11340 Prima Casa

Help please. My Italian fella and I are looking to buy a house here in the Avellino area....in his name. Is it correct that the Prima Casa Tax was abolished this year? I cant find anything about it on-line,but our Estate Agent told us this.
Also, I seem to remember that somebody listed the approx expenses involved in buying a propety. But I cant find it now. Does anybody remember the link please?
Many thanks for any help.

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General chat about Italy

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 01/06/2009 - 13:34

I haven't heard it has been scrapped, unless you mean the ICI tax that has been scrapped for residents and their first home only.

For buying costs have a look at [URL="http://www.itili.com"]www.itili.com[/URL]. Under their buying guide they have a calculator for the costs involved in buying, a very useful tool.

Good luck

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 01/06/2009 - 14:00

Thanks. I'll look at the link.
What is the ICI Tax please? My partner is a resident and can class the property as his fist home.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 01/06/2009 - 15:22

I think the answer is yes you are exempt ICI but do not forget you will get a bill for local commune tax sometimes known as "the rubbish" which you can pay all in one go or in instalments

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 01/06/2009 - 16:04

Don't forget for "Prima Casa" ICI exemption, that the house has to fall into certain categories. If I remember rightly a swimming pool, puts it into luxury class. There was a thread last year which gave better details of how everything was being classified and I am sure someone on here can point you in the right direction.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 01/08/2009 - 03:21

Your estate agent is wrong. Your buying costs are either as Prima casa - about 6% or as Second home about 10%. Theres no getting away from that. When you've bought you can get residency and claim Prima casa discounts on electricity, Tarsu and ICI, but you cant avoid stamp duty and the like. For a house to be still taxed for ICI it must be catastally A9 or A10, luxury or historic - the list for luxury is long, and comprises at least 3 of the items such as swimming pool, tennis court, stairs in marble, marble up to a certain height on walls etc etc. Now I think about it perhaps A8 (villas) are also exempt from ICI relief. Must check.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 01/08/2009 - 04:11

The ICI on the Prima Casa was abolished last year as one of Berlusconi's electoral promises. In practice, this means that IF it is your first home in Italy AND you are living in it, you are exempt UNLESS your house fits into the luxury bracket. However, if it is a holiday home, you are still liable to pay it. I am an Italian citizen living abroad and have a Prima Casa in Umbria. My husband (who is British) pays about 150€ a year and so would I except that, as an ItCitLiv abroad I have some other exemptions which are higher than the tax, so I don't pay anything - once the tax tops the exemptions then I will have to pay as well.