The B-Side of Music Therapy
Taxes without headaches for artistic personalities
A comprehensive practical guide to taxation for self-employed music therapists. VAT registration, flat-rate tax regime, electronic invoicing, social security contributions, income tax: all explained clearly, without unnecessary jargon.
Download the free PDF →Why this guide exists
Music therapists are first and foremost people who have chosen to dedicate themselves to others' wellbeing through music. They are not accountants — yet, to work as self-employed professionals, they must deal with VAT numbers, ATECO codes, electronic invoicing, and social security management.
This guide was written with the awareness that nobody, during music therapy studies, explains how to issue an electronic invoice or what the 4% INPS surcharge is. But to be a serious professional, you need to understand the basic mechanisms — without becoming a tax expert, but without leaving things to chance either.
What's inside (14 chapters)
VAT number — what it is and how to open one
ATECO codes 2025 for music therapy
Flat-rate tax regime
Standard tax regime for freelancers
Electronic invoicing (SDI system)
INPS contributions and 4% surcharge
Withholding tax and income tax return
Payments, deadlines, public/private clients, associations
Appendices: Glossary of tax terms · Monthly practical checklist
Who it's for
- → Newly graduated music therapists entering self-employment
- → Practising music therapists who want to better understand their tax obligations
- → Students who want to prepare before graduating
- → Arts therapies professionals with a VAT number in Italy
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