🇮🇹 Italy

Registration documents and legal forms Swan accepts for account holders registered in Italy.

Mandatory documents (✓ in the Mandatory column) are required to verify an account holder, regardless of how they're retrieved. All other documents may be requested on a case-by-case basis.

Companies

Legal forms

Legal form (Italian)	Description
Società semplice	Simple partnership
Società in nome collettivo (s.n.c.)	General partnership
Società in accomandita semplice (s.a.s.)	Limited partnership
Società per azioni (s.p.a.)	Joint-stock company or public limited company
Società a responsabilità limitata (s.r.l.)	Limited liability company or private limited company
Società in accomandita per azioni (s.a.p.a.)	Limited partnership by shares
Società cooperative	Cooperative societies
Società di mutuo soccorso	Mutual aid societies

Accepted documents

Document type (Italian)	Description	Details	Mandatory
Visura camerale (Visura ordinaria della società di capitale)	Proof of company registration	Retrieved by Swan An official document from the Chamber of Commerce, dated.	✓
Statuto sociale or Atto costitutivo della società	Articles of Association	Retrieved by Swan Must be stamped by the notary.	✗
Documento d'identità del titolare effettivo	Identity documents of Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs)	All valid identity (ID) documents are accepted. If the ID doesn't include an Italian tax ID number, Swan requests the Italian national health card (Tessera Sanitaria). Must be submitted in color, both sides (if applicable).	✓
Prova dell'indirizzo personale	Proof of address of UBOs	Must be dated within the last 3 months.	✗
Procura Documento d'identità del rappresentante legale	Power of Attorney and ID document of the legal representative	Must be dated within the last year and signed. An ID document is required if the legal representative is not the account holder.	✗
Modulo per le persone politicamente esposte	Politically Exposed Person (PEP) form	Swan sends this form to the end user (based on your communication preferences). Must be dated and signed.	✗
Bilancio finanziario	Financial statements	Retrieved by Swan Must be dated within the last 3 months.	✗
Dichiarazione giurata degli azionari effettivi della società	Sworn statement	Must be signed and dated within the last 3 months.	✗
Organigramma aziendale	Company structure chart	An internal company document showing the holding structure.	✗

Self-employed individuals and freelancers

Legal forms

Legal form (Italian)	Description
Imprenditore individuale	Regulated liberal professions or self-employed
Libero professionista	Non-regulated liberal professions or freelancers

Accepted documents

Document type (Italian)	Description	Details	Mandatory
Visura Camerale (Visura Ordinaria della società di Capitale)	Proof of registration	Retrieved by Swan Applies if the type of activity requires registration. Must be issued by an official source and dated.	✓
Dichiarazione delle imposte all'Agenzia delle Entrate	Individual tax return document	Swan retrieves this document if you provide the VAT (Value-Added Tax) number in the onboarding form. If you don't, Swan requests it directly from the end user. Only the most recent tax return is accepted.	✗
Prova dell'indirizzo	Proof of address	Must be dated within the last 3 months.	✗
Modulo per le persone politicamente esposte	Politically Exposed Person (PEP) form	Swan sends this form to the end user (based on your communication preferences). Must be dated and signed.	✗
Bilancio finanziario	Financial statements	Requested if their activity isn't registered. Must be dated within the last 3 months.	✗

Associations

Legal forms

Legal form (Italian)	Description
Organizzazioni non governative (ONG)	Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
ETS non commerciali	Non-commercial third sector entities
Organizzazioni del commercio equo solidale, del microcredito, della finanza etica	Organizations of fair trade, microcredit, and ethical finance
Organizzazioni e associazioni di migranti	Organizations and associations of migrants
Imprese sociali, organizzazioni sindacali di lavoratori e imprenditori	Social enterprises, trade union organizations of workers, and entrepreneurs
Organizzazioni di volontariato	Volunteer organizations
Associazioni di promozione sociale che abbiano tra le finalità statutarie la cooperazione allo sviluppo	Social promotion associations whose statutory aims include development cooperation
Sindacato dell'abitazione	Homeowners' association
Fondazione	Foundation

Accepted documents

Document type (Italian)	Description	Details	Mandatory
Visura camerale / Iscrizione al RUNTS	Proof of registration	Must be issued by an official source and dated. Retrieved by Swan when available; otherwise provided by the account holder.	✓
Statuto sociale / Atto costitutivo della società	Articles of Association	Must be dated and signed. Must be the most recently published version. If amendments have been made, it must be dated within the last 6 months.	✗
Verbali, regolamento interno, elenco dei membri, registri di voto o documenti dei membri del consiglio	Meeting minutes, house rules, member lists, voting records, or board documents	Must be the latest versions.	✓
Visura ordinaria della società di capitale	UBO certificate (if applicable)	An internal company document. Must be signed.	✗
Documento d'identità dell'azionario effettivo	ID documents of UBOs	All valid ID documents (including passports) are accepted. If the end user doesn't provide the new ID (which includes the tax ID), Swan requests the Italian national health card (Tessera Sanitaria) to retrieve the tax ID.	✗
Prova dell'indirizzo personale dell'azionario effettivo	Proof of address of UBOs	Must be dated within the last 3 months.	✗
Dichiarazione dei redditi dell'impresa	Company income tax return	Must be the most recent tax return.	✗