Costs of enrollment of claim in court in Italy
Taxes to be paid for starting a civil or commercial dispute
Amount of advanced legal costs for civil or tax litigation in front of court in Italy
In order to enroll a claim in front of a competent court in Italy the plaintiff has to pay in advance a tax pro-rated to the amount of the dispute; also the defendant doing opposition in court by a counterclaim has to pay the so called Contributo Unificato.
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The amount of enrollment costs of civil, commercial or taxation claim (Contributo Unificato) are as follows:
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First degree enrollment claim costs
Value of dispute up to € 1,100.00 cost is € 43.00
Value above € 1,100.00 and up to € 5,200.00 cost is € 98.00
Value above € 5,200.00 and up to € 26,000.00 cost is € 237.00
Value above € 26,000.00 and up to € 52,000.00 cost is € 518.00
Value above € 52,000.00 and up to € 260,000.00 cost is € 759.00
Value above € 260,000.00 and up to € 520,000.00 cost is € 1,214.00
Value above € 520,000.00 cost is € 1,686.00
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Note: the enrollment claim costs is reduced of 50% for:
- decreto ingiuntivo (injunction)
- opposition to decreto ingiuntivo
- dispute concerning employment agreements
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Appeal enrollment claim costs
Value of dispute up to € 1,100.00 cost is € 64.50
Value above € 1,100.00 and up to € 5,200.00 cost is € 147.00
Value above € 5,200.00 and up to € 26,000.00 cost is € 355.50
Value above € 26,000.00 and up to € 52,000.00 cost is € 777.00
Value above € 52,000.00 and up to € 260,000.00 cost is € 1,138.50
Value above € 260,000.00 and up to € 520,000.00 cost is € 1,821.00
Value above € 520,000.00 cost is € 2,529.00
Cassation enrollment claim costs
Value of dispute up to € 1,100.00 cost is € 86.00
Value above € 1,100.00 and up to € 5,200.00 cost is € 196.00
Value above € 5,200.00 and up to € 26,000.00 cost is € 474.00
Value above € 26,000.00 and up to € 52,000.00 cost is € 1,036.00
Value above € 52,000.00 and up to € 260,000.00 cost is € 1,518.00
Value above € 260,000.00 and up to € 520,000.00 cost is € 2,428.00
Value above € 520,000.00 cost is € 3,372.00
Tax litigation
The enrollment costs in front of provincial and regional Tax Commission are as follows:
Value of the dispute up to € 2,582.28 cost is € 30.00
Value above € 2,582.28 and up to € 5,000.00 cost is € 60.00
Value above € 5,000.00 and up to € 25,000.00 cost is € 120.00
Value above € 25,000.00 and up to € 75,000.00 cost is € 250.00
Value above € 75,000.00 and up to € 200,000.00 cost is € 500.00
Value above € 200,000.00 cost is € 1,500.00
Note: for tax enrollment claim in front of Cassation court the cost is the same of the civil claim
Bankruptcy proceedings
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Enrollment of creditor: free of costs
Late enrollment of creditor: free of costs
Bankruptcy petition cost is € 98.00
Bankruptcy court proceedings cost is: € 70.00
Bankruptcy procedures (from bankruptcy judgement till the end) cost is: € 851.00
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