On December 17, 2009 the Italian Government passed a decree which extends the deadlines for the Italian voluntary disclosure program.

The new deadlines are February 28, 2010 and April 30, 2010. Taxpayers who repatriate or regularize their undeclared foreign assets within February 28, 2010 pay a 6 percent flat tax on the fair market value of the repatriated or regularized assets. Taxpayers who repatriate or regularize their undeclared foreign assets within March 31, 2010 pay a flat 7 percent tax.

According to the latest statistics, foreign assets in excess of E 100 billion have been declared pursuant to the current voluntary disclosure program enacted in September this year.

In connection with the unreported foreign assets disclosure program, new penalties have been enacted for failure to report foreign investments. The new penalties are equal to minimum of 200 to a maximum of 400 percent of the unpaid tax on unreported foreign investments and 50 percent of the fair market value of the unreported foreign assets.

Also, any foreign asset which has not be reported is deemed to be unreported income subject to tax.