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Guides 31
- Can I open a business in Italy?Which residence status lets you work for yourself or found a company, by permit type.
- Italia Startup Visa: starting an innovative company in ItalyHow to enter Italy to set up an innovative startup, including the committee and funds needed.
- Self-employment visa in Italy (lavoro autonomo), including freelancersEntry as a self-employed worker or freelancer: quotas, nulla osta, authorisations and the permit.
- When you need a commercialistaWhat a commercialista does, when you really need one, and how to choose and pay one.
- Freelancing in Italy: Partita IVA, flat-rate regime and INPSThe basics of registering as a freelancer once you have the right to work: Partita IVA, regime forfettario and INPS.
- Open a partita IVA step by stepHow to register as a freelancer: form AA9/12, ATECO code, PEC and first obligations.
- Partita IVA: forfettario vs ordinarioHow to open a partita IVA and choose between the flat-rate and ordinary regimes.
- What counts as an innovative startupThe legal criteria, in plain language.
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- Who qualifies as self-employed for immigrationProfessionals, artisans, company owners and artists: how each category is treated.
- Regime forfettario: the flat-tax regimeWho qualifies for the 5 or 15 percent flat tax and what you give up.
- Regulated professions and qualification recognitionWhich professions need an order or Ministry recognition, and how CIMEA fits in.
- Startup visa: costs, timeline and pitfallsBudget the visa, permit, company set-up and watch for scams.
- Ordinary and simplified regimesIRPEF brackets, VAT and bookkeeping when you are not in the flat-tax regime.
- Self-employment visa costs tableEvery fee on the path, with the amounts taken from reference facts.
- Self-employment visa scams to avoidTypical fraud around quota places, fake job-for-visa offers and paid appointments. Free
- Sole proprietorship (ditta individuale)Registering a ditta individuale: ComUnica, REA, SCIA and unlimited liability.
- INPS and tax basics for the self-employedPointers to contributions and tax regimes; no tax advice.
- SRL and SRLS: a short guideWhen a limited liability company makes sense; full details live in the company type guides.
- SNC and SAS: partnerships in shortPartnerships with unlimited liability for some or all partners.
- Taxes in Italy: IRPEF, residency, 730 and impatriatiIRPEF and surtaxes, tax residency, 730 vs Redditi PF, IMU, the impatriati regime and double taxation treaties.
- SPA: a short guideWhen a joint-stock company applies; most small founders do not need it.
- Cooperatives in shortWorker, social and consumer cooperatives and their rules.
- Innovative startup and Italia Startup VisaHow the startup status and the visa for non-EU founders work.
- Bookkeeping basicsWhat records you must keep and how an accountant helps.
- INPS, INAIL and your first employeeContributions for you and what changes when you hire.
- Camera di Commercio, PEC and digital signatureThree admin essentials every Italian business needs.
- E-invoicing and the SDIHow electronic invoices travel through the Sistema di Interscambio and how MovItaly helps.
- When you need a commercialistaShort pointer from the business path to the full commercialista guide.
- 730 or Redditi PF: which return, when and how to payChoosing between Modello 730 and Redditi PF, the usual calendar, acconti and saldo in simple terms.
- Freelancer tax calendar: F24, INPS, bollo and e-invoicingA plain-language calendar of what a partita IVA holder pays and files during the year.
- Regime impatriati and the flat tax for new residentsThe two special regimes for people who move their tax residence to Italy, and what to check before relying on them.
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- Check your company is an innovative startupTest your project against the legal definition of an innovative startup.
- Check the self-employment quota for your yearConfirm that a self-employment place exists in the decreto flussi for your category.
- Open your Partita IVARegister as self-employed with the Agenzia delle Entrate.
- Prepare the business plan and applicationWrite the plan the committee will assess.
- Prove your resources and housingGather proof of funds and accommodation for the self-employment nulla osta.
- Show proof of available fundsDocument the minimum funds you hold to start the company.
- Get the activity attestation from the Camera di CommercioObtain the declaration that your activity can be carried out, and any licence required.
- Submit your project to the startup committeeSubmit your innovative project to the MIMIT committee through the official platform.
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- Get a regulated profession recognisedRecognise your foreign qualification or enrol in the professional order.
- Receive the committee nulla ostaUnderstand the committee outcome and what to do with it.
- Apply for the startup visa DApply at the consulate with the nulla osta.
- Request the nulla osta through the QuesturaFile the self-employment nulla osta request with the Questura.
- Apply for the self-employment visa DApply at the consulate once you hold the nulla osta.
- Request the startup permesso on arrivalKit, fees and fingerprints after you arrive.
- Arrival: declaration of presence and the permit kitDeclare your presence and request the permit within {{fact:presence_days}} days of arrival.
- Register the company and startup statusOpen the company and register in the startup section.
- Apply for the self-employment visaAuthorisations, nulla osta, visa and Partita IVA for self-employed entrants.
- Open a Partita IVA, INPS and PECRegister the activity with the Agenzia delle Entrate and INPS.
- Set up bank, VAT and accountingBank account, partita IVA and accountant.
- Renew the startup permit and look aheadRenew, convert or move to long-term residence.
- Renew your self-employment permitRenew about {{fact:w3_renewal_days_before}} days before expiry.
- Open a partita IVATask: file the opening declaration with Agenzia delle Entrate and register with INPS.
Company type 8
- Ditta individuale (sole proprietorship)The simplest way to work for yourself in Italy: no minimum capital, but you answer with all your personal assets.
- SRL (limited liability company)The standard Italian company for real businesses: liability limited to the capital, but it needs a notary and more admin.
- SRLS (simplified limited liability company)A cheaper SRL variant with a standard model statute, built for small founders.
- SNC (general partnership)A partnership where all partners are personally and jointly liable. Cheap to form, risky.
- SAS (limited partnership)A partnership with managing partners who have unlimited liability and silent partners limited to what they invest.
- SPA (joint-stock company)The corporation for larger or investor-backed businesses, with EUR 50,000 minimum capital and heavier governance.
- Cooperativa (cooperative)A company owned and run by its members, who often also work in it. Usually at least three members.
- Startup innovativa (innovative startup)A special status for new innovation companies: online setup, tax perks and a visa route for non-EU founders.
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