März 21st 2024

Legal scenarios related to the omitted appointment of the Controlling Body or the Auditor

Legal scenarios related to the omitted appointment of the Controlling Body or the Auditor An increasing number of Italian companies are receiving reminder letters over the past few weeks from the Italian Companies Register for not appointing the company’s controlling body or auditor, appointment due for overcoming the relevant legal requirements. In this regard, it [..Read more..]

Februar 20th 2024

Taxation of the shareholders’ loan enacted

Taxation of the shareholders’ loan enacted in the minutes of the shareholders’ meeting (Article 22 paragraph 2 of Presidential Decree No. 131/1986) The Supreme Court of Cassation, with judgment No. 1960, section V, of 18 January 2024, following the intervention of the United Sections with judgment No. 14432 of 24 May 2023, excludes the taxability [..Read more..]

Dezember 23rd 2022

4 good reasons to invest in the Italian real estate

4 good reasons to invest In the Italian real estate Many are the qualities for which Italy is known around the world. Good food, art, fashion and, most of all, the so-called „dolce vita,“ an expression that has already entered the world’s vocabulary and refers to a carefree lifestyle devoted to the small but essential [..Read more..]

November 17th 2022

FIFA World Cup 2022: a spotlight on the next big investment opportunity in Qatar

FIFA World Cup 2022: a spotlight on the next big investment opportunity in Qatar This year, the world of soccer will be marked by an event destined to become part of the history of the sport. For the first time FIFA World Cup, the most watched sporting event of the world, will be played in [..Read more..]

November 11th 2022

Italian limited liability companies’ online incorporation: it is now possible with preset bylaws

Italian limited liability companies’ online incorporation: now possible with preset bylaws Following the adoption of the EU Directive 2019/115 into national law by Legislative Decree No. 183/2021, concerning the use of digital tools and processes in Company Law, the Italian Ministry of Economic Development has finally adopted the relevant implementing Regulations (No. 155/2022 of July [..Read more..]

September 1st 2022

Doing business in Italy: challenges and opportunities

Doing business in Italy: challenges and opportunities If you’re an entrepreneur thinking about setting up your business in Italy as a foreigner, probably you should start getting to know better the challenges and the opportunities you could face. In particular, after everything that happened in 2020: as for any other country in the world, the [..Read more..]

Juli 12th 2022

Sustainability and ESG criteria in Italy: from political agenda to core value for companies

Climate change has entered political agendas in Italy since the advent of the Green Deal, which EU Countries joined in 2019. The goal is to achieve zero climate impact by 2050 and a net domestic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of at least 55% by 2030. It is not only the environmental situation that dominates [..Read more..]

Juni 12th 2022

Export control: a new e-licensing portal for dual-use items is now operative

What are the dual-use items? The so-called dual-use items are defined as products and technologies that can be used for both civilian and military purposes and are listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 821/2021. The content of said Regulation on the export control of dual-use items was recently updated by the Council of the [..Read more..]

Dezember 21st 2021

Hiring in Italy: Read our Guide

Read our guide on the Labour and Payroll Landscape

Oktober 15th 2021

Open a Bank in Italy: Licensing Requirements and Procedure – Change of Control Authorization – Overview of the Regulatory Capital Framework

August 27th 2021

Alternative Investment Funds 2021 – Italy Chapter

Read our guide on the regulatory framework of Alternative Investment Funds in Italy.

August 26th 2021

BENEFIT CORPORATIONS

BENEFIT CORPORATIONS 1 – The Benefit Corporations and their main characteristics The Italian Law n.208 of December 28th, 2015 (2016 Stability Law) has introduced in the Italian legal system the figure of „Benefit Corporations“, defining them in the Article 1 paragraph 376, as those companies which, in the exercise of an economic activity, in addition [..Read more..]

April 8th 2021

The Italian Labour and Payroll Landscape

An Introduction Brochure

März 12th 2021

Investments in innovative start-ups and SMEs

The Ministerial Decree of December 28, 2020 has been published on no. 38 of February 15, 2021 of the Official Gazette. The decree adopted by the Ministry of Economic Development, which establishes the criteria and procedures for obtaining the tax benefits provided by Decree Law No. 34 of May 19, 2020 (so-called “Decreto Rilancio”) in [..Read more..]

Dezember 14th 2020

The EORI number

The EORI number On December 31, 2020, the transition period for the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union ends. From January 1, 2020, all companies moving goods and services to and from the UK will have to comply with a series of new administrative, customs and tax processes. The requirements that traders must follow [..Read more..]

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