{"id":14775,"date":"2026-11-04T02:04:56","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T02:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novomove.com\/italy-exit-tax-moving-to-portugal\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T02:04:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T02:04:56","slug":"italy-exit-tax-moving-to-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novomove.com\/pt\/italy-exit-tax-moving-to-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy’s exit tax and moving to Portugal: the five-year deferral, the double-tax trap and where IFICI fits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On 30 October 2026, Italy’s government sent parliament a budget that taxes your investment gains on the day you stop being an Italian tax resident<\/strong>, if you hold \u20ac800,000 or more in financial investments.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the coverage since then says the fix is simple: leave before 2027. For most people it isn’t.<\/strong> Italy counts residence by the whole year, so if you lived there for most of 2026, your exit counts from 1 January 2027, the exact date the new tax starts.[1]<\/a><\/sup>[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So if you’re planning a move to Portugal, the real questions are different. What will Italy charge you, can you put it off, and can the same gain be taxed again in Portugal?<\/strong> That last one is where Portugal’s IFICI regime decides how much you keep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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