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Trust Registration Service

Register Beneficial Ownership in Italy
The Rome Desk for Trustees, Nominees and Custodians

Assisting you comply with your Italian reporting obligations. We use dual qualified bilingual lawyers on the ground in Italy to oversee your filings.

Via dei Banchi Nuovi
Piazza Navona, Roma
01. Diagnostic

Online Assessment

A diagnostic tool for international trustees, nominees, custodians, and executors to determine if their fiduciary arrangement triggers reporting under the Italian UBO register.

Start Compliance Check
02. Registration

Start the Registration Process

Direct entry for trustees with an established reporting obligation. We manage the filing and procurement of Italian tax codes.

Start Registration
03. Consultation

Get a professional opinion

Designed for fiduciaries, administrators, and advisors operating within a regulatory grey area. Speak directly with an expert to gain absolute clarity and determine whether your trust, nominee mandate, custodian agreement, or executorship requires formal registration.

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Compliance Protocol

Manage Your
Registration
from
Abroad

Filing in Italy is slow and full of paperwork. We make it simple. Send us your details online, and our team on the ground in Rome handles the legal work. We get you registered while keeping your details safe.

Maintain remote operational control while our expert solicitors interface directly with Italian courts, tax offices, and the Chamber of Commerce.

Assess Your Obligations

Global Reach, Local Agent

Securely filing for clients in Jersey, Guernsey, BVI, Switzerland, and beyond.

STAGE 01

Client Confidentiality

Privacy Shield

We balance statutory disclosure obligations under the 5th AMLD with our professional duty to protect the privacy of beneficiaries, trustees, and settlors.

Domestic Legal Representation
STAGE 02

Resident Trust Agents

Digital Domicile

Registration must be executed by an authorized representative maintaining an active digital domicile (PEC) in Italy. We provide this established domestic representation to manage official communications.

Domestic Legal Representation
STAGE 03

Sworn Translations

Italian Courts

Italian administrative authorities will only accept supporting foreign documentation that has been formally sworn before an Italian court. We execute this legalisation directly through our resident legal network.

Domestic Legal Representation
STAGE 04

Trust Registration

Chamber of Commerce

Executing final technical disclosure to the Beneficial Ownership Register at the Chamber of Commerce, ensuring absolute compliance with current implementing decrees.

Domestic Legal Representation
STAGE 05

Avoiding Penalties

Risk Mitigation & Appeals

Proactively securing compliance to mitigate fiscal risks under Article 21. In cases where administrative penalties have already been applied to foreign trustees, we formally contest them before the relevant courts on your behalf.

Domestic Legal Representation

When Registration is Mandatory

The primary asset classes and connections that create a mandatory UBO disclosure obligation in Italy. Select a category to begin an assessment.

Italian Real Estate

UBO registration is generally required for non-EU trusts holding direct or indirect interests in Italian real estate. Non-compliance may lead to administrative penalties under Art. 21.
Assess a real estate connection →

Financial Assets

Reporting for trusts maintaining Italian bank accounts or investment portfolios. We manage the interface between foreign trustees and Italian authorities.
Assess a financial connection →

Corporate Holdings

Disclosure obligations for trusts holding shares or interests in Italian companies (Srl, SpA). Required under AML disclosure directives.
Assess a corporate connection →

Vessels & Aircraft

Registration requirements for yachts moored in Italian waters or aircraft listed in the national registry, regardless of the trust's governing jurisdiction.
Assess a transport connection →

IP & Art

Compliance for intellectual property, high-value artwork, or antiques physically held or registered in Italy by a foreign fiduciary structure.
Assess an asset connection →

Italian Resident Parties

Compliance review and registration requirements for trusts with Italian-resident parties, including family trustees, protectors, or beneficiaries. We manage the disclosure of residency connections.
Assess a residency connection →

Registration Service Levels

Structured around the complexity of your arrangement and the specific requirements of the Italian Tax Agency.

Individual Structures

Professional Compliance
  • • Management of the Italian registration process
  • • Procurement of Italian Tax Codes (Codice Fiscale)
  • • Legal Translations
  • • Filing with the Italian UBO Register
Start Individual Registration
Portfolio Support

Institutional Portfolios

Legal Review
  • • Legal review of multiple structure registrations
  • • Analysis of complex corporate-to-fiduciary chains
  • • Consolidated reporting for large-scale portfolios
  • • Volume rates for institutional filings
Request Portfolio Proposal

Resident Agent Services

Rome Representation
  • • Full representation as Fiduciary Resident Agent in Italy
  • • Official Fiduciary Domicile in Rome (Via dei Banchi Nuovi)
  • • Provision of Italian Digital Address (PEC)
  • • Direct point of contact for Italian administrative authorities
  • • Ongoing maintenance of UBO register compliance updates
  • Note: Fiduciary resident agent services are a technical requirement for registration and do not affect fiscal residency.
Enquire about Resident Agent Services

Managing multiple Structures?
Request Volume Pricing

For fiduciaries managing multiple arrangements (trusts, nominee mandates, custodian agreements, or executorships), we offer a portfolio review to determine specific obligations and coordinate bulk filings. We provide a central point of contact in Rome for your entire portfolio.

STEP Members & Regulated Solicitors
Privacy Protocol: Data is handled under the highest professional and regulatory standards of confidentiality.
Compliance Support

Frequently Asked Questions

Authoritative clarification on Italian UBO Register compliance for trustees and foreign arrangements.

Under D.Lgs. 231/2007 and D.M. 55/2022, trusts, fiduciaries, and trust-like structures generally require registration of their beneficial owners in the Italian UBO Register if they hold an Italian connection. This typically includes arrangements where the trustee is resident in Italy, or where the structure holds Italian real estate, local bank accounts, or corporate shares. Trust Registration Service, a specialist compliance provider, handles the entire filing process. Use the Trust Registration Service assessment tool to determine your specific position.

The Italian UBO Register (Registro dei Titolari Effettivi) is a specialized register managed by the Italian Chambers of Commerce (Camere di Commercio). It is designed to record the ultimate beneficial owners of trusts, fiduciaries, and similar legal arrangements under D.M. 55/2022. Trust Registration Service manages telemetry and DIRE filings directly with the regional Chambers.

In accordance with Italian anti-money laundering (AML) legislation, the registrable beneficial owners of a trust or similar arrangement include: the settlor (disponente), the trustee(s), the protector or any person holding equivalent powers, the beneficiaries (or the defined class of beneficiaries), and any natural person exercising ultimate control. Trust Registration Service coordinates look-through control audits to identify these parties.

Yes. Pursuant to D.M. 55/2022 and Chamber of Commerce filing requirements, constitutional documents in foreign languages are not accepted. Foreign trust deeds typically require a sworn Italian translation (traduzione giurata) certified before an Italian court or a notary public. Trust Registration Service provides legal translation and certification services as part of its intake workflow.