Opening a VAT number does not involve any additional costs. For sole proprietorships and artisan businesses, however, there may be other costs related to taxes and fees, which vary depending on the type of activity and the municipality where you establish it.
Opening
Out-of-pocket costs
- No opening costs
Starting the business
Only for sole proprietorships and artisan businesses:
- Application to register and start the business with the Business Register and registration of the owner with INPS.
- If required, also the application to register the owner with INAIL.
Itadvisors service
- from €150 to €250 + VAT: ComUnica + INPS application
- from €0 to €450 + VAT: SUAP application processing
- from €0 to €150 + VAT: INAIL registration
Out-of-pocket costs
- from €90 to €200: fees, stamp duties, annual fee, and Artisan Register fee (if the business is an artisan business)
- from €40 to €120+*: SUAP fees and stamp duties
*Indicative range: SUAP applications have costs that vary from one municipality to another, and there is no single national fee schedule.
Other possible out-of-pocket costs (depending on the type of activity)
- from €30 to €600+: local health authority / health SCIA, for bars, restaurants, ice cream shops, bakeries, and similar businesses
- from €50 to €1,000+: Fire Department (CPI + review), for activities with a fire risk and premises open to the public
- from €0 to several thousand euros + technicians’ fees: environmental authorizations (AIA/AUA), for activities involving emissions, discharges, or special waste