Assistance in the establishment of an Italian representative office

A representative office is a foreign office that a company opens solely for support, promotion, or market research activities. It cannot conduct commercial activities or generate revenue in the host country. Its main purpose is to maintain local contacts and represent the company.

Enter the personal data of the person who will be appointed as the representative office manager.

The establishment of a representative office by a foreign company normally takes place by resolution of the competent body of the company (shareholders’ meeting or board of directors, depending on the bylaws and regulations of the home country). The resolution serves to authorise the opening of the office in Italy, appoint the person in charge, confer the relevant powers, approve any costs and purposes of the office.

For the purposes of the operation of the representative office, there is an obligation to open an Italian current account in the name of the foreign company, to be used exclusively for the management of the office’s expenses, including any tax payments, such as withholding taxes, social security contributions and other obligations under Italian law.

PEC (Certified Electronic Mail) is an electronic communication tool which, unlike normal email, has full legal value. Every message sent via PEC is accompanied by receipts that certify the sending, delivery, date, and time, making it equivalent to a registered letter with return receipt. For a representative office, even if PEC is not always required by law, having one is particularly important and strongly recommended. The representative office is responsible for managing relationships with external parties—such as public administrations, institutions, banks, consultants, and business partners—and PEC is the most reliable and recognized channel for formal communications in Italy.

This section is dedicated to uploading the documents necessary to prove the declared data and to enable the procedure for opening a representative office to be completed.