F24 payment woes

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November 30, 2007· Filed Under Life in Italy, Work 

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I have a tax payment to make, only I cannot make this blasted payment; which can only be made via a home banking system now; because my home banking system is not working properly. This is because just about everyone is trying to make tax payments today, because of today’s deadline.  In case you did not know, the legendary F24 is a tax form which you use to donate money to the government.  This form used to be made of paper, but now it is virtual, and all can only be accessed via computer for normal mortals such as myself.

You would imagine in the 21st century that someone somewhere would have ensured that IT systems are bolstered to deal with such ‘deadline’ loads, wouldn’t you? Well, I would. But this is Italy, and ‘unpredictable’ is the best word to describe the way in which things work.

Yes, I could have made this payment before today, but why should I have? I could also have set up an automatic payment for today, but because I am not convinced that the system will work, on account of the unpredictability of things here, I did not. Bad move, I know.

It is not even possible to go directly to my bank and have them make the payment, which, before some far thinking, not, politico changed the rules, was possible, and useful in the circumstances I now find myself in.

Oh well, you live and you learn, and become frustrated.

I shall have a go at making this payment later, or give up and pay the darned fine.

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4 Responses to “F24 payment woes”

  1. Patricia said on December 4th, 2007 3:15 pm

    Where you work in Italy?

  2. Alex said on December 6th, 2007 12:24 am

    Hi Patricia,

    I work in Milan.

    Alex

  3. Marco Italy said on December 9th, 2007 4:33 am

    In the 15th century, the first famous member of the Medici family, Cosimo, was a banker, traveller, literateur, collector, connoisseur, liberal patron of all the arts with a spirit thoroughly appreciative of every form of intellectual development.

    Since these days, Italian bankers have followed that tradition: they are nice people interested in nice things, especially arts.

    Don’t go and bother them with things like payments and deadlines :)

  4. Alex said on December 9th, 2007 11:37 pm

    Hi Marco,

    Thanks for making me smile! As usual.

    All the best and Buon Natale!

    Alex

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