Social Security Treaties

Italy has bilateral social security conventions with the following non-EU foreign countries: Argentina Australia Brazil Canada and Quebec Israel Channel Islands and Isle of Man Countries of the former Yugoslavia * Principality of Monaco Republic of Cape Verde Republic of Moldova Republic of San Marino Holy […]

Italian Social Security Contributions

Table of Contents Overview The Italian Pension Environment In Italy, social security is mandatory and provides pension and welfare benefits across several areas. For employees in the public and private sector social security contributions are  mainly managed by INPS (Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale) — […]

The Double Whammy

What is the double whammy in Italian tax? The “double whammy” is what hits new businesses in the second year after start-up. No tax in your first year You pay no tax in your first year of operations but the tax due for that first […]