In-depth guides to Italian tax

Italy's personal tax code — what it is, the three ways to get one depending on your citizenship, and why a code you generated online is not valid.

Italy's flat-rate regime for partita IVA holders — the €85k limit, the 5%/15% tax, the ATECO coefficients and INPS, explained and sourced.

The forfettario profit coefficient (40%–86% by ATECO) — what it is, the full table, and how it sets your tax.

The 26.07% Gestione Separata, why it applies under the forfettario too, cassa vs INPS, and who is exempt — for freelancers in Italy, sourced.

Italy's visa for non-EU remote workers & freelancers — requirements, how it differs from the self-employment visa, and the tax / partita-IVA reality once you're resident.

Italy's employer-sponsored work routes for non-EU citizens — the nulla osta, the decreto-flussi quota, the EU Blue Card — and the tax that follows once you're resident.

Italy's lavoro autonomo visa for non-EU freelancers and founders — the quota, how it differs from the digital nomad visa, and the partita-IVA + forfettario path once you're resident.

Italy's residence route for non-EU citizens living on passive income — the income requirement, the no-work rule, and the tax (including the neo-residenti flat tax) once you're resident.

The country-agnostic starting point: which visa route fits, the paperwork after you land, when you become an Italian tax resident, and how freelancing works.