This is an interesting line
Submitted by sprostoni on Sat, 10/20/2012 - 05:40
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
I had firends who spent 1/3
Submitted by Penny on Sat, 10/20/2012 - 09:21
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
I had firends who spent 1/3 year in Italy, 1/3 in the UK and 1/3 in Australia. They were tax resident nowhere! So I guess not. Mick Chick - I think you would have to unregister with the comune (tell them you are returnng to the UK would be the easiest way) and not spend more than 3 months at a time at your place in Italy and not more than 181 days in any tax year (Jan to Feb) in Italy. The biggest implication would be if you got a reduced rate of purchase tax when you bought your house by claiming residency. I don't know what would happen if you renounced your residency before 5 years are up. You might be asked to repay the difference plus fines etc. Once upon a time I would have said - how would they know. But now the tax man seems to know everything.
