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2.1 Overview<\/h2>\n

This blog post is intended to provide a high level overview of the types of business structures available to investors in a business to be carried on in Italy and applies primarily to the situation where the investors are  individuals  – separate and different considerations may apply where the investor is a corporate body. <\/p>\n

It should be remembered that in considering the structure to be used, capital required to fund operations can in some cases be injected in the form of a loan to the entity. Separate tax considerations apply to the lending flows. Providing start-up capital can in certain circumstances optimize tax flows, albeit in the context of limits on the tax deduction of interest and anti tax avoidance rules.<\/p>\n

The costs (in terms of professional fees, notary, attorney and accountancy\/tax compliance) of setting up and annual maintenance of some of the entities covered below can be expensive compared to the overhead cost in “Anglo Saxon” countries, and those costs may in themselves be an element in the choice of business vehicle.<\/p>\n

The VAT (value added tax)<\/a> consequences also need to be considered especially in the contact of real estate and export ventures. <\/p>\n

For more information on Italian tax for corporate entities<\/a> see this post. Further information on Italian withholding taxes<\/a> can be found here. <\/p>\n

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2.2 Some standard choices of business structures<\/h2>

Below you can find some (but certainly not all) of the usual business structures utilised for a business in Italy beyond simply setting up as a sole proprietor. Click on the drop down arrow in each case for more information.\u00a0<\/p>

Note that in the Italian language the “Societ\u00e0” is used both to describe partnership type structures (societ\u00e0 di persone<\/em>) and corporate entitles (societ\u00e0 di capitale<\/em>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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