Company formation
Company Formation in Rome, from the Deed to the Rome Register
An S.r.l. with its seat in Rome, prepared and coordinated from wherever you are. The notary signs and files; we handle everything before and after.
- Rome Register: the Camera di Commercio di Roma
- No Rome notary needed for the remote deed
- Register entry within 5 days of an electronic filing
Forming a company with its seat in Rome
We prepare and coordinate the formation of an S.r.l. whose registered office (sede legale) is in Rome, for founders who live abroad and for those already in the city. The notary receives the deed and files it; we assemble everything before the signature and follow everything after it, as part of our company formation service.
Rome adds its own layer to the national sequence: the Register of the Camera di Commercio di Roma, its 2026 charges, a street address the Register accepts, and the one-stop shop for activities that need a filing.
What's included
Your file, ready for the notary
Identity documents, each founder's codice fiscale, legalisation and translation into Italian, and the procura where a founder will not attend.
The deed booked the way you sign
In person before a notary of Lazio, through an attorney, or by videoconference on the notarial platform under Art. 2 D.Lgs. 183/2021.
Both PECs in place
The company's own PEC, which belongs to this company alone, and the director's personal PEC, kept separate by Art. 13(3) D.L. 159/2025.
Background: PEC Certified Email in Italy
A Rome address that holds
A street and house number for the Register application, as Art. 111-ter disp. att. c.c. requires, and the documented right to use it.
Follow-through to the Rome Register
We follow the Comunicazione Unica from the notary's filing to the Register entry, the partita IVA and the INPS and INAIL positions, each confirmed by PEC.
The first annual fee and any SUAP filing
We set out the amount, channel and deadline of the first annual chamber fee, and coordinate a SCIA with the SUAP where the activity needs one.
Who this service is for
- Founders who will not travel to Rome
They sign by videoconference or give a procura; when every party lives abroad, the notary receives the deed in any case.
- Founders who sign in Rome
They attend the deed in person before a notary of Lazio, because in person a notary acts throughout the region of the notary's seat (D.Lgs. 183/2021 and its notes).
- A different city, or a company that already exists
If the seat will be elsewhere, see how to open a company in Milan. If a new deed is not the point, read about buying an existing Italian S.r.l. instead of forming one.
- A foreign company as founder
A parent company or group abroad founding the Rome S.r.l. brings its own corporate certificates to the file.
- After the formation: a bank account
A business bank account in Italy is a separate file from the formation.
How a Rome formation runs, step by step
Prerequisites in hand
Each founder's codice fiscale, the legalised and translated documents, the procura where used, both PECs and the Rome address. Who: the founder, with our coordination. When: before the clock starts.
Deed and statuto
The notary receives the deed in person, by attorney or by videoconference; the statuto names Roma as the seat (Art. 2463 c.c.). When: one sitting.
Filing
The notary files the Comunicazione Unica through DIRE within 10 days (Art. 2330 c.c.); EUR 65 stamp duty and a EUR 90 secretarial fee come from the Telemaco fund.
Register entry
The Rome chamber enters an electronic filing within 5 days of protocol (Art. 11(8) D.P.R. 581/1995). The company gains legal personality; the chamber confirms to its PEC within 5 days.
Partita IVA, INPS and INAIL
The Agenzia delle Entrate, INPS and INAIL each communicate their outcome within 7 days of the filing.
First annual chamber fee
The company pays EUR 120 for 2026 at filing through Telemaco, or by F24 within 30 days, with codice tributo 3850 and codice ente RM.
SUAP, only where the activity needs it
Through the SUAP one-stop shop, an activity under a SCIA may start on the ComUnica acceptance receipt; an incomplete file is completed once, within 30 days.
Our 48 hours cover steps 2 to 4, counted from the signed deed once step 1 is complete. They are the firm's practice, not a term set by law.
Before the deed: prerequisites in hand
- Prerequisites in handCodice fiscale, documents, both PECs, Rome addressNo statutory term
From the signed deed: the law's maximum terms
48 hours: the firm's practice from deed to Register entry, not a legal term
- DeedOne sitting
- Notary filesThrough DIREWithin 10 days (Art. 2330 c.c.)
- Register entryRome chamberWithin 5 days of protocol (Art. 11(8) D.P.R. 581/1995)
- Confirmation and agenciesChamber to the PEC; Agenzia, INPS, INAIL5 days and 7 days
- First annual feePaid by the companyWithin 30 days
Sources: Civil Code; D.P.R. 581/1995; Rome chamber; ComUnica guide.
Want the Rome sequence mapped to your own file?
Tell us where the founders live and what the company will do; we map the Rome steps to your documents.
What must be in hand before the deed
The clock starts only when these are ready.
- A passport for each founder and director
- A codice fiscale for each founder and director
- For a corporate founder, its corporate certificates
- A procura, if a founder will not attend the deed
- Apostille or legalisation, and a translation into Italian
- A company PEC held by this company alone
- The director's personal PEC, different from the company's (Art. 13(3) D.L. 159/2025)
- A Rome street and house number (Art. 111-ter disp. att. c.c.)
- The right to use the sede legale: a lease, loan for use or domiciliation agreement
- Roma named as the seat in the statuto (Art. 2463 c.c.)
- Where the business is really run: third parties may rely on it (Art. 46 c.c.)
- Whether the activity needs a SCIA or an authorisation (SUAP regimes)
Signing before a notary in Rome or by videoconference
Three ways to sign; the notary's filing duty is the same in each. More in our guide to the notary's role.
| In person in Rome | By attorney (procura) | By videoconference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who attends | The founders | The attorney named in the procura | The founders, on the notarial platform |
| Which notary | A notary of Lazio, the region of the notary's seat | A notary of Lazio, where the attorney signs in Rome | Competence follows where a party resides or has its seat (Art. 26(2) L. 89/1913); the notary receives the deed in any case when every party lives abroad (Art. 2(4) D.Lgs. 183/2021) |
| Which companies | An S.r.l. or S.r.l.s. | An S.r.l. or S.r.l.s. | An S.r.l. or S.r.l.s. seated in Italy, with capital paid in cash (Art. 2(1) D.Lgs. 183/2021) |
| What you need in hand | The checklist above | The checklist above and the legalised procura | The checklist above and the identification the notary's platform asks for |
| What stays the same | The notary files with the Rome Register within 10 days (Art. 2330 c.c.) | The same filing duty | The same filing duty |
Three signing routes for a Rome S.r.l., by condition only.
Sources: D.Lgs. 183/2021, Art. 2, with Art. 26(2) L. 89/1913 in its notes; Civil Code, Art. 2330. Which route fits a file is settled in a conversation.
What the state charges for a Rome company in 2026
These are the state's charges, each with its source and year; our own fee is on request.
| Item | Amount (2026) | Who pays, and when | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration tax on the deed (cash contributions) | EUR 200, fixed | The notary, at registration of the deed | Art. 26(2) D.L. 104/2013 |
| Stamp duty on the notarial deed, no real estate contributed | EUR 156 | The notary, through the MUI | Chamber guidance on the MUI |
| Register stamp duty, capital company, Rome | EUR 65 per online filing | Drawn from the filer's Telemaco fund | Camera di Commercio di Roma |
| Secretarial fee, entry of the deed of incorporation | EUR 90 | Drawn from the Telemaco fund | Fee table of 27 January 2026 |
| Filing the company PEC | EUR 0 stamp duty, EUR 0 secretarial fee | No charge | Fee table of 27 January 2026 |
| First annual chamber fee, new capital company, Rome seat | EUR 120, with the 50% cut and the 20% uplift already included; not pro-rated | The company: at filing through Telemaco, or by F24 within 30 days | Rome 2026 table, MIMIT decree of 17 March 2026 |
| Each new local unit in Rome | EUR 24 | The company, with its annual fee | Rome 2026 table |
| Later: moving the seat within the comune of Rome | EUR 65 stamp duty and EUR 30 secretarial fee, no notary; to another comune, a notarial amendment (Art. 2480 c.c.) | The company, at the filing | Fee table; Civil Code |
State charges of a Rome S.r.l. formation in 2026, line by line; no total is given.
The notary's own fee has no official scale and is not shown. A late annual fee carries a penalty of 10% to 100% of the amount due (Camera di Commercio di Roma).
Notary's fee: no official scale. Sources: Rome chamber, 2026 fee tables; Art. 26(2) D.L. 104/2013.
Problems we solve
- A filing suspended for a missing PEC
Both PECs are set up before the deed: the company's own, which no other company may share, and the director's personal PEC under Art. 13(3) D.L. 159/2025.
- An annual fee nobody mentioned
The annual fee to a chamber of commerce in Italy is owed in full even after a December registration. We set out the EUR 120 and its deadline, since lateness carries a 10% to 100% penalty.
- A SCIA with no legal effect
A SCIA sent by PEC or on paper to a telematic SUAP is not valid. We coordinate it through the telematic channel, together with the Comunicazione Unica where the activity allows.
- An address that does not hold
The application carries a Rome street and house number (Art. 111-ter disp. att. c.c.), and third parties may rely on the effective seat (Art. 46 c.c.). We check both before the deed.
- A clock that never started
The codice fiscale, the legalised documents and the procura are sequenced first, so our 48 hours run from the signed deed instead of stalling on paperwork. Practice, not law.
Is your activity or your address one of these cases?
Tell us what the company will do and where it will work from; we check it against these cases before the deed.
Why work with us
From our practice
We sequence each Rome file so nothing waits on paper after the signature: the codice fiscale, documents, both PECs and the address first, then our 48 hours from the signed deed.
Lorenzo Gatti, formation and corporate changes lead, Rome. Assembles the file the notary works from and follows the deed to the Register entry, the PEC and the partita IVA. Italian, English, Spanish.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a notary based in Rome?
No, not for the remote deed. Competence for a videoconference deed follows where at least one party resides or has its seat (Art. 26(2) L. 89/1913), and the notary receives the deed in any case when every party lives outside Italy (Art. 2(4) D.Lgs. 183/2021). A founder who signs in person uses a notary of Lazio.
How long does registration in Rome take after signing?
The notary files within 10 days of the deed (Art. 2330 c.c.), and the Register enters an electronic filing within 5 days of protocol (Art. 11(8) D.P.R. 581/1995). The chamber confirms within 5 days, the agencies within 7 (ComUnica guide). These are maxima; our 48 hours from the signed deed are practice.
What does the state charge to form an S.r.l. in Rome in 2026?
EUR 200 registration tax, EUR 156 stamp duty on the deed, EUR 65 Register stamp duty, a EUR 90 secretarial fee and a first annual chamber fee of EUR 120. The notary's own fee has no official scale. Our fee depends on the file and is given on request.
Can a virtual office address in Rome be the registered office?
"Virtual office" is a commercial term, not a legal category. The statuto names only Roma, but the Register application needs a street and house number (Art. 111-ter disp. att. c.c.), and third parties may rely on the seat where the business is really run (Art. 46 c.c.). No official list says what a domiciliation agreement must contain.
Can several companies at one Rome address share a PEC?
No. Each company's PEC must belong to that company alone, and an invalid or expired PEC is cancelled ex officio (Camera di Commercio di Roma). The director also registers a personal PEC, which may not coincide with the company's (Art. 13(3) D.L. 159/2025). Filing the company PEC costs nothing in stamp duty or fees.
Is the first year's fee reduced if I incorporate late in the year?
No. The diritto annuale is owed in full for any calendar year in which the company is registered, even for one day (Camera di Commercio di Roma), so a company formed in December pays the whole first year. An innovative start-up is exempt for up to 5 years while it keeps the requirements (Art. 25 D.L. 179/2012).
Does Rome charge the 20% annual-fee uplift?
Yes. A MIMIT decree of 17 March 2026, published on 28 April 2026, authorised the 20% uplift for 2026, 2027 and 2028 (Camera di Commercio di Roma). The EUR 120 a new capital company pays in Rome for 2026 already includes it, together with the 50% statutory cut, so nothing is added on top.
When is the first annual fee paid, and what if it is late?
At filing through Telemaco, or by F24 within 30 days of the application, with codice tributo 3850 and codice ente RM (Rome 2026 page). Late payment carries a penalty of 10% to 100% of the fee due (Camera di Commercio di Roma). We set out the amount and the channel with the filing.
Do I need a licence from the City of Rome?
Only if the activity falls under a SUAP regime: a notice, a SCIA or an authorisation under D.Lgs. 222/2016. Otherwise the Comunicazione Unica alone suffices. A SCIA sent by PEC or on paper to a telematic SUAP has no legal effect (Camera di Commercio di Roma, SUAP). Authorisation terms depend on the sector and are checked for each file.
Which authority registers a company in Rome?
The Register of Companies (Registro delle Imprese) kept by the Camera di Commercio di Roma. The notary files the deed with the Register of the district of the registered office (Art. 2330 c.c.), and the same chamber collects the company's annual fee (Camera di Commercio di Roma). SARI, the chamber's support platform, gives the amount of each filing.
Can a foreigner start a company in Rome?
A founder who lives abroad can take part in the deed by videoconference, and when every party lives outside Italy the notary receives the deed in any case (Art. 2(4) D.Lgs. 183/2021). Conditions tied to a founder's nationality depend on the case, and we review them before the deed is booked.
Can a US citizen start a business in Rome?
A founder living in the United States can sign by videoconference or give a procura, and the notary receives a remote deed in any case when every party lives outside Italy (Art. 2(4) D.Lgs. 183/2021). This page states no rule by country; the founder's own position is reviewed in a first conversation.
What is an LLC called in Italy?
The closest form is the S.r.l., the società a responsabilità limitata, with its simplified version, the S.r.l.s. Both may be formed by the remote deed when the seat is in Italy and the capital is paid in cash (Art. 2(1) D.Lgs. 183/2021). The S.r.l. is the company this Rome service prepares.
Can I move the company's address later?
Yes. Within the comune of Rome it is a Register filing with EUR 65 stamp duty and a EUR 30 secretarial fee, without a notary (fee table); the new street address is a directors' declaration (Art. 111-ter disp. att. c.c.). A move to another comune needs a notarial amendment of the deed (Art. 2480 c.c.).
Request a Rome formation plan
Send us the founders' details and the activity; we reply with the Rome sequence for your file and what must be ready first.