
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.

The Home Office has conceded one Italian case. Under Italian law, says one lawyer, “proof may come later; the status does not.”

Amendments passed at ratification rewrite the entrepreneur route, close a treaty gap in the flat tax, and add twice-yearly reporting to parliament.

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

Most countries demand 183 days a year before you become a tax resident. A small group of jurisdictions, from Cyprus and the UAE to Anguilla and Mauritius, have codified faster pathways. Here is what each requires and where the catches are.

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

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

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

Nearly 43,000 people applied for Paraguayan residency in 2025. That’s 50% more than the year before.

Move to Dolce Vita answers over 130 questions regarding the Italian investor visa, flat tax, real estate acquisition, and more.

The proposed levy could take effect as soon as November 26; Marco Mesina warns that the proposal itself could accelerate capital flight.

The message from Rome is clear: You can still buy certainty, but it’ll cost more. Italy’s flat tax overhaul is less about politics and more about arithmetic.

Marco Mesina analyzes Italy’s proposal to tie the “CR7 Law” with investment requirements that would affect new entrants.

Marco Mesina warns the exodus could worsen, while Jimmy Sexton says that even wealthy shoppers now avoid the UK market, including Brits.

Marco Mesina warns that trying to live tax-free by avoiding residency anywhere often backfires with serious consequences.

Marco Mesina explores how Italy’s new law ends automatic citizenship for distant descendants without real ties to the country.

The non-dom may be dead in the UK, but Marco Mesina shows its legacy lives on globally from Thailand’s beaches to Singapore’s skyscrapers.

Marco Mesina details how a new ruling unexpectedly allows taxpayers to opt for multiple special tax regimes in the same fiscal year.