January 31st is the last day to request exemption from the Rai license fee. How do you apply for and obtain exemption from paying the Rai license fee? It depends on the cases.
TV fee exemption for taxpayers with electricity
- Taxpayers who do not own a TV set in any of the homes for which they have activated an electricity user can download a special model from the Agenzia delle Entrate website and send it to the Agenzia delle Entrate, Turin office 1, sat – TV subscription counter – PO Box 22 – 10121 Turin.
- The same form can be used to communicate that the fee is due in relation to another electricity utility in the name of another member of the family (in this case his tax code must be indicated) or to communicate the modification of the conditions already declared, for example for the purchase of a new television during the year.
- Taxpayers who have reached the age of 75, without cohabitants with their own income, and who declare an income not exceeding 8.000 euros, can then request the exemption. The discount is due in full if the birthday occurred by 31 January. If, on the other hand, the birthday is after this date, then the discount only applies to the second half of the year. Anyone who has paid and would like to request a refund can do so by downloading this model, also from the website of the Revenue Agency.
In general, the request for exemption from the Rai license fee must be presented by 31 January but once this date has passed, there is still time to obtain the benefit in the second half of the year. in this case the request must be presented between 1 February and 30 June.
TV fee exemption for foreign diplomats and soldiers
For foreign diplomats and soldiers, there is complete exemption from the payment of the TV license as a result of international agreements. However, they too are asked to present a model with which to request the exemption. The declaration can be presented every day of the year. All information is available and can be downloaded from the Revenue Agency website.
