Italy and Switzerland agree on taxation of cross-border workers

Guards on the Swiss border with Italy. Keystone / Ti-Press / Elia Bianchi

The Italian government has approved the agreement with Switzerland on the taxation of so-called teleworking by cross-border commuters.

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From January 2024, they will be able to work from home for up to 25% of their working hours without paying tax.

Teleworking has no impact on the state that taxes income from employment, nor on the status of the cross-border commuter, the Italian government explained in a press release on Monday.

Translated from German by DeepL/ts

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