EU Inc. the employment committee gave its opinionBelgium: no minimum capitalBulgaria: start a ООД with €1Croatia: formed fully onlineCyprus: no minimum capitalCzechia: start an s.r.o. with CZK 1Estonia: start an OÜ with €0.01Finland: no minimum capitalFrance: start an SAS with €1Germany: €25 000 minimum capital for a GmbHGreece: no minimum capitalHungary: no notary neededIreland: no minimum capitalItaly: start an s.r.l. with €1Latvia: formed fully onlineLithuania: no notary neededMalta: no notary neededNetherlands: no minimum capitalPoland: PLN 5 000 minimum capital for an Sp. z o.o.Romania: no notary neededSlovakia: €5 000 minimum capital for an s. r. o.Slovenia: €7 500 minimum capital for a d.o.o.Spain: start an SL with €1Sweden: no notary neededEU Inc. the employment committee gave its opinionBelgium: no minimum capitalBulgaria: start a ООД with €1Croatia: formed fully onlineCyprus: no minimum capitalCzechia: start an s.r.o. with CZK 1Estonia: start an OÜ with €0.01Finland: no minimum capitalFrance: start an SAS with €1Germany: €25 000 minimum capital for a GmbHGreece: no minimum capitalHungary: no notary neededIreland: no minimum capitalItaly: start an s.r.l. with €1Latvia: formed fully onlineLithuania: no notary neededMalta: no notary neededNetherlands: no minimum capitalPoland: PLN 5 000 minimum capital for an Sp. z o.o.Romania: no notary neededSlovakia: €5 000 minimum capital for an s. r. o.Slovenia: €7 500 minimum capital for a d.o.o.Spain: start an SL with €1Sweden: no notary needed
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Italy company formation requirements

A notary is required.

Minimum capital€1Gazzetta Ufficiale · 09-20
Paid before registrationIn fullGazzetta Ufficiale · 09-20
NotaryRequiredGazzetta Ufficiale · 09-20
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Time to registerno figure yet
Founders, minimumno figure yet
Business registerRegistro delle ImpreseGazzetta Ufficiale · 09-20

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Italy company formation cost

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Italy company formation for non-residents

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Company tax in Italy

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Other forms in Italy

  • s.r.l.s. — Simplified private limited company. Minimum capital €1. Its own row because several stored values differ from the ordinary s.r.l.: what must be paid at formation, the fee exemption, the fifteen-day limit, and founders who must be natural persons.
Sources and licences

Sources: Fonte: Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana — testo non autentico, riproduzione gratuita.

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