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The operational changes introduced in 2025 make it even more important for foreign groups and international operators to properly plan their VAT registration in Italy through a tax representative, especially in cases where registration in the VIES database is required.

The Iran war has seen global mid-market business optimism fall sharply: in Q1 2026 just 68% of business leaders had optimistic expectation on the global outlook of their country, a marked six points fall from the previous quarter. This is the main takeaway on Q1 2026 from the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), a quarterly survey on over 4,000 business leaders of mid-market businesses globally.

Grant Thornton Italy, member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd, welcomes Claudio Quartana as Associate Partner & Head of Global Mobility Services for Italy.

The Italian Revenue Agency has recently issued an important ruling on the application of the Italian impatriates regime to professional athletes under the transitional rules introduced by Legislative Decree No. 209/2023.

91.4% of Italian managers in SMEs declare to consider a company’s gender equality initiatives when applying for a new role, as resulting from the Grant Thornton 2026 Women in Business report, a global survey which has been analysing the progresses of women’s presence in C-suite roles within mid-market businesses for more than 20 years.

According to the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), in Q4 2025 optimism about an economic recovery is down 2 percentage points among mid-market businesses globally, whereas it remains stable in the EU and is up 1 point in Italy at 61%.

According to the latest Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), confidence of mid-market companies in economic recovery grew by 5 percentage points globally in Q3, reaching the levels of Q1 2024, and by 2 points in the European Union, while it declined by 3 percentage points in Italy.

44.6% of mid-market businesses globally now have a female Chief finance officer (CFO) – a figure that’s nearing gender parity

In Q2 2025 the optimism of global mid-market businesses was down two percentage points compared to Q1, but up 1pp in Europe and 4pp in Italy

Optimism of Italian small and medium enterprises was already sharply declining even before the introduction of tariffs, more than in the rest of Europe, with pessimistic expectations on turnover, exports, and investment.

Marcelo Botelho Pupo joins Grant Thornton Italy’s Private Clients & Family Business team to assist inbound and outbound clients from and to Brazil

Grant Thornton strengthens its commitment to promoting an inclusive working environment with the implementation of a policy aimed at guaranteeing its people the possibility to observe diverse religious holidays

New obligations, in force since 1 July 2024, concerning the use of the Italian Revenue Office online services to file F24 forms, as well as the ban on offsetting taxes using said F24 forms

The Italian Government has recently approved a decree containing some changes to the existing Special Tax Regime for Inbound Workers

The Italian Government has approved a draft decree containing relevant changes to the existing tax regime for inbound workers

Bernoni Grant Thornton acquired Syslab, an Italian software company providing software and IT consultancy services