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Every page of this site, grouped the way the subject is grouped rather than the way the menu is. Nine sections, from choosing a form of company through to the visa a founder may need in order to be in Italy at all.
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Company registration
Bringing a company into existence in Italy, and the alternatives to a full company for a foreign business that only needs a presence.
- Company Registration in Italy, the home page and the whole procedure end to end
- Starting a Business in Italy in preparation
- Branch Office in Italy in preparation
- Italian Subsidiary in preparation
- Representative Office in Italy in preparation
Company types
The forms of company available in Italy, what each one costs in capital and formality, and which one fits which situation. The decision here sets almost everything that follows.
- Italian Company Types, the comparison of every form
- S.r.l. in Italy, the form nine cases out of ten end up using
- S.r.l.s. in Italy in preparation
- S.p.A. in Italy in preparation
- Italian Holding Company in preparation
- Innovative Startup Status in Italy in preparation
Ready-made companies
Buying a company that already exists and is already in the register, when a timetable will not wait for a fresh incorporation.
- Ready-Made Companies in Italy, the inventory and how a transfer works
The register and documents
The Register of Companies, the extract everyone will ask you for, and the beneficial owner filing that sits alongside it.
- Italian Business Register, what it holds and how to search it
- Visura Camerale in preparation
- Beneficial Owner Register in Italy in preparation
Tax and accounting
The identifiers a company needs before it can invoice anyone, the taxes it owes afterwards, and the calendar those taxes are paid on.
- Italian VAT Number (Partita IVA)
- Codice Fiscale in Italy
- Corporate Tax in Italy, IRES and IRAP
- Accounting Services in Italy
- E-Invoicing in Italy in preparation
- Tax in Italy for Foreigners in preparation
- Capital Gains Tax in Italy in preparation
- Flat Tax for New Residents in Italy in preparation
- Corporate Tax Residence in Italy in preparation
Licensing
Activities that need somebody's permission before they can start, and the authority that gives it.
- Crypto Licence in Italy, authorisation as a crypto-asset service provider
- MiCA Licence in Italy in preparation
- Payment Institution and EMI Licence in Italy in preparation
- Trademark Registration in Italy in preparation
Corporate services
The address, the substance and the banking that decide whether a correctly registered company can actually operate.
- Registered Office in Italy in preparation
- Virtual Office in Italy in preparation
- Nominee Services in Italy in preparation
- Business Bank Account in Italy in preparation
Founder visas
The routes that let a founder be present in Italy, rather than only own something there.
- Italy Startup Visa in preparation
- Investor Visa for Italy in preparation
- Self-Employment Visa for Italy in preparation
About this site
Who writes it, how to reach them, and the terms it is published on.
- About us, what we do and what we do not do
- Our team, the three people who write these pages
- Giulia Mancini, Head of Corporate Formation
- Alessandro Ferri, Tax and Accounting Lead
- Marta De Luca, Regulatory and Licensing Lead
- Contact, one form and one inbox
- Onboarding questionnaire, the whole picture in one pass
- Pay an invoice
- Privacy policy
- Terms of use
- Cookie policy
- Sitemap, this page