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Self-employed work contract for freelancers (Italy)

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For a business or individual giving an assignment to a self-employed worker in Italy, with or without a VAT number: an Italian contract covering scope, the worker's freedom to organise time and place, duration, fee, payment within 60 days at most, withdrawal on fair notice and changes only in writing, as the Italian Self-Employment Act (Law 81/2017) requires. For a worker without a VAT number it refers to the occasional-work receipt and withholding tax. Withdrawal is specifically approved (art. 1341 of the Civil Code). Signed in two copies or digitally.

  • Made for use in Italy
  • Last updated October 14, 2026

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When to use this document

  • You work as a freelance graphic designer in Italy and a new client wants you to start without a written contract.
  • Your company is hiring a freelance translator for a project and wants clear deadlines and a price.
  • A client paid you three months late and this time you want the payment term written down.
  • You need a freelance contract between a client and a self-employed professional.

What you fill in

The details the document asks for.

  • Client
  • Client's address
  • Client's codice fiscale or VAT number (partita IVA)
  • Freelancer (full name)
  • Freelancer's codice fiscale (Italian tax code)
  • Freelancer's address
  • Description of the work
  • Start date
  • Notice period in days
  • End of the contract (leave empty if it is open-ended)
  • Fee
  • Payment term (days)
  • Freelancer's tax position
  • City
  • Date

Common questions

Which clauses does the Italian Self-Employment Act forbid to clients?
Law 81/2017 treats as abusive and void the clauses letting the client change the terms alone, withdraw without fair notice, or pay more than 60 days after the invoice or payment request; refusing to put the contract in writing is abusive too. Late payments carry commercial-transaction interest. The document keeps within these limits: notice chosen by the parties, payment within 60 days, changes only in writing.
When does a freelance arrangement in Italy become employment?
When, whatever the contract is called, the client organises how the personal and continuing work is carried out, including working hours and place: employment rules then apply (art. 2 of Legislative Decree 81/2015). What counts is how the work is actually done. That is why the contract leaves the worker to organise time, place and method, providing only for coordination agreed by both parties.
Can a self-employed contract be made with someone who has no VAT number in Italy?
Yes, if the work is occasional rather than habitual: the worker issues an occasional-work receipt and, if the client is a withholding agent, the client withholds and pays over 20% tax on account. Above €5,000 of occasional fees in a year, registration with INPS's separate pension scheme applies. A client running a business must notify the local labour inspectorate before the work starts. A habitual activity requires a VAT number.

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