There is news for those who do not have to pay the Rai license fee. The Revenue Agency has postponed to May 16 the deadline for submitting the substitute declaration relating to the TV subscription fee, or the self-certification with which taxpayers can communicate that they meet the requirements for the exemption. The new term is valid both for sending by registered mail and online. Despite the postponement, those who meet the May 16 deadline will still be able to avoid being charged Rai fee in the bill starting next July.
The provision of the Revenue also updates the instructions relating to the compilation of the self-declaration model taking into account the clarifications on the definition of television set contained in a note from the Ministry of Economic Development. For the purposes of the Rai fee, “computers, smartphones and tablets – writes the Mise – they are not television sets if they do not have a tuner to receive the digital terrestrial or satellite signal and therefore do not have to pay the Rai license fee".
Anyone holding an electricity supply contract for domestic residential use can download the self-declaration form here, which is also available on the Revenue Agency websites (www.agenziaentrate.it), of the Ministry of Economy (www.finanze.it) and Rai (www.canon.rai.it).
This form states that none of the homes for which the declarant owns an electricity connection has a television. The self-certification can be presented through an intermediary or through a web application available on the Revenue website. To access the app you need the Fisconline or Entratel credentials issued by the Agency.
Furthermore, it is possible to present the substitute declaration (together with a copy of an identity document) also by postal service in registered mail without an envelope, which must be sent to the address Agenzia delle Entrate, Ufficio di Torino 1, SAT – Sportello abbonamenti tv – P.O. Box 22 – 10121 Turin.
For all the details on how to fill in the declaration, it is possible to consult the instructions of the Revenue Agency.
