Partita IVA + forfettario package
Italy's forfettario regime taxes a new freelancer at 5% for five years on 78% of what they bill, and U.S. citizens can skip Italy's 26% pension charge on top. We open your partita IVA, file your Italian and U.S. returns, and keep you inside the rules. One monthly price.
$1,500 a year for U.S. persons; $85 a month Italy-only. Cancel anytime.
Self-employed in Italy on the normal tax brackets, a $70,000 freelancer gives up around 43% at the top. That is the figure people arrive with. The forfettario replaces it: Italy takes a flat 22% off what most professionals bill as a standard deduction (33% for software and media work), then charges 5% on the rest for a new business (15% after five years, or from the start if you've been self-employed anywhere, the U.S. included, in the last three years). No bookkeeping, and no VAT on your invoices, whether your clients are in Italy or abroad.
For U.S. citizens there is a second lever most commercialisti never mention. Under the U.S.–Italy social security agreement, a self-employed U.S. citizen can file a certificate of coverage and pay U.S. Social Security (15.3%) instead of Italy's 26% INPS. Combined with the 5% rate, the whole Italian bill on a typical freelancer's income lands in the low single digits of what they bill.
The catch is the rules. The forfettario stops at €85,000 of billing, it can't invoice a company you own, it is lost if you take a payroll job, and choosing it closes the door on Italy's other new-resident regime for good. We check all of that before registering you, open the account, and file both countries' returns every year.
What's included
We register your Italian self-employment account with the Agenzia delle Entrate, choose the activity code, and elect the forfettario. Fabio Cannella, head of our Italian office, trains you on the electronic invoicing system Italy requires.
The annual return under the forfettario, the 5% or 15% substitute tax worked out, and the June and November payment dates in your calendar, including the first-year advance payment that catches people out.
For U.S. citizens we file the U.S. certificate of coverage with INPS, so you pay U.S. Social Security instead. Only U.S. citizens can do this under that agreement, and it is the single biggest saving in the package.
Form 1040 with Schedule C, the foreign earned income exclusion or foreign tax credit, and the FBAR if your accounts need one. The same firm files both sides, so nothing is taxed twice.
What clients say
"Our company switched over to JSBC and it was the best decision we made. They are professional and reliable, and the stress of keeping our books in order is over."
Monica Cubillos
"Paul was knowledgeable and practical. He ran scenarios with real numbers and explained the ideal structure before my move. I highly appreciate the free consultation call."
Yulys Furniture
"Expertise and reliability. I've been a customer for a long time and have always been satisfied."
Niria Van
Common questions
One monthly price covers your partita IVA, your Italian return, your U.S. return and the Social Security swap. Cancel anytime. Not sure the forfettario fits? A free consultation settles it.
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