Hi All, I'm buying a holiday

ICI disappeared someyears ago - its now called IMU and TASI.  Becuase its a tax and not a bill, its up to you to calculate it and pay it on 16 june and 16 December every year.  There are online calculators, or you can go to your local CAF office who will do it for you.  You may even ahhvea comune  that is kind enough to help you out.  As a second home you will pay both - but most comunes dont decide the rate until a few weeks before the deadline so as with most things, you need to leave it till the last minute before paying. 

That's really helpful and thank you. Can you tell me what the CAF office is please?

I think it's a bit like the citizens advice bureau in the UK and it costs little to get your tax calculated, but you may have to wait a lot. The calculation itself is quite easy to do and even easier with the online calculators around, this in the site we use. You need to know the rendita value of your property which you should have from your purchase.

That's great and thank you

I use the same calculator site as LargeLewis. I use it to print out the F24 form [for paying the tax], sign it and Scan it so I can email it to my Italian Bank with a request for it to be paid from my account. System works well - BUT, you do need an Italian Bank account to do it. Good Luck  

Really helpful Alan and thank you. Do you do something similar for paying utility bills?

Utility Bills - I have direct debits set up with my Italian Bank for Gas, Water and Electrcity