Crypto tax in Italy (2026): rules, rate and deadlines

The main crypto tax rules for private investors in Italy, in plain language, with the official sources.

Checked November 2026Information, not tax advice

33%

on gains from 2026 (26% until 2025)

0.2%

yearly stamp duty on the value

LIFO

newest coins count as sold first

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The rules

The rules in Italy in short

Checked November 2026

What is taxed: Selling for euros, paying with crypto, swapping into or out of e-money stablecoins (such as USDC or EURC), and rewards from staking or lending when received.
Rate: 33% from 1 January 2026 (26% until 2025). Euro e-money tokens (such as EURC) stay at 26%, and changing euros into them or back at face value is not a gain. Plus 0.2% stamp duty (bollo or IVAFE) on the value of your crypto.
Not taxed: Swaps between cryptos with the same functions (e.g. BTC for ETH). Moving coins between your own wallets. The old €2,000 threshold no longer applies.
Holding period: No holding period. Cost = last in, first out (LIFO). Net losses can be used in the next 4 years.
Where to declare: Modello Redditi PF: quadro RT for gains, quadro RW for holdings and the 0.2% duty. Rewards in quadro RL/RT; check with your commercialista.
Key dates: Calendar year. Payment by 30 June (or 31 July +0.4%); Redditi PF by 31 October of the following year.

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Received for the coins you sold in 2026€What those coins cost you€

Net gain in 2026	€25,000
Tax at 33%	€8,250

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What is taxed on crypto in Italy?

Selling for euros, paying with crypto, swapping into or out of e-money stablecoins (such as USDC or EURC), and rewards from staking or lending when received.

How much tax do you pay on crypto in Italy?

33% from 1 January 2026 (26% until 2025). Euro e-money tokens (such as EURC) stay at 26%, and changing euros into them or back at face value is not a gain. Plus 0.2% stamp duty (bollo or IVAFE) on the value of your crypto.

What is not taxed?

Swaps between cryptos with the same functions (e.g. BTC for ETH). Moving coins between your own wallets. The old €2,000 threshold no longer applies.

Does it matter how long you hold your crypto?

No holding period. Cost = last in, first out (LIFO). Net losses can be used in the next 4 years.

Where do you declare crypto?

Modello Redditi PF: quadro RT for gains, quadro RW for holdings and the 0.2% duty. Rewards in quadro RL/RT; check with your commercialista.

When do you declare?

Calendar year. Payment by 30 June (or 31 July +0.4%); Redditi PF by 31 October of the following year.

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Official sources

Agenzia delle Entrate · Circolare n. 30/E del 27 ottobre 2023: trattamento fiscale delle cripto-attivitàThe tax agency's circular on crypto: what is taxed, swaps between cryptos, stablecoins, LIFO, staking and loss carry-forward.
Normattiva (Gazzetta Ufficiale) · Legge 30 dicembre 2025, n. 199 (legge di bilancio 2026), art. 1 comma 28: token di moneta elettronica in euroThe 2026 budget law: euro e-money tokens stay at 26% instead of 33%, and changing euros into them or redeeming them at face value is not a gain.

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