I vaguely remember reading somewhere about a gizmo that could be plugged in to boost wifi signal within our thick walled Italian homes - I can't remember where and failed to locate under search option as not sure what "title" to search under. Can
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4 years into being self-employed and my husband's Accountant announced he should be paying INAIL. Claimed it wouldn't be very much. Just received a demand for €4,903.00 of which €1,700.00 is interest and charges going back to 2008.
Wed, 07/18/2012 - 08:13
It has come to my attention that I may have inadvertently misled in an earlier post. In response to a member asking for recommendations I posted not to bother contacting Michael as I had misunderstood a mail from his office.
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 10:54
Looking for advice/guidance on the above subject. I am planning on purchasing satellite broadband and had hoped that it was possible to use satellite dish also for TV.
Thu, 11/24/2011 - 09:21
Having washed guests' white bedlinen and towels I have found yellow stains (again). Unfortunatley not visible until washed then left with a creamy yellow stain. I think it is caused by the high factor creams.
Wed, 08/10/2011 - 03:21
I have to return a parcel to M & S (their sizing and descriptions are not so accurate recently) and having had to do this once before found it very expensive via the Post Office. Even splitting parcel into smaller Jiffy bags (our post office
Sat, 05/14/2011 - 08:39
has anyone, full time in Italy, purchased a kindle? I understand that location affects what you can download and I have been trying to establish if living in Italy would prevent my downloading amazon.co.uk books. I do not want to be limited to I
Mon, 05/09/2011 - 17:04
hi i have a motorbike here in italy and was wondering if there is a man with a van that travels from italy to the uk !!!! need to get it back 54 a MOT and i dont fancy the drive !! please help!!!
Mon, 11/08/2010 - 10:07
Does anyone know where I can buy Malt Vinegar? Wanting to pickle some of the excess crop and recipes are generally needing Malt Vinegar. Alternatively if no one else found Malt Vinegar around here what are you using instead and how successful is
Sun, 09/26/2010 - 11:24
We have a very large, old, protected oak tree in our garden. This year for the first time (or at least first time noticed) it is dropping what appears to be tiny black seeds - the size of a lettuce seed. If you are close to the tree it sounds li
Sun, 05/09/2010 - 04:55
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If bank details were supplied for Y to pay to, surely the "hacker/thief" can be traced!
Charlotte I have just been told by a lawyer that you can only choose to have British law apply if you still have assets in UK. We sold up everything in UK and live permanently in Italy thus have no choice but to be ruled by Italian law. Has this changed in the last few days?
After looking for a long time for something habitable we went down this route and can honestly say now we are really glad we did. We had a local builder give us a contract for the final price and timeframe which he kept to. Our builder knocked down the old farm house and reused the original materials and now we have a traditional looking brick and stone farmhouse with knowledge that it is to all current building and safety regulations. Our house sits on massive concrete piles and metal grid (I'm sure many will know the technical term - I don't remember). We know of many people who have bought property supposedly only needing a certain amount spent to find once the builders start digging around walls etc the problems are much more serious and end up costing a lot more than anticipated. I like the fact that I know all there is to know about my house - no nasty surprises. We lived in a town whilst looking and then during the build, ultimately 18 months, and as our build was close to where we lived by the time we moved we had made many friends and were known locally. Moving straight into the countryside can make you a little isolated but if you have spent time in the local town first this issue is solved and you have the best of both worlds. Best of luck with it all.
It isn't just about the growing, they also have preserving, cooking and everything you can think of. http://www.allotment.org.uk/
Penny I have sent you a PM
Penny I have looked at the INPS paperwork for the last 2 years and there is no section for Infortuni - maybe it is only on certain professional classifications. Reading your link to the INAIL site it suggests only compulsory for certain works (farming and dangerous) and if have employees - maybe this follows through on the INPS paperwork! The INPS paperwork has John classified "Artigiani". John's Accountant has just e-mailed me to say the bill is correct and we have to pay it! I am not convinced he is correct and certainly his mistake has generated this sizeable bill, with fines and interest. I wonder why we pay for professional advice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The amount has increased each year and this years payment is €730. €61 per month would buy a lot of income protection in the UK so seems steep. This also makes INPS damn expensive if doesn't include this element of National Insurance. Such an upward struggle all the time here to be legit - no wonder so many people don't bother declaring their income :-( Seriously considering going for the "Good Life" - got the garden and the chickens - not sure about pigs and goats maybe we'll go vegetarian.
Thanks Penny. Nothing has been paid to INAIL as we did not know about it. Assumed INPS was like English NI and the only obligatory payment outside of tax and the €88/year to chamber of commerce. He doesn't employ anyone and was originally classed as a builder but the accountant changed him to a gardener as that is what he has been doing for the past 4 years. Not sure if the change is retrospective or just from this point.
I know you are the expert on this subject but just wanted to clarify.
Sebastiano my husband has paid INPS every quarter from day one thus assumed everything was as it should be. The amount of INPS he pays has gradually increased each year but is around €900 per quarter. This INAIL is on top of that!!! We were surprised at the extremely high cost and about €1700 of it is charges. It appears that the annual cost is around €600. A lot more than the amounts quoted by Rickardo which we could cope with. We have given the demand to his Accountant to deal with. Thank you both for your replies.
We live in Ripatransone, AP so don't think it can even be all of Ascoli Piceno, Penny.