Social security for Italians hired by foreign companies

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…

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…

La gestione del personale dipendente inbound è un aspetto che spesso è sottovalutato dalle aziende multinazionali soprattutto sotto un profilo previdenziale. Infatti, la presenza o meno di Accordi Bilaterali di sicurezza sociale con l’Italia può comportare il mantenimento della posizione contributiva del lavoratore nel Paese di origine, con un obbligo da parte dell’azienda estera di versare all’INPS o i contributi minimi dovuti in Italia o l’intera contribuzione previdenziale. In entrambi i casi, è necessario aprire…

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…

The Italian social security authority (INPS) has released some clarifications in relation to the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union (so-called Brexit). In this regard, INPS specifies that a transition period has been established, from 1 February 2020 to 31 December 2020, during which EU Regulations on social security still apply to the United Kingdom, including Regulation n. 883/2004 and Regulation n. 987/2009. In particular, the interim period until 31 December 2020…

L’INPS, con Circolare n. 16 del 4 febbraio 2020, ha reso noti alcuni chiarimenti in relazione al recesso del Regno Unito dall’Unione Europea (c.d. Brexit). A riguardo, l’Istituto precisa che è stato stabilito un periodo di transizione, dal 1° febbraio 2020 al 31 dicembre 2020, durante il quale il diritto dell’Unione in materia di sicurezza sociale continua ad applicarsi al Regno Unito, incluse le disposizioni del Regolamento n. 883/2004 e del Regolamento di applicazione n….