
Why Italy’s Flat Tax Should Shield Residents From the Draft Exit Tax
Marco Mesina argues that Italy’s flat tax regimes should absorb the draft exit tax, provided residents leave before their regime expires.

Marco Mesina argues that Italy’s flat tax regimes should absorb the draft exit tax, provided residents leave before their regime expires.

IMI found 21 countries that can tax some people after they move abroad. In 16 of them, the rule depends on your citizenship.

Orience’s Krista Victorio maps Spain’s two income-based visas and the Italian route for investors who will not relocate.

Americans have filed more applications in 2026 than all nationalities did in 2024, and the €250,000 startup route has doubled its share.

The unannounced measure would tax unsold gains from 2027, and anyone who wants to defer must pay half the bill up front.

France came out closest to a debt crisis of the 43 rich economies that IMI compared, with Belgium and Italy next.

Why the number of generations a country lets you count back tells you almost nothing about whether you will get the passport.

The UK’s third-biggest taxpayer is reportedly switching his residency to Greece and opening an Athens office. Greece charges new tax residents a flat 100,000 euros a year on all foreign income, whatever they earn, for up to 15 years.

Marco Mesina explains the landmark ruling that ends the two-year “minor issue” saga, and who stands to benefit.

Common-law partners, same-sex spouses, and fiancés get very different answers depending on the jurisdiction, ranging from a notary visit to an outright second file.

From Spain’s two-year Ibero-American track to Brazil’s one-year CPLP route: Here’s where the right first passport shortens the wait.

Rome reintroduced air and sea checks for one month; Brussels rejected the wider demand to strip Spain of Schengen membership.

A parent’s guide to the unannounced deadlines by which at least ten countries strip birthright nationality from young adults.

Marco Mesina explains the intricacies of Italy’s proposed 4% flat tax, the first regime to cover the Italian pension itself.

44,881 impatriates. 933 foreign pensioners. Federico Salmoiraghi analyzes what Italy’s newest tax regime numbers really mean.

The 2025–2026 verification cycle signals tighter administrative scrutiny of Italy’s €1.75 billion cross-border pension footprint.

Marco Mesina breaks down Italy’s expanded 7% flat tax for foreign pensioners, now covering 74 new towns across Southern Italy.

The flat tax and impatriati stack has an expiry date. Marco Mesina maps the transitional window and its limits.

Marco Mesina maps the three narrow paths to Italian citizenship that survived the Constitutional Court’s ruling.

Federico Salmoiraghi maps the wealth-type charges that Italian tax residents face on both foreign and domestic assets.