the deadlines that matter, and how double-tax treaties stop you paying twice.
Cedolare secca: Italy's flat tax on rent
The 21%, 10% and 26% rates, what you give up by electing it, and the cases where ordinary taxation actually wins.
IMU: the property tax nobody bills you for
How the municipal tax is calculated, the two yearly deadlines, and why so many foreign owners discover arrears.
Airbnb & short-term lets: taxes, the CIN and guest rules
Platform withholding, the national identification code, guest registration and tourist tax — the full compliance picture.