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From Italy to Andorra

What changes in tax when you move from Italy to Andorra: what you pay today, what you would pay there and the rules Italy applies when you leave.

What you would save

With €150,000 a year in dividends or foreign income, compared as a genuine resident of each country.

Today in Italy€39,000
In Andorra€14,700
Yearly difference+€24,300

Full guide: Andorra →

Leaving Italy

  • Residence (habitual abode) for most of the year. You are resident if your habitual abode is in Italy for more than 183 days in the tax year (184 in a leap year), counting fractions of days, under the rules in force since 2024.
  • Domicile: centre of personal and family life. Since 2024 domicile means the main centre of your personal and family relationships, which now weigh more than economic interests. Domicile in Italy for most of the year makes you resident.
  • Physical presence. New since 2024: simply being physically present in Italy for more than 183 days in the year, including fractions of days, makes you resident.
  • Registry of resident population (anagrafe). Being registered as resident for most of the year creates a presumption of residence. Since 2024 it can be rebutted with proof; registering in AIRE (Italians abroad) alone is not enough.

Rules that can follow you after leaving

  • Presumption for moves to blacklisted countries. Italian citizens who deregister and move to a country on Italy's tax haven list are presumed still resident unless they prove a genuine move. The burden of proof is on the taxpayer.

Exit tax in Italy

No exit tax for private individuals

Individuals holding shares or other assets privately are not taxed on unrealised gains when they leave Italy. The exit tax in article 166 TUIR applies only to businesses (companies and sole traders carrying on a commercial business) that transfer residence or assets abroad.

Exit tax → · Am I still resident? →

Arriving in Andorra

Personal income: 10% · Company tax: 10%

Active residency (start a company or work) or passive residency (investment of about €600,000).

Active: more than 183 days. Passive: at least 90 days.

Income tax 0% up to €24,000 and 10% at most. Savings income at 10% after €3,000 exempt. Expensive housing and a mandatory deposit.

Living there

Monthly cost for one person, rent included
Andorra la Vella€1,600–2,100
Escaldes-Engordany€2,100–2,700
Climate
Mountain climate; mild summers 20-26°C, snowy winters -5 to 6°C.
Direct flights to
Barcelona (road, about 3h): London, Barcelona: Paris, Barcelona: Frankfurt, Barcelona: New York, Barcelona: Dubai
Safety
High
International schools
Few

Steps to residency

  1. 8 weeksIncorporate company and obtain foreign investment authorisation
  2. 4 weeksSign lease or buy home and register with the comu
  3. 8 weeksSubmit active (self-employed) or passive residence application to Immigration
  4. 2 weeksRegister with CASS social security and tax office

About 22 weeks in total

Official websites: Tax authority · Immigration

Approximate figures that change often; check them before deciding.

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