In a period in which home security is increasingly at the center of the choices of the owners of the house, many wonder if the installation of an armored door gives the right to tax benefits. The question is concrete: in addition to the protection against theft, this type of intervention can be among those facilitated by the tax authorities.

To clarify the Revenue Agency recently, answering a question published on Fiscooggi. The answer offers an important starting point to understand when it is possible to deduct the cost incurred to make your home safer.

Have you ever wondered if putting an armored door saves you also in the tax return?

Read on: the answer is simpler (and advantageous) than you think.

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The reader’s question: armored door and tax deductions

Among the many questions that come to the editorial staff of Fiscooggithe electronic magazine of the Revenue Agency, one in particular has attracted attention to its topical and concreteness. A reader asked:

“How can you deduct and if you can cost the armored door?”

A simple, but extremely relevant question. In fact, the installation of an armored door today represents one of the most requested interventions both in condominiums and in single houses. But often one wonders if, in addition to the benefit in terms of safety, it can be obtained also a tax savings.

Is the reader’s doubt shared by many citizens: the replacement of an entrance door with an armored one among the facilitated works? And if yes, What are the conditions to be respectedwhat the deduction percentages, and what the documents to be kept?

The response of the Revenue Agency – clear and favorable – confirms that It is possible to deduct this type of expenditureAs long as it is properly framed as an intervention aimed at preventing the risk of illegal acts. A clarification that opens the door (it is appropriate to say it!) To important tax opportunities.

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The response of the Revenue Agency

The answer provided by the agency is clear and positive: Yes, the cost for the installation of an armored door is deductibleprovided that some requirements are respected. Specifically, it is an expenditure that has fallen among those provided for by art. 16-bis, paragraph 1, letter f) of the TUIR (Consolidated Text of Income Taxes), which governs the interventions aimed at Prevention of illegal acts by third parties.

This category also includes, among others,:

  • alarm systems,
  • grate to the windows,
  • intercoms and video intercoms,
  • reinforced locks,
  • Gates and armored doors.

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How much it can be deducted and how

The tax deduction provided for this type of intervention is equal to 36% of documented expenseswith a maximum roof of 48,000 euros for real estate unit. This means that if you install an armored door and spend – for example – 2,000 euros, you can deduct 720 euros in ten years.

Here are the fundamental points to remember:

  • the expense must be documented (invoice, talking bank transfer, etc.);
  • The deduction is obtained by presenting the Model 730 or the Model Personal Personal Persons;
  • The benefit is divided into 10 annual installments of the same amount.

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Who can take advantage of the deduction

They can access this facility both owners that i owners of the property (such as tenants or comfort), provided that they support the expense and have correct tax documentation. The intervention can be carried out on:

  • Single real estate units (homes, offices, shops, etc.),
  • Common condominium parts (for example, condominium armored doors).

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Attention to the correct execution

In order not to lose the right to deduction, it is fundamental:

  • make payments with talking transferindicating causal, tax code of the beneficiary of the deduction and VAT/CF of the company that carries out the works;
  • keep invoices and receipts for any future checks.

Furthermore, even if the intervention does not require building permits, it is always advisable to make a communication to the condominium if you intervene on common parts or change the aesthetics of the building.