Italy Film Tax Credit (foreign / executive productions)
Italy's tax credit gives foreign productions (through an Italian executive producer) 40% of eligible Italian-territory spend. You can use it to offset Italian taxes via F24, or assign it to banks and financial intermediaries. Capped at €20M per company per year, with eligible costs counted up to about 80% of total cost. Non-EU/EEA above-the-line costs are credited at a reduced 30%.
How the program works
- • 40% of eligible Italian-territory spend
- Max effective rate: 40%
- • Minimum qualified spend: €250,000
- • Minimum eligible cost €250,000; eligible costs are counted up to ~80% of total production cost.
- • Above-the-line costs for non-EU/EEA persons are credited at 30% rather than 40% (not modeled line-by-line here).
- • Requires a cultural-eligibility test; 2026 rules add AI-use disclosure obligations.
- • CPA / state audit required
- • Screen-credit / logo requirement
How it becomes cash
This is a transferable credit. Most indie productions don't owe enough state tax to use it, so you sell it to a company that does — usually through a broker, at a discount. That discount is the real cost of turning the credit into cash.
€20M per company (or group) per year; no per-project cap. Subject to the annual Fondo Cinema allocation.
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Every number here is an estimate generated from published program rules and your inputs. Programs change with each legislative session, and qualification depends on details a calculator can't see. This is not tax, legal, or financial advice. Before you make a financing decision, confirm everything with the state film office and a qualified CPA and entertainment attorney.