Brexit, latest updates from Italian social security authority

Foreign companies posting their employees to Italy must be compliant with the provisions of the Posted Workers Directive and the Italian law. In order to ascertain that the assignment in Italy matches the law provisions, the Italian Labour Authority must assess: whether the seconding company carries out activities not encompassed within simple personnel management or administration, so they cannot be considered fictitious companies (letter box companies); whether the employee is actually posted, analysing the employment…

Italian employees hired by foreign companies with a local contract must carefully evaluate the social security obligations which vary according to the country where the employee is hired. In such circumstances, a distinction must be made between: EU countries, countries adopting EU legislation via specific agreements with the European Union countries with which Italy has entered into full Totalization Agreements: the employee is required to pay contributions in the host country as per the local…

The social security position in Italy for inbound employees is becoming more important for multinational companies. In fact, the presence of a Totalization Agreement with Italy may risult in keeping the contribution of the employee in the country of origin, with an obligation for the foreign company to pay social security in Italy or minor contributions. In both cases, it is necessary to open a social security position in Italy in the name and on…

I lavoratori italiani assunti all’estero con un contratto locale, devono valutare attentamente gli obblighi previdenziali che variano in funzione del Paese in cui il dipendente è assunto. In tali circostanze occorre distinguere tra: Paesi UE, Paesi che adottano la legislazione comunitaria in virtù di appositi accordi con l’Unione europea, o Paesi con cui l’Italia ha stipulato Accordi bilaterali di sicurezza sociale c.d. “totali”: il dipendente è tenuto a versare i contributi nel Paese estero di…

Italy has been a country aimed at attracting talents in various sectors and special tax regimes are available to individuals, representing a strong motivation for moving to our Country: impatriate workers: allows 70% tax reduction (or 90% for those moving to the South of Italy) for the benefit of employees and consultants with a VAT number. This regime lasts 5 years plus additional 5 in case the individual meets the requirements for the extension researchers:…

Article 24-bis of the Italian tax code (Tuir) allows individuals with large estates (so-called High Net Worth Individuals) who transfer their residence to Italy, to access the flat tax regime of 100,000 Euro, with an exemption from the tax monitoring obligations (FormRW) and from payment of IVIE / IVAFE (estate taxes on assets held outside of Italy), as well as an exemption from inheritance & gift tax. A condition required in order to access the…

Come noto, la Circolare n. 28/E del 30 dicembre 2020 dell’Agenzia delle Entrate ha confermato la fruibilità del regime agevolato per lavoratori impatriati di cui all’art. 16 del D.Lgs. n. 147/2015 e ss. mm. (c.d. “Decreto internazionalizzazione”) per i lavoratori che trasferiscono in Italia la propria residenza fiscale in Italia ai sensi dell’art. 2, comma 2 del Tuir e che si trovano alle dipendenze di un datore di lavoro estero. Tale fattispecie comporta da un…

Impatriates who transferred their tax residency in Italy as of January 1, 2020 need to prove their Employer by the end of December 2020 that they are entitled to 70% exemption applicable to the employment income produced in Italy by inbound workers who were not resident in Italy during the two years prior to the transfer in Italy and who are committed to remain in Italy for at least two years. Impatriates who are still uncertain…

UK resident financial intermediaries are now closing UK bank accounts in the name of non-UK resident taxpayers (who are resident in Italy) as a result of the United Kingdom exit from the EU (so called “Brexit”). As a result, former UK residents are now transferring their funds to Italian bank or other Italian financial institutions, which are setting more strict controls over the origin of financial assets held outside of Italy. This phenomenon also implies…

Molte banche ed istituzioni finanziarie nel Regno Unito, a seguito dell’uscita della Gran Bretagna dall’Unione Europea (c.d. Brexit), sono in procinto di chiudere in questi giorni i conti bancari in UK intestati alle persone fisiche non residenti nel Regno Unito ma residenti fiscalmente in Italia. Tale fattispecie comporta il trasferimento di fondi dal Regno Unito presso banche ed altri intermediari finanziari residenti in Italia, i quali richiedono ai contribuenti, inizialmente titolari di attività finanziarie all’estero,…