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Italian tax credit for vet bills

Vet bills give a 19% deduction from gross IRPEF on spending up to EUR 550, but only on the part above a EUR 129.11 excess — so the most you can get back is EUR 79.97 a year, however many animals you have. Above EUR 120,000 of total income the deduction shrinks, reaching zero at EUR 240,000.

2026 rules — verified on September 25, 2026Free, no account

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Sources and assumptions

  • Gazzetta Ufficiale — L. 27 dicembre 2019 — tax year 2026, verified on September 25, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « la detrazione dall'imposta lorda nella misura del 19 per cento degli oneri indicati nell'articolo 15 del testo unico delle imposte sui redditi »
  • Gazzetta Ufficiale — TUIR (DPR 917/1986) — tax year 2026, verified on September 25, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « c-bis) le spese veterinarie, fino all'importo di euro 550, limitatamente alla parte che eccede euro 129,11. »
  • Gazzetta Ufficiale — TUIR — tax year 2026, verified on September 25, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « fino all'importo di euro 550, limitatamente alla parte che eccede euro 129,11 »
  • Agenzia delle Entrate — Dichiarazione precompilata Info e assistenza — tax year 2026, verified on September 25, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « Come per gli scorsi anni, la detrazione del 19% delle spese spetta a condizione che l’onere sia sostenuto con modalità di pagamento tracciabili »
  • Gazzetta Ufficiale — TUIR (DPR 917/1986) art. 15 — tax year 2026, verified on September 25, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « per un importo annuo non superiore ((a 1.000 euro)) per alunno o studente »
  • Gazzetta Ufficiale — TUIR art. 15 — tax year 2026, verified on September 25, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « a) per l'intero importo qualora il reddito complessivo non ecceda 120.000 euro; »
  • Gazzetta Ufficiale — TUIR art. 15 — tax year 2026, verified on September 25, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « b) per la parte corrispondente al rapporto tra l'importo di 240.000 euro, diminuito del reddito complessivo, e 120.000 euro »
  • Gazzetta Ufficiale — TUIR art. 15 — tax year 2026, verified on September 25, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « b) per la parte corrispondente al rapporto tra l'importo di 240.000 euro, diminuito del reddito complessivo, e 120.000 euro »
  • Gazzetta Ufficiale — TUIR art. 16-ter « Riordino delle detrazioni » — tax year 2026, verified on September 25, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « per i soggetti con reddito complessivo superiore a 75.000 euro gli oneri e le spese per i quali il presente testo unico »
  • Gazzetta Ufficiale — TUIR art. 16-ter — tax year 2026, verified on September 25, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « Per i contribuenti titolari di un reddito complessivo superiore a 200.000 euro e' diminuito di un importo pari a 440 euro »
  • Gazzetta Ufficiale — TUIR art. 16-ter — tax year 2026, verified on September 25, 2026
    Excerpt from the source : « Per i contribuenti titolari di un reddito complessivo superiore a 200.000 euro e' diminuito di un importo pari a 440 euro »

Calculation assumptions

  • EUR 550 cap and EUR 129.11 excess from article 15(1)(c-bis) of the Consolidated Income Tax Act (TUIR); the 19% rate as stated in article 1(679) of Law 160/2019. The cap covers all the year's vet costs together.
  • The animals are lawfully kept as pets or for sport, within the kinds set by ministerial decree, and the vet's services are paid by traceable means (transfer, card, POS terminal).
  • Enter your total income leaving out the income from your main home and its outbuildings. Above EUR 75,000 an overall ceiling on all your deductible expenses also applies (TUIR article 16-ter); the calculator flags it but cannot apply it, since it depends on everything you claim.
  • Not covered: the overall ceiling of article 16-ter and its flat reduction for the highest incomes, or whether your gross tax is large enough to absorb the deduction.

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This result is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute personalised tax advice. Check your situation with the tax authorities or a professional.