Also this year, it being understood that it will still be necessary to fall within certain personal and income parameters, some Italian taxpayers will have the option of not paying the Rai license fee. The tax, still included in the electricity bill, amounts to 90 euros per year, and is traditionally divided into 10 installments of 9 euros each (in the case of monthly bills) or in 5 installments of 18 euros (in case of bimonthly bills).
The timings
Generally, the deadline for submitting the specific request for exemption from the payment of the RAI fee is 31 July. This year, however, due to the postponement of the tax deadlines to after August, the request can be submitted no later than Friday 20 August.
The requirements
In order to obtain this exemption, the Taxpayers require a series of requirements:
1) The completion of 75 years of age no later than July 31;
2) An annual income that does not exceed the threshold of 8 thousand euros, considering the sum of the income of the applicant and that of the spouse;
3) Not to be cohabiting with subjects who have their own income, with the only exception of home helps, carers or domestic collaborators;
4) Be in possession of one or more television sets in the home in which the applicant’s residence is established: in the event that the residence is different, in fact, it will not be possible to obtain an exemption from the payment of the Rai fee.
If the aforementioned personal and tax requirements are met, the person concerned will be entitled to the elimination of half of the total tax. If, on the other hand, the applicant has reached the age of 75 by 1 January 2021, the latter has the right to full exemption: a benefit, however, already expired, given that the application to aim for 100% of cancellation of the fee had to be forwarded by 20 April.
The modalities
To obtain the exemption it will be necessary to fill in and deliver the appropriate application form provided directly byRevenue Agency. In addition to the usual personal information, as previously mentioned, the applicant must specify that he / she possesses the four requisites expressly requested by the tax authorities.
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