Contribution to LexisNexis: Doing Business in Italy 2024

Contribution to LexisNexis Doing Business in Italy 2024
28 February 2024

Attorney Marco Mazzeschi together with Giuditta Petreni, Barbara Burroni, Yuu Shibata and Sara Bocci, wrote a comprehensive and updated Practice Note on “Doing Business in Italy” for Lexis®PSL.

Attorney Mazzeschi has been writing for Lexis®PSL since 2018, and since then, he and his team have been updating the Practice Note on “Doing Business in Italy” on a yearly basis.

This Practice Note sets out the key legal and commercial considerations for a business when commencing business operations in Italy, and it covers the following points:

Doing business in Italy

  • Introduction
  • Business environment
  • Establishing a presence
  • Procedure for incorporation
  • Enrolment with the Companies Register
  • Legal nature of a subsidiary
  • Financing a company
  • Insolvency and bankruptcy procedures
  • Purchase of real estate assets
  • Opening a bank account
  • Utilising office space
  • Immigration controls
  • Contracting with third parties
  • Labour laws
  • Taxation overview—financial and tax incentives
  • Direct Taxes
  • Indirect Taxes
  • Withholding Taxes
  • Taxes on real estate transfer
  • Income and Property tax (yearly)
  • Financial and tax incentives
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Competition and merger controls
  • Consumer protection
  • Privacy—Treatment of data in Italy (including EU countries) and outside the EU
  • Money Laundering Provisions
  • Italian IP Law
  • Golden Power
  • Useful links

For further information, please visit the official LexisNexis website

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Mazzeschi Knowledge Team

The Mazzeschi Knowledge Team consists of lawyers, consultants, and paralegals specializing in Italian immigration law, citizenship law, and EU law. Drawing on their respective areas of expertise, our team is committed to delivering information that is accurate, up to date, and practically applicable.For any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@mazzeschi.it

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