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When dealing with Italian bureaucracy, taxes, and official paperwork, meeting deadlines is crucial. To express that something must be done "by" or "within" a certain time, use the preposition **entro**.

### Setting Deadlines with "Entro"

**Entro** establishes a strict cutoff. You can place it directly before adverbs like *oggi* (today) or *domani* (tomorrow), as well as specific days of the week, to mean "no later than."

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You can also use it before noun phrases like *la fine del mese* (the end of the month) or specific calendar dates. 

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### Bureaucracy and Consequences

If a **contribuente** (taxpayer) misses a deadline, they might face a **multa** (fine) or a **sanzione** (penalty).

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To navigate these rules and avoid penalties, you might need a **commercialista** (accountant) to review your **bilancio** (balance sheet), or request a **proroga** (extension) to get a bit more time.

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Deadlines (entro)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

Definite articles and gender (il, la, l')

Indefinite articles (un, una)

Singular demonstratives (questo, questa)

Basic verbal negation (non)

Yes/No questions

Coordinating conjunctions (e, ma, o)

Regular plurals and definite articles (-i, -e, i, le)

Plural verb to be (noi siamo, voi siete)

Plural demonstratives (questi, queste)

Nouns ending in -e

Special singular articles (lo, l')

The plural article (gli)

Special indefinite articles (uno, un')

Demonstrative adjectives (quello, quella)

Adjective endings (-o, -a, -i, -e)

Expressing quantity (molto, poco, tanto)

The verb to have (ho, hai, ha...)

There is / there are (c'è, ci sono)

The preposition of (di)

Singular possessives (il mio, la mia)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, due, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (undici, dodici...)

Numbers 21 to 100 (trenta, quaranta...)

Idiomatic avere (avere fame, avere anni)

Plural possessive adjectives (i miei, le mie)

Possessives with family members (mio padre)

Formal address (dare del Lei)

Present tense of -are verbs (-o, -i, -a)

Question words (chi, cosa, dove)

Present tense of -ere verbs (-o, -i, -e)

Question words (quando, come, perché)

Question word agreement (quanto, quanta, quanti, quante)

Regular -ire verbs

Verbs with -isc- (capisco, capisci, capisce)

Pronouns after prepositions (me, te, lui)

The verb fare (faccio, fai, fa)

The verb andare (vado, vai, va)

The verb stare (sto, stai, sta)

The verb venire (vengo, vieni, viene)

The verb uscire (esco, esci, esce)

Location and destination (a, in)

Origin and movement (da)

Articulated prepositions with a (al, alla)

Articulated prepositions with in (nel, nella)

Articulated prepositions with di and da (del, dal)

Simple prepositions (con, per, su, tra)

Articulated prepositions with su (sul, sulla)

Months of the year

Telling time (sono le...)

Dates (il + number)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primo, secondo, terzo...)

The verb to want (volere)

The verb can (potere)

The verb must (dovere)

The verb to know (sapere)

Reflexive verbs (mi lavo, ti lavi)

Indirect object pronouns (gli, le, ci...)

Expressing preferences (mi piace)

Plural preferences (mi piacciono)

Comparatives (più... di, meno... di)

The passato prossimo with avere (ho parlato)

Irregular past participles (fatto, letto, preso)

The passato prossimo with essere (sono andato)

Reflexive verbs in the past (mi sono svegliato)

Time adverbs with the past tense (già, mai, ancora)

Third-person direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le)

First and second-person direct object pronouns (mi, ti, ci, vi)

The four seasons

Prepositions of place (vicino a, davanti a)

Conversational words (beh, allora, davvero)

Indefinite adjectives for some (qualche, alcuni)

Indefinite adjectives for every and all (ogni, tutti)

Indefinite pronouns (qualcosa, qualcuno)

Noun suffixes (-ino, -one)

Adverbs of manner (-mente)

Comparisons of equality (così... come)

The relative superlative (il più)

The absolute superlative (-issimo)

Irregular comparatives (migliore, peggiore)

Present progressive (stare + -ando, -endo)

Imminent actions (stare per)

The locative pronoun (ci)

The partitive pronoun (ne)

Pronoun placement with modal verbs

Impersonal subjects (si)

Prepositions of time (da, per, tra, fra)

Past participle agreement with pronouns

Question	Answer
to send (messages, emails)	inviare
the declaration	la dichiarazione
You must send the declaration by tomorrow.	Devi inviare la dichiarazione entro domani.
the taxpayer	il contribuente
the tax (f)	l'imposta
The taxpayer paid the tax by the end of the month.	Il contribuente ha pagato l'imposta entro la fine del mese.
the fine	la multa
If you do not pay by today, you receive a fine.	Se non paghi entro oggi, ricevi una multa.
the accountant	il commercialista
the penalty	la sanzione
Our accountant explained the penalty to us.	Il nostro commercialista ci ha spiegato la sanzione.
electronic	telematico
We sent the electronic form by the first of May.	Abbiamo inviato il modulo telematico entro il primo maggio.
the amount (m)	l'importo
The amount of the tax is too high.	L'importo dell'imposta è troppo alto.
The electronic form? The accountant sends it to me today.	Il modulo telematico? Il commercialista me lo manda oggi.
We pay the penalty by the deadline.	Paghiamo la sanzione entro la scadenza.
The declaration? The taxpayer sends it to him soon.	La dichiarazione? Il contribuente gliela invia presto.
You entered the amount in the electronic system.	Hai inserito l'importo nel sistema telematico.
To avoid the fine, you must pay the tax by tomorrow.	Per evitare la multa, Lei deve pagare l'imposta entro domani.
the receipt (formal, written)	la ricevuta
You must send the receipt by Monday.	Lei deve inviare la ricevuta entro lunedì.
the balance sheet	il bilancio
the extension (deadline)	la proroga
After seeing the balance sheet, we must ask for an extension by Tuesday.	Dopo aver visto il bilancio, dobbiamo chiedere una proroga entro martedì.
Because of the financial crisis, they must present the balance sheet by May.	A causa della crisi finanziaria, devono presentare il bilancio entro maggio.
With the extension, we can deliver the receipt by Friday.	Con la proroga, possiamo consegnare la ricevuta entro venerdì.
The accountant must check the balance sheet by the end of the month.	Il commercialista deve controllare il bilancio entro la fine del mese.

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