Piacenza - A young woman in her early twenties with around 150,000 Instagram followers and over 1.6 million likes on TikTok. At first glance, this sounds like a typical creator career. However, the Guardia di Finanza from Fiorenzuola d'Arda took a closer look at her case and uncovered income of around 140,000 euros that was never reported to the tax authorities.
The investigators reconstructed the cash flows associated with the woman's online activities, as detailed in a statement from the Piacenza financial police. The income mainly came from subscriptions on the OnlyFans platform as well as additional payments from her followers, including so-called „tips”, i.e. voluntary tips that users can transfer directly to Creator without receiving anything in return, such as photos or videos.
Self-employment - with tax obligations
The authorities classified the activity as self-employed work, as it was carried out regularly and with economic intent. The income earned would therefore have been declarable. The case will now be forwarded to the Agenzia delle Entrate, the Italian tax authority. It is to collect the outstanding taxes and impose fines if necessary.
This case shows that the tax authorities are increasingly targeting digital sources of income - from subscription platforms to smaller fan payments that seem harmless at first glance.
