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La dichiarazione? Il contribuente gliela invia presto.

La dichiarazione? Il contribuente gliela invia presto.
The declaration? The taxpayer sends it to him soon.
From Lesson 294:Deadlines (entro)·Italian

Questions & Answers about La dichiarazione? Il contribuente gliela invia presto.

How does the combined pronoun gliela work here?
It is a double object pronoun combining "to him" and "it". The gli part means "to him" (the indirect object), and the la part means "it" (the direct object, referring back to the feminine noun la dichiarazione). When gli combines with la, they merge with an "e" in the middle to form the single word gliela.
Could gliela also mean "sends it to her"?
Yes! When forming double pronouns, the feminine le ("to her") changes to gli- before combining. Because of this, gliela can mean "it to him", "it to her", or even "it to you" (formal). You have to rely on the wider context to know exactly who is receiving the document.
Why is the present tense invia used if the action is happening "soon"?
In Italian, it is very common to use the present tense to talk about the near future, just as we sometimes do in English (e.g., "I'm sending it soon"). Because the adverb presto (soon) makes the future timeframe clear, the actual future tense (invierà) isn't strictly necessary.
What kind of "declaration" is this sentence talking about?
The big clue here is the word contribuente, which means "taxpayer". In an administrative or financial context, la dichiarazione is almost always short for la dichiarazione dei redditi, which is the Italian term for a tax return.

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