Recommended INPS scheme:
SEPARATA
Flat-rate scheme (forfettario)
Eligible for the flat-rate scheme?
Yes
Threshold:
€85,000
Profitability coefficient:
67%
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Classification
- OATTIVITÀ AMMINISTRATIVE E DI SERVIZI DI SUPPORTO
- 80.0Attività di investigazione e vigilanza
- 80.01Attività di investigazione e vigilanza privata
- 80.01.1Attività di investigazione
- 80.01.11Attività di investigazione in ambito privato
Description
- investigation services in private fields, e.g.:
- search for information concerning the family
- search for missing persons
Exclusion notes
Excluded from division 80:
- information technology security activities, see division 62
Excluded from class 80.01:
- risk analysis, security advice and consulting, see 80.09
- remote surveillance activities, see 80.09
- concierge, reception and doormen safety services, see 81.10, 82.10
- public order and safety activities, see 84.24
- security, including cybersecurity training, see 85.59
Frequently asked questions
I'm opening a private investigation agency to handle family matters and missing persons cases — is that ATECO code 80.01.11 or the corporate code?
Yes, 80.01.11. This category covers investigation in the private sphere, including gathering information on family matters and tracing missing persons. If instead you carry out investigations for businesses on employee misconduct or unfair competition, the code is 80.01.12.
I'm a private investigator — does this code also cover surveillance, or is there a separate code for that?
No, they are separate. Code 80.01.11 covers investigation, i.e. gathering information. Surveillance and guarding fall under private security, for example 80.01.21. Both require a prefectural licence, but with distinct qualifications and codes.
My investigations involve family matters but sometimes end up in court proceedings — do I stay on 80.01.11 or switch to the legal code?
Usually you stay on 80.01.11 as long as the subject matter is the private and family sphere. When the assignment becomes an investigation in support of legal or criminal proceedings, the reference is 80.01.14. The deciding factor is the scope of the investigation.