Italy

Cross-Border Resource Library

Country Information - Italy

In an effort to provide information on financial planning issues in Italy, FPA volunteers have gathered the following links together to point you towards a variety of different resources. 

Each link has a descriptive tag explaining what type of site the link goes to. The tags are:
• GOV for government or regulatory sites
• ORG for non-profit or association sites
• EDU for academic or educational sites
• COM for commercial sites, such as product providers 

Virtually all of the links lead off of FPA's Web site.To give feedback or suggestions on the Italian information below, click here. 

Quality of life – local flavor and customs

• http://www.lifeinitaly.com/ (COM)
• http://www.italplanet.it/ (Italian COM)
• http://www.economist.com/countries/Italy/ (COM)

Health

• http://www.knowital.com/tourist/italy-health.html (COM)
• http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationItaly.aspx (GOV)
• http://www.justlanded.com/english/Italy/Topics/Health (COM)

Social Security coverage

• http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2006-2007/europe/italy.html (GOV)
• http://www.ssa.gov/international/Agreement_Pamphlets/italy.html (GOV)
• http://www.inps.it/ (Italian GOV)

Education standards

• http://www.ilsegnalibro.com/educatio.html (COM)

Ex-pats opinions on quality of life

 

Immigration issues 

• http://www.inail.it/ (ORG)

Legal Residency

• http://www.lifeinitaly.com/moving/permesso.asp (COM)

Visas and immigration requirements

• http://didattica.polito.it/ (Italian ORG)
• http://www.workpermit.com/news/2007-05-10/italy/italy-may-ease-immigration-laws.htm (COM)

Exchange Control

 

Cash management

Bank accounts

• www.conticorrenti.com

Banks

• www.abi.it

 

Currency conversion

• http://www.xe.com/ucc/ (COM)

Education costs

• http://www.worldwide.edu/ci/italy (EDU)

Cost of living analysis

• http://www.justlanded.com/english/Italy/Tools/Just-Landed-Guide/Money/Cost-of-Living(COM)
• http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news/2007/3/12963_space.html (COM)

Housing issues

• http://www.mercato-immobiliare.com/ (Italian COM)(/indent)

Tax Planning

• http://www.agenziaentrate.it/ (Italian GOV)
• http://www.finanze.it/ (Italian GOV)

Determining liability for income and gains taxes

• http://www.worldwide-tax.com/italy/italy_tax.asp (COM)
• http://www.justlanded.com/english/Italy/Tools/Just-Landed-Guide/Money/Income-Tax-Rates(COM)

Determining liability for estate taxes

• http://www.fiscoetasse.com/index.php?iditem=55 (Italian COM)
• www.notariato.it

Foreign Tax Credit arrangements

• http://www.worldwide-tax.com/italy/ita_double.asp (COM)

Local taxation of non-local pensions and investments

• http://www.ejn.it/legal/i_usa.htm (Italian ORG)

Investment Planning

• http://www.bancaditalia.it/bancaditalia (GOV)
• http://www.ilsole24ore.com/ (Italian COM)

Asset Allocation viewed globally

 

Risk management

Local litigation risks

• http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=22489 (COM)

Liability Insurance

• http://www.expatexchange.com/rgall.cfm?categoryID=9&networkID=159 (COM)
• http://www.justlanded.com/english/Italy/Tools/Directory/Money/Insurance-Companies (COM)

Health Insurance

• http://www.italytravelescape.com/Health%20system.htm (COM)

Property Insurance

• http://www.casatravella.com/Legalities/Property%20Insurance.htm (COM)
• http://www.expatexchange.com/rgall.cfm?categoryID=9&networkID=159 (COM)

Insurance Authority

• www.ivass.it

Retirement Planning

• http://www.covip.it/ (Italian GOV)

Local pension design and tax structure on encashment

• http://www.inps.it/ (Italian GOV)
• http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/spsi/docs/social_protection/2006/italy_en.pdf (GOV)

Social Security agreements between countries

• http://www.ssa.gov/international/totalization_agreements.html (GOV)

Transferability of Pensions

 

Estate Planning and Succession Taxes 

 

Local taxation of non-local trusts

 

 

Local Regulation

• http://www.consob.it/mainen/index.html?mode=gfx (GOV)
• http://www.consob.it/mainen/documenti/english/laws/reg16191e.htm?symblink=/mainen/markets/regulated_markets/reg16191e.htm (GOV)

Referrals to Local Financial Planners

• Please note that the CFP mark is not granted in Italy.
• http://www.consob.it/mainen/target/investors/dos/index.html (GOV)
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