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Italian Inheritance Law (also known for Italian Succession Law) is primarily ruled by the Italian Civil Law and by the Regulation (EU) No. 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012.
Generally speaking, Succession under Italian Law is a procedure to transfer all assets and liabilities to the heirs and it will define the share of inheritance to each party.
Type of Succession in Italy
There are basically two types of succession:
Statement of Succession or Declaration of Succession
The first step to be taken after a demise is to start with the “Dichiarazione di Successione” (in English, Statement of Succession or Declaration of Succession). In order to carry out this procedure, it is required to gather the following documents*:
The Statement of Succession has to be submitted within 12 months from the day of the death, and it must be kept in mind that some of the above documents may not be easy to gather.
The declaration of succession can only be submitted electronically by the authorized subjects such as CPAs or CAF offices. The declaration must be completed and forwarded through the Italian Revenue Agency website by submitting the declaration of succession. Remember that the interested party is also required to pay the mortgage (and its taxes), cadastral taxes, stamp duties, and any other special taxes.
*When gathering all the documents, it is important to check the latest version of the required documents.
**If you are not familiar with Italian taxes, calculating it by yourself may be difficult, therefore, it is better to ask for a professional support in this phase.
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