I needed an Italian tax code (codice fiscale) for a POA and future inheritance/succession. My online research led me to the Studio Legale Metta and the information on obtaining the tax code on line through their firm. The process was very easy and the cost very reasonable. The firm was quick to contact me with the additional paperwork they needed to submit my request, and I received my tax code via email in a fraction of the time it would have taken had I applied through a consulate.