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Start your company Italy

Formation, registered office and bookkeeping — ready to operate from day one.

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Live in 40-42 days
  1. 1
    Filing
  2. 2
    Banking
  3. 3
    Operational
Starts from
€4,118 first year, all-in
≈ $4,846
What's included
  • Company formation €2,300
  • Registered office €750 /year
  • Bookkeeping €89 /month
    See pricing tiers by revenue
    • ≤ €50K revenue €89 /month
    • €50K–200K €149 /month
    • €200K–500K €249 /month
    • €500K–1M €499 /month
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Why Italy?

Italian market operators (industrial, luxury, food)

Italy is Europe's third largest economy and a manufacturing powerhouse — automotive, fashion, food and beverage, luxury goods. Direct billing in EUR, P.IVA mandatory for B2B Italian customers, and the Italian language administrative system is the only credible way to operate in this market.

Patent and IP heavy founders

Italy's Patent Box gives a 110% super deduction on qualifying R&D expenditure tied to IP — effective rate approximately 13.91% on resulting profits (the lowest IP regime in Europe after the Cyprus and Belgium IID). R&D tax credit at 10% to 45% stacks on top. Strong fit for SaaS, biotech, fashion IP, and luxury brand structures.

Founders pursuing the Impatriati regime

The Impatriati relocation regime (Decreto Internazionalizzazione) exempts 50% to 70% of Italian source employment / self employment income from IRPEF for 5+5 years for qualifying inbound talent. Combined with the Mezzogiorno regional credit (south Italy investments up to 30% credit) makes Italy competitive for senior hires.

Considerations

You want a lean, fast incorporation

Italian S.r.l. requires a notarial deed (atto costitutivo) plus Camera di Commercio registration. End to end 5 weeks vs around 24 hours in the UK or Estonia. The IRAP regional surcharge adds 3.9% on top of IRES, so effective rate is ~27.9% — one of the highest in the EU.

You're a US VC backed startup

Italian S.r.l. shares don't fit Delaware preferred stock terms. US funds will require a Delaware C-Corp flip at Series A. For US VC default structures:

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