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Payments to redeem university years are deductible from income in Italy
A person in Italy asked whether payments to redeem university study years for pension purposes can be deducted from income.
The person had applied to the national social security institute, INPS, and was paying the contributions in instalments.
The answer is yes: the sums paid are deductible from total income.
The rule covers pension and social security contributions paid under the law, as well as voluntary payments to a person’s compulsory pension scheme.
This means the deduction applies to payments for redeeming university years.
The explanation cites Italy’s Consolidated Income Tax Act.
Payments made to redeem university study years are deductible from total income in Italy, according to an expert answer published by Corriere della Sera.
The answer cites Article 10, paragraph 1, letter e, of Italy’s Consolidated Income Tax Act.
It says the rule covers mandatory social security contributions and voluntary payments to a person’s compulsory pension scheme.
The question came from a reader who had requested redemption through INPS and was paying the contributions in instalments after starting work.
- Who
- People paying to redeem university study years through Italy’s compulsory pension system.
- What
- The payments are deductible from total income, according to the expert answer.
- When
- The article was published on 10 October 2026.
- Where
- Italy.
- Why
- The cited tax law allows deductions for certain social security contributions, including voluntary payments to a compulsory pension scheme.
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- Publication date
- 10 October 2026
- Tax law
- Article 10, paragraph 1, letter e, of Italy’s Consolidated Income Tax Act
- Payment route
- The reader had requested redemption through INPS
- Payment method
- Contributions were being paid in instalments
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