Incorporate a company in Italy
Incorporate your company or subsidiary in Italy 100% online, without travelling, with a local advisor and everything on one platform.
The third largest market in the EU, with an SRL from €1.
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Our advisors analyse the market in Italy and the tax strategy that best fits your case: legal form, taxes and annual obligations. Free and no commitment.
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- Your landing in ItalyWe analyse the market, the legal form and the real costs of operating from Italy, based on your activity and goals.
- A tax strategy tailored to youTaxes, holding structures and double taxation between Spain and Italy, explained for your case.
- A local expert advisorIn your language, with paperwork handled and fixed prices.
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Key figures for Italy
Corporation tax
IRES 24%
in Spain: 25%
Indirect tax
VAT 22%
in Spain: 21%
Time to incorporate
4-10 weeks
100% online, no travel
Market
59M consumers
The EU's third largest market
The legal structure you will operate with
We analyse your case and choose the structure that fits best; this is the usual one for most businesses.
Società a Responsabilità Limitata (SRL)
SRL / SRLS
Benefits
- Third-largest market in the EU59 million consumers and an industrial base complementary to Spain’s.
- CapitalThe SRLS (simplified) lets you incorporate with minimum capital, ideal to get started.
- 24% IRESCompetitive corporate tax, with favourable regimes for SMEs and holding companies.
- Cultural proximityMediterranean market with consumption and negotiation habits similar to those in Spain.
Key considerations
- Minimum capital
- From €1
- Timeline
- 4-10 weeks
- Corporation tax
- IRES 24%
No endless background checks to open your company bank account
Thanks to our agreements with Revolut and other partner banks, your company account in another country does not sit for months in reviews: the account opening runs in parallel with incorporation, so you can operate sooner.
- No files stuck for monthsWe work with partner banks that know the process and will not ask for the same documents five times.
- Open in daysAn operating account to invoice and get paid, without waiting for months.
- Incorporation and bank account in parallelWe coordinate both tracks so you lose no time on either.
How we open your company in Italy
You do none of the paperwork. We handle everything, in English.
We choose the structure
SRL or SRLS depending on capital and number of shareholders. We advise you at no cost.
Notary deed
Drafting and signing the atto costitutivo before an Italian notary.
Companies Register
Registration with the Registro delle Imprese and obtaining the codice fiscale.
Tax and banking registration
VAT registration (Partita IVA) and opening an Italian bank account.
You start operating
You receive your intra-community VAT number and a local adviser in Spanish.
Why Italy
Italy is the third largest market in the EU and the natural destination for Spanish SMEs in the Mediterranean. With an SRL you can start from €1 of capital and reach 59 million consumers: we explain what keeping it running involves.
The third largest market in the EU, with an SRL from €1.
Explore expansion optionsThird-largest market in the EU
59 million consumers and an industrial base complementary to Spain’s.
Capital
The SRLS (simplified) lets you incorporate with minimum capital, ideal to get started.
24% IRES
Competitive corporate tax, with favourable regimes for SMEs and holding companies.
Cultural proximity
Mediterranean market with consumption and negotiation habits similar to those in Spain.
Explore more about Italy
Case studies
V2C
We supported V2C in its expansion to Portugal, France, Germany and Italy until it became the leader in electric chargers in Europe (+€30M).
Portugal · Francia · Alemania · Italia
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Hagen Group
We helped Hagen Group, the world’s largest pet supplies company, establish itself in Portugal, Andorra and Italy (×7 sales in Spain).
Portugal · Andorra · Italia
View caseFrequently asked questions
Incorporation and the monthly services (accounting, tax and payroll if you hire) are quoted to fit your case. After the analysis, our specialists will design a tailored plan for you at a very good price, with no hidden costs.
From €1. The SRLS (simplified) lets you incorporate with minimum capital, without the €10,000 that used to be required.
The SRLS is the simplified version: capital and standard articles. The classic SRL offers more flexibility in shareholder agreements.
Between 4 and 10 weeks, depending on the notary and the timings of the Companies Register.
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