The 90 day countdown for sending the documentation starts again. Here’s how it works, who concerns the reopening of the portal and what are the deadlines to be respected
The Enea portal dedicated to mandatory communications for Home Bonus and Ecobonus is operational again. For those who have renovated their homes or started energy efficiency works in recent months there was a stalemate, now unblocked. After a period of suspension, linked to regulatory adaptation, the bonusfiscali.enea.it platform is active again and the 90-day count has restarted.
Why the portal was stopped and what changes now: three possible situations and when the 90 days start
The stop of the platform for months served to align the system with the changes that came into force on 4 February 2026. Practical result? For all interventions with works completed between 4 February and 25 June 2026 it was not physically possible to send the documentation. From Thursday 25 June, however, the 90-day countdown for the transmission of the ballots started again in full swing. There are three possible scenarios for citizens and the timetable changes based on when the works started and finished. Work started before 4 February 2026. The classic rule applies: the 90 days normally start from the declared completion date of the works, without any variation. Work started from 4 February 2026 and completed before 25 June. It is the most delicate case, that of taxpayers left “pending”. For them, the 90-day deadline starts from 25 June 2026, i.e. from the date of reopening of the portal, and not from the date of completion of the works. The blocking period is not counted: those who completed their interventions in those months do not lose any rights, because the inability to transmit did not depend on their negligence. Work completed from 25 June 2026 onwards. For these interventions the ordinary rule applies again: the 90 days start from the completion date of the works indicated in the form.
How and where to send the communication for Home Bonus and Ecobonus
For Home Bonus and Ecobonusthe descriptive sheet must be transmitted on the bonusfiscali.enea.it platform, with access via SPID or CIE credentials. The form to be filled out collects the beneficiary’s data, the cadastral data of the property, the technical information on the intervention, the start and end dates of the works, as well as invoices, receipts and any professional certificates. Once sending has been completed, Enea issues a receipt with the CPID code (Personal Identification Code) and the date of transmission. This document must be kept carefully, because it represents proof of sending the communication, which is fundamental for the deduction.
Home Bonus and Ecobonus: what happens if the terms are not respected
What if I’m late in applying? What is the real risk of those who do not send the communication within 90 days? The answer changes based on the bonus used. With the Home Bonus, don’t panic. If the benefit concerns renovation work, any delay or even failure to communicate does not cause the tax deduction to be lost. With the Ecobonus the situation is more delicate. For energy efficiency work, sending the card has always been considered a fundamental step. Traditionally, those who got the timing wrong had only one way to remedy it: the so-called “remission in bonis”, a procedure that allows you to remedy the delay by paying a small fine, as long as certain conditions are respected. In recent years, however, things have softened a bit: the Court of Cassation has repeatedly established that the taxpayer does not lose the deduction even in the event of a delay, as long as he can demonstrate with invoices and documents that he has actually incurred the costs for the works. What to do? Better not to risk it: respecting the 90 days is the safest choice. This is especially true for those who completed the work during the months in which the portal was blocked: now that the countdown has started again, it is best to move immediately and not leave the matter pending.
