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Tax amounts are set in law, so they can be verified precisely; what varies is municipal rates and exemptions. Every guide cites the statute or official portal the amount comes from.

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How much does the Italian TV licence fee cost?

The Italian TV licence is one of the rare Italian costs where the official price and the real cost match to the cent. What confuses people is not the amount but the way it arrives: spread across ten electricity bills, never announced by name.

€90 / year
€0 – €90

Verified on Jul 2026 · 3 sources

How much does it cost to get an ISEE through a CAF office?

An ISEE filed through a CAF office is not priced like an income tax return: CAF offices work under the INPS convention and ordinary DSU assistance is normally free for citizens.

€0 / DSU filing
€0 – €25

Verified on Aug 2026 · 3 sources

How much does filing a 730 tax return through a CAF cost?

There is no single national price for CAF assistance with the Italian 730 tax return. Each office can price filing-only, full preparation, members, non-members and joint returns differently, so the useful answer is a range rather than a fixed fee.

€80 / tax return
€20 – €150

Verified on Sept 2026 · 3 sources

How much does a cadastral search cost in Italy?

Getting a cadastral search in Italy has a published, verifiable price: EUR 1.35 within the scope stated by the source. The page separates the official figure from extras that can appear when a different channel, profile or intermediary is used.

€1.35 / search
€0 – €1.35

Verified on Jul 2026 · 1 source

How much does an Italian pension claim through a patronato cost?

A pension claim through a patronato is not a privately priced tax-service appointment. Ordinary assistance for compulsory pension benefits is free; only practical external costs may remain.

€0 / claim
€0 – €20

Verified on Aug 2026 · 3 sources

How much does an Italian cadastral floor plan cost?

The cadastral floor plan is one of the few Italian public documents the person concerned can obtain without paying anything, and also one of the most frequently bought. This guide separates the cases where the cost is zero from the single case where a real fee applies.

€0 / document
€0 – €30

Verified on Jul 2026 · 3 sources

How much does an Italian mortgage-registry search cost?

The Italian mortgage-registry search has two different price logics: free when you inspect your own property, paid when you look up third-party records.

€4.80 / search
€0 – €12

Verified on Aug 2026 · 3 sources

How much does it cost to register a loan-for-use agreement in Italy?

Registering a loan-for-use agreement in Italy has a published, verifiable price: EUR 216 within the scope stated by the source. The page separates the official figure from extras that can appear when a different channel, profile or intermediary is used.

€216 / agreement
€216 – €232

Verified on Jul 2026 · 1 source

How much does an Italian cadastral transfer of ownership cost?

The cadastral transfer has two prices a long way apart: eighty-six euros or nothing. Which one applies depends neither on the property nor on who files the application, but on the deed behind it — which is why contradictory figures circulate about this procedure.

€86 / application
€0 – €172

Verified on Jul 2026 · 2 sources

How much does the Italian digital stamp duty cost?

The digital stamp is neither dearer nor cheaper than the paper one: it is the same EUR 16 duty, paid online instead of bought at a tobacconist.

€16 / stamp
€16

Verified on Jul 2026 · 1 source

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Frequently asked questions

Is the fee EUR 90 or EUR 70 today?

Ninety euros a year. The EUR 70 figure is real but applied only to 2024, when the amount was exceptionally reduced for that single year. From the following year the fee returned to EUR 90, which is the amount currently stated by the Italian Revenue Agency on its payment page. If you still find EUR 70 on a web page, that page has not been updated since 2024: it is probably the most widespread error in circulation about this levy.

The Italian TV licence fee
Is ISEE free at a CAF office?

For the ordinary DSU, the sources checked for this guide point to a EUR 0 cost. The CAF office operates through the INPS convention and assists with completing and transmitting the declaration. The free route should be understood as ISEE assistance, not as a guarantee that every tax or advisory service offered by the same office is free.

ISEE through a CAF office
Is filing a 730 return through a CAF free?

No. If you ask a CAF for assistance, you normally pay for the service. The zero-cash-cost option is filing the pre-filled return directly online, if you are able to check and submit it yourself. At a CAF you pay for time, document review, preparation or checking, and electronic filing. Some agreements or memberships can reduce the price, but they should not be confused with a generally free service.

Filing a 730 tax return through a CAF
Does Getting a cadastral search in Italy always cost EUR 1.35?

No. EUR 1.35 is the ordinary or most quotable figure within the source's scope. Exemptions, concessions, ticket duration or outside services can move the cost.

Getting a cadastral search in Italy
Can a patronato charge for an Italian pension claim?

For an ordinary pension claim within compulsory pension benefits, this guide treats the cost as EUR 0. The patronato law provides for free publicly funded activities, and INPS recognises patronato offices as a filing channel. If payment is requested, clarify whether it concerns a different service, private advice or work outside the ordinary administrative claim.

Italian pension claim through a patronato

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