Use cases
The 15 letters we're asked to decode most often.
A short guide so you know what you're looking at before uploading. If yours is in the list, click for the detailed page (currently only in Italian). Otherwise just upload it: we'll recognise any official Italian document.
- Revenue Collection Agency8 min read
Debt-collection bill (cartella esattoriale) from AdER
You have 60 days to pay, arrange instalments or appeal. After that, vehicle holds, mortgages and seizures can start.
Act now - Revenue Collection Agency6 min read
Notice of vehicle hold (fermo amministrativo)
You have 30 days to pay or file a request, otherwise your vehicle gets administratively immobilised.
Act now - Revenue Collection Agency6 min read
Payment demand (intimazione di pagamento)
You have 5 days to pay or arrange instalments, otherwise seizures can start.
Act now - Revenue Agency9 min read
Notice of tax assessment (avviso di accertamento)
You have 60 days to pay, settle by agreement or appeal. A professional is often worth it.
Act now - Court8 min read
Formal payment order (atto di precetto)
You have 10 days from service to pay. After that, seizure can begin. You almost always need a lawyer.
Act now - Court9 min read
Payment injunction (decreto ingiuntivo)
You have 40 days to file an objection, otherwise it becomes enforceable. You almost always need a lawyer.
Act now - Revenue Collection Agency7 min read
Registered letter from AdER (formerly Equitalia)
Always open it, even if it's scary. Deadlines start from delivery, not from when you open it.
Act now - Municipality7 min read
Municipal tax injunction (ingiunzione fiscale)
You have 30 days to pay or object. After that it becomes enforceable like a collection bill.
Act now - Revenue Agency7 min read
Settlement notice (avviso bonario) from the Revenue Agency
You have 30 days to pay (also in instalments) with penalties reduced to 10%. After that, a debt-collection bill follows with full penalties.
A few days - INPS (social security)7 min read
Letter from INPS
It depends on the type: an informational notice, a request for documents, a debit notice. The right response changes accordingly.
A few days - Municipality / Police6 min read
Fine (verbale di contravvenzione)
5 days to pay with a 30% discount, 60 days to pay in full or appeal to the Prefect or the Justice of the Peace.
A few days - Municipality7 min read
IMU property-tax assessment (avviso di accertamento IMU)
You have 60 days to pay with reduced penalties or appeal to the Tax Court.
A few days - INPS (social security)6 min read
INPS settlement notice (avviso bonario)
You have 30 days to pay, request an instalment plan or submit observations.
A few days - INPS (social security)6 min read
ISEE anomaly notice
You have 60 days to respond or redo your ISEE. You could temporarily lose the benefits tied to it.
A few days - Municipality5 min read
Waste-tax bill (avviso di pagamento TARI)
Pay by the dates shown. If the amount looks off, check the declared surface area and the household size.
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